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The Happiness and Other Short Stories

by The Sun Sawed in 1/2

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1.
Hippity Hop 03:03
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2.
Incredible Journey 03:18
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3.
The Happiness 03:40
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4.
Down 02:34
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5.
Sonrise Serenade 05:01
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6.
Bed of Roses 03:46
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7.
She's Known to Levitate 05:29
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8.
Six Feet 06:08
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9.
Everlasting Sea 03:30
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10.
Raking the Leaves of the Yum-Yum Tree 03:26
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11.
The Color of Sunday 03:54
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12.
Cycle 02:52
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This is the Sun's debut CD. In 1991, the band entered the studio and recorded an album with former lead singer, Chip DeClue and drummer Rick Tomlinson. After DeClue and Tomlinson left, the Rose brothers found new lead vocalist Doug Bobenhouse and added Bill Yaeger on drums, Dave Farver on sax, vocals and keys and Jeff Bartholic on lead guitar. This new version of the Sun went into the studio immediately and recorded this debut EP just months before the "Hot Feet for Monkey God" album. "The Happiness" was recorded in two days at St. Louis' Smith-Lee Productions. Included on this download are the original high resolution files from the master plus the long-lost tracks "Six Feet, Everlasting Sea, Raking the Leaves, Color of Sunday and Cycle" are all here. For fans of the band and Tim Rose's songwriting, travel back in time to the nascent days of the Sun and re-read the fable of the Happiness.

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released January 1, 1992

Tim Rose/ guitars, vocals
Ken Rose/ bass, vocals
Doug Bobenhouse/ lead vocals
Dave Farver/ keyboards, vocals, sax
Jeff Bartholic/ guitars, vocals
Bill Yaeger/ drums

Recorded at Smith-Lee Productions by Steve Higdon 1992.

Last four songs recorded at Smith-Lee Productions 1989

Chip DeClue/ vocals, guitars
Tim Rose/ guitars
Ken Rose/ vocals, bass
Blaine Barcus / drums
Bruce Petsche/ mandolin, piano

All songs by Tim Rose except "Down" by Ken Rose

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The Sun Sawed in 1/2 Saint Louis, Missouri

The neo-psychedelic power-pop outfit, The Sun Sawed in 1/2 was formed in St. Louis in 1990. They were in the top 5 Billboard/Ticketmaster Soundcheck best unsigned bands of 1994 and went on to record several albums for Not Lame Records with famous producer, Keith Olsen (Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac). In the past decade the Sun has made many critically acclaimed albums including 2021-22's Triptych ... more

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