Retreat from the Sun explained

Retreat from the Sun
Type:	studio
Artist:	That Dog
Cover:	Retreat from the Sun That Dog.jpg
Studio:	Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles, California)
Length:	46:40
Label:	DGC
Prev Title:	Totally Crushed Out!
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Old LP
Next Year:	2019

Retreat from the Sun is the third studio album by American alternative rock band that dog.. It was released on April 8, 1997, on DGC Records.

"Never Say Never", the album's lead single, peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.^[1]

Legacy

On April 8, 2017, the reformed band celebrated the 20th anniversary of Retreat from the Suns release by performing the album in its entirety at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.^[2] The same year, Consequence of Sound placed the album at number 48 on its retrospective list of the best albums of 1997.^[3]

Personnel

Credits for Retreat from the Sun adapted from album liner notes.^[4]

That Dog

• Anna Waronker – vocals, guitar, piano
• Petra Haden – vocals, violin, strings
• Rachel Haden – vocals, bass guitar
• Tony Maxwell – drums, percussion, surf guitar on "Retreat from the Sun"

Additional musicians

• Charlotte Caffey – rhythm guitar on "Minneapolis", synthesizer on "Never Say Never"
• Alix Fournier – French horn on "Until the Day I Die"
• Tanya Haden – cello on "Never Say Never", "Every Time I Try" and "Until the Day I Die"
• Chick Wolverton – shaker and additional guitar on "Cowboy Hat"

Production

• That Dog – production
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing on "Never Say Never"
• John Paterno – engineering, mixing
• Brad Wood – production, mixing

Artwork and design

• Jesse Frohman – photography
• Francesca Restrepo – design

Notes and References

1. That Dog Chart History (Alternative Songs). Billboard. July 18, 2018.
2. News: Never say never? 20 years later, L.A.'s That Dog revisits 'Retreat from the Sun'. Los Angeles Times. April 5, 2017. May 18, 2018. Wood. Mikael.
3. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 1997. Consequence of Sound. April 24, 2017. July 29, 2018. 2.
4. Retreat from the Sun. liner notes. That Dog. DGC Records. 1997. dgcd-25115.