Sunrise Sessions Explained
Sunrise Sessions is the eleventh studio album American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on July 19, 2011 via Suburban Noize Records. Recording sessions took place at the Cannibus Cabin and Electric Ghetto. Production was handled by member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger, and Mike Kumagai, with additional production by Brad Jones, Jim Perkins, Patrick Shevelin and Steve Dang. It features guest appearances from Jared Gomes, BJ Smith and Crystal Frandsen. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Independent Albums, and number 8 on the Top Rap Albums chart in the United States.
According to the band, the record has a more prominent reggae sound than previous albums, as well as dubstep and bluegrass influences.[1] The band recorded over 60 songs for the album; some of the b-sides are included as bonus tracks on special editions of the album, and others are included on , which was released later in 2011.
Track listing
- CD version
- Limited Edition vinyl[2]
Personnel
- Kottonmouth Kings
- Brad "Daddy X" Xavier – performer, producer, executive producer
- Dustin "D-Loc" Miller – performer, art direction
- Timothy "Johnny Richter" McNutt – performer
- David "The Dirtball" Alexander – performer
- Luiz "Lou Dog" Gaez – performer
- Robert "DJ Bobby B" Adams – performer
- Additional personnel
- Crystal Frandsen – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 10)
- Jared Gomes – additional vocals (track 3)
- BJ "Pimp Daddy" Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 6, 11, 12, 15)
- Jim Perkins – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 13, 15), additional producer (track 13)
- Daniel "Judge D" Rogers – vox (track 4)
- Greg "Gnote" Russell – guitar (track 4)
- Dirk Freymuth – guitar (tracks: 5, 9, 12, 14)
- Smoking Scotty Dred – guitar (track 8)
- Rich "Legz Diamond" Murrell – guitar (track 10)
- Alex Alessandroni – keyboards & organs (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 15)
- Mike Kumangai – producer, mixing
- Brad Jones – additional producer (track 1)
- Steve Dang – additional producer (track 4)
- Patrick Shevelin – additional producer (tracks: 10, 11), mixing
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Kevin Zinger – executive producer, management
- Chad Carothers – illustration
- Richard Lauderbach – illustration
- Markus Cuff – photography
- Ray Brown – layout
- Ivory Daniel – management
Notes and References
- Web site: Davis. Jasen. It’s a brand new day for the Kottonmouth Kings and Sunrise Sessions. Culture Magazine. 1 July 2011.
- Web site: Sunrise Session. 2 July 2011.
