American Sunshine is an album

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 by Scottish

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-Australian singer Colin Hay

Colin Hay

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, released on 18 August 2009(See 2009 in music

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As with all of Colin Hay's music, American Sunshine contains largely personal songs; for example, "There's Water Over You" describes Hay's relationship with his parents (something he mentions at various live shows). Unlike Going Somewhere

Going Somewhere

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, the tracks of American Sunshine are backed by Hay's band. This move away from minimalist, acoustic music is something Colin Hay established with his previous album, Man @ Work. However, Colin Hay is able to perform a great many of these tracks solo at his live appearances.

Track listing

1. "Oh California" (C. Hay) - 4:02
2. "Prison Time" (C. Hay) - 4:05
3. "There's Water Over You" (C. Hay) - 3:57
4. "I Came Into Your Store" (C. Hay) - 3:17
5. "No Time" (C. Hay) - 3:02
6. "Broken Love" (C. Hay) - 3:55
7. "I Can't Get Up Out of This Bed" (C. Hay) - 3:31
8. "The End of Wilhemina" (C. Hay) - 3:41
9. "Baby Can I See You Tonight?" (C. Hay) - 4:39
10. "Pleased to Almost Meet You" (C. Hay) - 3:00
11. "American Sunshine (instrumental)" (C. Hay) - 4:06
12. "Love Is Innocent (new recording)" [*] (C. Hay) - 2:46
13. "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin (new recording)" [*] (C. Hay) - 5:54

[*] Bonus Tracks (iTunes exclusive)