Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1 (2007) is an acoustic EP

Extended play

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 from Andrew Osenga

Andrew Osenga

Andrew Osenga is an American singer/songwriter and progressive rock musician. He also writes, produces, engineers and plays guitar for other artists. Formerly the lead singer of The Normals, which broke up in 2003 for financial and family reasons, Osenga currently pursues a solo career in which he...

. Recorded and mixed in his Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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, TN

Tennessee

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 basement studio, Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1 was released online as a free digital-only download from his website in June 2007. It is his fourth solo project, following the full length studio album The Morning

The Morning

The Morning is a studio album from Andrew Osenga. It is his second solo full length studio album, following the short EP Souvenirs and Postcards .-Track listing:# "In Gym Class in High School" – 0:34# "After the Garden" – 3:51...

 (2006).

The album is the result of an interesting experiment: Andrew asked the internet fan community that read his blog to send in pictures, drawings, paintings, stories, cool words, or ideas that he would develop into fully fleshed-out songs. Each of the six songs on the album draw primarily from these submissions, an example of a unique form of community interaction between fan and artist.

Track listing

1. "Wanted" – 2:49
2. "The Ball Game" – 3:45
3. "You Leave No Shadow" – 3:46
4. "Anna and the Aliens" – 3:07
5. "The Blessing Curse" – 2:40
6. "Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates" – 4:45

Credits

• Andrew Osenga
  Andrew Osenga
  Andrew Osenga is an American singer/songwriter and progressive rock musician. He also writes, produces, engineers and plays guitar for other artists. Formerly the lead singer of The Normals, which broke up in 2003 for financial and family reasons, Osenga currently pursues a solo career in which he...
  
   - vocals, acoustic guitars
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
  A steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
  
  , high-strung acoustic guitar
• Alison Osenga - background vocals ("ooh" part on "The Ball Game")
• Crystal Davy - WebGround Vocals and ad-lib part on "Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates"

• Bryan Kandel, Amanda McClendon
  Amanda McClendon
  Amanda McClendon was a member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, representing the 16th district...
  
  , Elijah Davidson, Evan Godbold, Steven McNeill, Tony Kevin, Kramer Kevin, Jeremy Moore
  Jeremy Moore
  Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore KCB, OBE, MC & Bar was the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982. Moore received the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.-Military career:...
  
  , Hunter Chorey, Rick DePirro, Ross Harris
  Ross Harris
  Richard R. Harris , better known by his nickname, Rossie Harris is an American actor, artist, and musician.-Acting career:...
  
  , Mary Elizabeth Washburn, Matt Washburn, Ben Bryan, Seth Ellsworth, Joshua Anderson, Michael Chen, Chris Day
  Chris Day
  Christopher Nicholas Day is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for League One side Stevenage....
  
  , Sean Hennigan
  Sean Hennigan
  Sean Hennigan is a voice actor. He resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Dee.-Anime:* Baccano! - Maiza Avaro* Burst Angel: Infinity - Mayor Norman* Ghost Hunt - Matsuyama* Hell Girl - Koichiro Kisaragi* Jyu Oh Sei - Odin...
  
  , Jason Sessoms, Andrew Costerisan, Greg Adkins, Paige Hampton, Matthew Mcdaniel
  Matthew McDaniel
  Matthew McDaniel is an American indigenous rights activist, formerly a carpenter, working to improve human rights for the Akha people of Thailand and Laos. He is the founder of the Akha Heritage Foundation. He lived in Thailand from 1991 to 2004....
  
  , Jason Kamin, Kattherine Kamin, Fred Egan, Joshua Thomas, Andrew Webb, Mark Miller, Drew Raines, Jeff Brown, Leah Brown, George Collins, Chris Hubbs, Melissa Taylor - WebGround Vocals on "Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates"

Trivia

• The final song on the EP
  Extended play
  An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
  
  , "Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates," features a background chorus consisting of 36 of his fans recording themselves at home singing a harmony. Andrew combined all of the individual voices together, ending the album with the voices of the very people it was made for.

• Kramer Kevin is listed as a contributor to the background vocals, but in fact did not contribute.

External links

Resources

• AndrewOsenga.com - Andrew's blog.

Music Downloads

• Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1 - Andrew's free acoustic EP.