"Summer Is Over" is a song performed by the Nashville group Tin Cup Gypsy to support children affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...

. It was released on the album Shine On! Songs Volume One

Shine On! Songs Volume One

Shine On! Songs Volume One is a charitable album released on September 30th, 2011 by the Shine On! Songs record label. The album's proceeds will go towards the foundation's programs to give Psychosocial support to children with cancer in Japan and their families, and an additional program to help...

 on 30 September 2011.

Song background

‘Summer Is Over’ was written by Tyler Foundation

Tyler Foundation

The Tyler Foundation is a charitable organization located in Tokyo, Japan that offers Psychosocial support to families and children with cancer. The organization has become internationally known since 2006 and has received support from international celebrities including Scott MacIntyre at the...

 founder Mark Ferris and sung by the billboard charting band Tin Cup Gypsy. A video interview with one of the band members was released to explain their connection to the song and the band's history. The song was featured on Japanese radio in October 2011.

Recordings

1. The song was sung by Tin Cup Gypsy on the album Shine On! Songs Volume One
   Shine On! Songs Volume One
   Shine On! Songs Volume One is a charitable album released on September 30th, 2011 by the Shine On! Songs record label. The album's proceeds will go towards the foundation's programs to give Psychosocial support to children with cancer in Japan and their families, and an additional program to help...
   
   , released 30 September 2011. Participants in the recording included:

• Music & lyrics: Mark Ferris
• Arranged by: Tin Cup Gypsy
• Recorded by: Steve Bishir @ OMNIsound Studios, Nashville
• Mixed by: Takashi Akaku @ Syn Studios, Tokyo
• Produced by: Tin Cup Gypsy
• Bass: Matt Pierson

External links

• Shine On! Songs official website
• Shine On! Songs Volume One on iTunes
  ITunes
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• The Tyler Foundation's official website
• Syn Studios official website