The Valley is the 5th studio album by South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n recording artist Ashton Nyte

Ashton Nyte

Ashton Nyte is a South African born singer, songwriter, producer, composer and front man of the South African alternative rock band The Awakening. Nyte has released five solo albums both as Ashton Nyte and Ashton Nyte and the Accused in addition to his numerous releases as The Awakening...

. The album was first released in 2009 to South Africa, with a US release in June 2010. While the recordings on the releases are identical, the US release features entirely different album artwork and digipak packaging. The album's primary single, Jennifer was selected as a semi-finalist for the Adult Album Alternative

Adult album alternative

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 category in the International Songwriting Competition

International Songwriting Competition

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(2009).

Style

The Valley is described as "a collection of songs caressed with Americana styling as uniquely as only a non-American could." Other reviews describe the album as "a sepia-toned film reel of old western imagery" and "an ingeniously crafted pictorial."

Track listing

1. "The Valley"
2. "Jennifer"
3. "Dead Man's Road"
4. "Without Warning"
5. "A Little Low"
6. "Medicine"
7. "Salvation"
8. "Pale Horse"
9. "The Carnival"
10. "Uncertain Light"