Through a Crooked Sun is the second solo album from Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 while the two were in high school...

. This album contains twelve studio tracks and features guest appearances by Warren Haynes

Warren Haynes

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, John Medeski

John Medeski

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, and Larry Campbell

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.

Track listing

1. "Gone Away"
2. "It's Not Easy"
3. "Lost and Found"
4. "I Don't Hear the Sound of You"
5. "Hey Fear"
6. "All Along the Way"
7. "Follow You Forever"
8. "Standing On the Surface of the Sun"
9. "Bye Bye Baby"
10. "Falling Again"
11. "Station Man"
12. "Fire Around"

Bonus EP

At independent record stores and at live performances, Robinson made available a four-song EP entitled Llama Blues. Intended as a companion to the full-length album, Llama Blues featured blues-based tracks similar in sound to the full LP's final track, "Fire Around."

Credits

"Gone Away":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards





"It's Not Easy":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards





"Lost and Found":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards





"I Don't Hear the Sound of You":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass, organ

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards

Karl Berger: metallophone

John Lindberg: upright bass





"Hey Fear":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards





"All Along the Way":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion





"Follow You Forever":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass, organ

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Karl Berger: piano





"Standing On the Surface of the Sun":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards





"Bye Bye Baby":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards

Warren Haynes: slide guitar, acoustic guitar

Larry Campbell: pedal steel

John Lindberg: upright bass





"Falling Again":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards

Larry Campbell: pedal steel





"Station Man":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards

John Medeski: keyboards

Dana Thompson: vocals





"Fire Around":

Rich Robinson: guitars, vocals, bass

Joe Magistro: drums, percussion

Steve Molitz: keyboards





Produced by: Rich Robinson

Engineered by: Chris Bittner

Mixed by: Chris Bittner and Mike Birnbaum

Mastered at Sterling Sound by: Chris Athens

Recorded and mixed at Applhead Studios



All songs written by: Rich Robinson

except "Station Man" written by: Danny Kirwan

Danny Kirwan

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 / Jeremy Spencer

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 / John McVie

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Song notes

"Standing On the Surface of the Sun" features a portion of an abandoned song found on a Black Crowes rehearsal tape for what would become the sessions for their 2001 album, Lions.
"Station Man" was originally released by Fleetwood Mac

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 on their album Kiln House

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 from 1970. It`s the first of their post-Peter Green

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albums.