''So Sudden'' is the debut album of

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. It was first released independently during early 2005. It was re-released after the band signed to

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's independent record label.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Morris and Greta Salpeter, except where noted. #"City Traffic Puzzle" (3:29) #"Weeping Willow" (2:17) #"Crawling Towards the Sun" (2:57) #"The Artist" (3:36) #"Unsafe Safe" (3:34) #"Momentum" (3:32) #"Hourglass" (2:37) #"Echo" (4:59) #"My Apologies" (2:16) #"The Market" (Morris, Chris Faller) (1:54) #"Tides Change" (1:22) #"Carry Me Home" (2:17) #"Eileen" (3:31)

Personnel

* Bob Morris -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

* Chris Faller -

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* Darren Wilson -

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, backing vocals * Greta Salpeter -

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, vocals

Recording

''So Sudden'' was recorded at The Gallery of Carpet Studios in Villa Park, IL with owner/engineer/producer Brian Zieske.
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'', primarily the prologue. The thirteenth track, "Eileen", also contains an allusion to Robert Herrick’s poem "

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References

{{Reflist 2005 debut albums The Hush Sound albums Fueled by Ramen albums