''Bright Examples'' is the fifth studio album by husband and wife duo

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion Sarah Lee Guthrie (born February 17, 1979) and Johnny Irion (born John Phillip Irion; February 3, 1969) were a musical duo. Guthrie and Irion were married on October 16, 1999, and began performing together as an acoustic duo in late 2000, perfor ...

. Their previous album ''Go Waggaloo'' was recorded for children, so ''Bright Examples'' is their first release in the

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genre. The collaborative project features producers Andy Cabic (lead singer-songwriter in the band

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Track listing

All songs by Johnny Irion except "Seven Sisters" and "Butterflies" by Sarah Lee Guthrie.

Personnel

* Johnny Irion – vocals, guitar, piano * Sarah Lee Guthrie – vocals, guitars, percussion * Andy Cabic – vocals, guitar * Neal Casal – guitar, piano * Gary Louris – vocals * Otto Houser – drums, percussion * Kevin Barker – guitar * Daniel Hindman – bass * Charlie Rose – guitar,

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, cello *

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– organ, piano, Wurly * Mark Olson – vocals * Ken Mauri – piano Technical personnel * Producer – Andy Cabic, Thom Monahan * Recorded at – Dreamland Studios (West Hurley, NY) * Mixed at – The Hangar by Thom Monahan * Mastered by – JJ Golden at Golden Mastering * Mastering Engineer – Greg Calbi * Photos by – Neal Casal * Design by – Marc Harkness

References

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