''Shine'' is a five-song

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by American singer-songwriter

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, released on March 25, 2008. It is composed of the album version of "Shine", two acoustic versions of songs from her debut album ("

Breathe (2 AM) "Breathe (2 AM)" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Anna Nalick. The song was first released in 2004 and re-released in 2005, when it charted at number 45 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the ''Billboard'' Adult ...

" and "Wreck of the Day"), a cover version of

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' song "

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", and an acoustic version of the title track. The EP was recorded at NRG Recording in North Hollywood, California, and at SquawkBox Studio in

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, and mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering in

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. The EP was intended to be an intro to her second album, but the album was cancelled due to a dispute with her label,

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Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

: acoustic guitar, vocals * Bruce Watson: electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

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bass * Eric Ivan Rosse: keyboards, programming * Brian MacLeod: drums Production *Eric Ivan Rosse: producer, arranger, audio production, mixing, overdub engineer, vocal engineer * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner: mastering *Howard Christopher Willing: engineer, recording *Eric Taylor: assistant engineer

References

{{reflist, 30em 2008 EPs Epic Records EPs Anna Nalick albums