''Shine'' is the fourth solo studio album from

Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 ...

, and his first release since the breakup of

Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the ...

in August 2004. Included in this release is new material written by Anastasio in late 2004 and early '05. The album also marks the first release by Anastasio apart from

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, as he has signed on with

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for this album. ''Shine'' was released on November 1, 2005, and was followed by a nationwide tour beginning in

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and ending in

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. It was also released in the

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format. The title track was Anastasio's most successful solo single on the ''Billboard'' Adult Alternative Songs chart, reaching #4 in December 2005.

Track listing

#" Shine" (

, Brendan O'Brien) - 3:08 #"

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" (Anastasio) - 3:43 #"Invisible" (Anastasio, O'Brien) - 3:53 #"Come as Melody" (Anastasio) - 4:28 #"Air Said to Me" (Anastasio) - 3:50 #"Wherever You Find It" (Anastasio, O'Brien) - 5:54 #"Sweet Dreams Melinda" (Anastasio, Lawton, Markellis) - 3:36 #"Love Is Freedom" (Anastasio) - 3:55 #"Sleep Again" (Anastasio, O'Brien) - 5:01 #"Spin" (Anastasio, O'Brien) - 4:52 #"Black" (Anastasio) - 4:32 #"Love That Breaks All Lines" (Anastasio) - 3:50

Personnel

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, keyboards, drums,

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- Brendan O'Brien *

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*Bass guitar - Peter Chwazik *Keyboards - Karl Egsieker, Ray Paczkowski

Extended copy protection

The CD was originally released with

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, a

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based form of

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by Sony BMG, who owns

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, ironic given

's lax views on filesharing and concert taping. After the Sony BMG CD copy prevention scandal, the album was reissued without the copy protection software.

References

External links

Trey Anastasio's Official WebsitePhish's Official Website
{{Authority control 2005 albums Trey Anastasio albums Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer) Columbia Records albums