Sunrise Sessions

Sunrise Sessions is the eleventh studio album American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on July 19, 2011 under Suburban Noize Records. According to the band, the record has a more prominent reggae sound than previous albums, as well as dubstep and bluegrass influences.[4] The band recorded over 60 songs for the album; some of the b-sides are included as bonus tracks on special editions of the album, and others are included on Hidden Stash V: Bongloads & B-Sides, which was released later in 2011.[4]

Sunrise Sessions
Studio album by
Kottonmouth Kings
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
GenreRap rock, reggae fusion, bluegrass, dubstep
LabelSuburban Noize Records
ProducerDaddy X & Mike Kumangai
Kottonmouth Kings chronology
Long Live The Kings
(2010)		 Sunrise Sessions
(2011)		 Mile High
(2012)
Alternative covers
Best Buy edition and vinyl edition cover
Singles from Sunrise Sessions
  1. "Love Lost"
    Released: June 7, 2011
  2. "Boom Clap Sound"
    Released: June 28, 2011
  3. "Cruzin'"
    Released: September 27, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania(7/10)[1]
Allmusic[2]
RapReviews(6/10)[3]

Track listing
CD version
Standard Edition[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Stonetown"4:37
2."Love Lost"5:34
3."Down 4 Life" (feat. Jared of (hed) p.e.)4:45
4."Kalifornia"4:52
5."My Garden"4:59
6."Boom Clap Sound"4:58
7."Back Home"5:00
8."She's Dangerous"4:55
9."Ganja Daze"4:55
10."Stay Stoned"3:03
11."Stoned Silly"4:25
12."Closing Time"4:54
13."Cruzin"3:33
14."Great To Be Alive"4:22
15."Be Alright"4:20
16."Said and Done"5:47
bonus disc (Best Buy edition) [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Back in Cali"4:31
2."Life For Me"5:26
3."Our Time"4:14
4."I Don't Wanna Run"3:38
5."My Vibrations"3:54
bonus disc (Kottonmouth Kings official store) [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Defy Gravity" 
2."Rise Above" 
3."Summertime" 
4."New World Stoners" 
5."Soon Come" 
Bonus tracks [8]
No.TitleLength
17."Stay Stoned (extended mix)" (Digital edition bonus track)10:17
18."Live, Love, Laugh (All I Wanna Do)" (FYE edition bonus track) 
19."Legalize It" (Hastings edition bonus track) 
Limited Edition vinyl[9]
Sunrise Session (Side 1)
No.TitleLength
1."My Garden" 
2."Love Lost" 
3."Kalifornia" 
4."Back Home" 
5."Ganja Daze" 
Sunset Session (Side 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Boom Clap Sound" 
2."Stoned Silly" 
3."Cruzin" 
4."Be Alright" 
5."Closing Time" 

Additional personnel

Additional personnel include:[10]

  • Mike Kumangai & Patrick Shevelin – Mixing
  • Tom Baker – Mastering
  • Patrick Shevelin – Additional Production ("Stoned Silly", "Stay Stoned", "Back in Cali")
  • Jim Perkins – Additional Production ("Cruzin", "Our Time", "I Don't Wanna Run", "All I Wanna Do"), Additional Vocals ("My Garden", "Be Alright", "Cruzin", "Our Time", "I Don't Wanna Run", "All I Wanna Do")
  • Steve Dang – Additional Production ("Kalifornia", "Summertime")
  • Brad Jones – Additional Production ("Stonetown")
  • Rich Murrell – Guitar ("My Vibrations", "Stay Stoned")
  • Greg "Gnote" Russel – Guitar ("Summertime", "Kalifornia")
  • Dirk Freymouth – Guitar ("My Garden", "Ganja Daze", "Great to be Alive", "Life for Me", "Closing Time)
  • Smoking Scotty Dred – Guitar ("She's Dangerous", "Back in Cali")
  • Alex Alessandroni – Organs & Keys ("My Garden", "Be Alright", "Kalifornia", "Summertime", "Our Time", "Stay Stoned", "My Vibrations")
  • BJ "Pimp Daddy" Smith – Additional Vocals ("My Garden", "Boom Clap Sound", "Stoned Silly", "Closing Time", "Be Alright")
  • Crystal Frandsen – Additional Vocals ("Stonetown", "Love Lost", "Ganja Daze", "Stay Stoned")
  • Judge D – Vox ("Summertime", "Kalifornia")

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 46
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 7
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[13] 8

References
  1. 411Mania review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. RapReviews review
  4. Davis, Jasen. "It's a brand new day for the Kottonmouth Kings and Sunrise Sessions". Culture Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. "Amazon.com: Sunrise Sessions". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. "Sunrise Sessions (Best Buy Edition) by Kottonmouth Kings". Suburban Noize Records. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. "Kottonmouth Kings - Official Store". Hi Fidelity Entertainment. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  8. "Kottonmouth Kings | Where to Buy Sunrise Sessions". Suburban Noize Records. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  9. "Sunrise Session" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  10. Sunrise Sessions (Media notes). Suburban Noize Records. 2011.
  11. "Kottonmouth Kings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. "Kottonmouth Kings Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "Kottonmouth Kings Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard.
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