Beyond the Sun | ||||
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Studio album by Chris Isaak | ||||
Released | October 18, 2011 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Label | Vanguard Records | |||
Producer | Chris Isaak | |||
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Metacritic | 74/100 |
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Beyond the Sun is the eleventh studio album by Chris Isaak, released through Vanguard Records on October 18, 2011. It is a collection of songs recorded by Sun Records artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Some of the songs were originally released on Sun Records. The record itself was recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee.
The album debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release, selling around 10,000 copies in the United States. It also debuted at No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums charts, peaking at No. 8 the following week. As of October 2015, the album has sold 91,000 copies in the US.
The single-disc Australian Collector's Edition of the album includes all 25 tracks from the US / UK 2-disc Deluxe Edition plus the following three tracks: