Sweetheart of the Sun
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| Studio album by The Bangles | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–11 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Model Music Group | |||
| Producer | The Bangles | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (69/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
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| Blurt |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Mojo | |
| The New York Times | (average) |
| No Depression | (favorable) |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Uncut | |
Sweetheart of the Sun is fifth full-length studio album by the American pop rock band the Bangles, released in 2011. It is the band's second album since their 2003 reunion, and their first as a trio after the departure of longtime member Michael Steele. The twelve-song album was co-produced by the Bangles and Matthew Sweet.
Sweetheart of the Sun is only the fifth full-length studio album by the Bangles since the band's inception thirty years earlier. It came eight years after their initial reunion album, Doll Revolution (2003). That record had been followed by an extensive concert tour after which bassist Michael Steele left the group, and a lengthy period of readjustment ensued. The remaining trio tried out new bassists and toured sporadically. Eventually they focused on making a new album on their own – the process would take about two years to complete.
The band's musical credits are described in the album's liner notes:
The album was produced jointly by the Bangles and Matthew Sweet. Sweet had already worked with Susanna Hoffs in several musical collaborations.
Debbi Peterson plays acoustic guitar on "Ball N Chain" and "One of Two". Vicki Peterson plays acoustic guitar on four songs ("Circles in the Sky", "Lay Yourself Down", "One of Two", and "What a Life"), 12-string guitar on four others ("Anna Lee", "Mesmerized", "What a Life", and "Through Your Eyes"), and slide guitar on "Ball N Chain".
Bassist Derrick Anderson plays on all tracks except "Through Your Eyes", which features bass work by Matthew Sweet. The album also includes appearances by Greg Leisz on mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel and electric guitar, and Greg Hilfman on piano and keyboards. Sweet and session musician Jim Scott provide extra keyboards on "Under a Cloud", and John Cowsill sings harmony on "Circles in the Sky".
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