That Lucky Old Sun | ||||
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Released | September 2, 2008 | |||
Recorded | January–April 2008 | |||
Genre | Art pop[1] | |||
Length | 38:09 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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That Lucky Old Sun is the seventh studio album by Brian Wilson, released on September 2, 2008 by Capitol Records. It was written in collaboration with Wilson's bandmate Scott Bennett with spoken word poetry commissioned from Van Dyke Parks. As a concept album, the work largely derives from the 1949 song "That Lucky Old Sun", originally recorded by Frankie Laine.