| The Sun Came Out | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 31, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | December 2008, Roundhead Studios, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 1 CD: 53:03 2 CD: 94:02 | |||
| Label | Columbia (UK) EMI (Elsewhere) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Mojo |   [citation needed] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10) [1] |
| Pop Matters | [2] |
| Uncut | [citation needed] |
The Sun Came Out is a charity studio album released on 31 August 2009 by 7 Worlds Collide, a musical project of New Zealand singer/songwriter Neil Finn for the benefit of Oxfam. The album was recorded at Finn's Roundhead Studios and is a follow-up to the 7 Worlds Collide live album of 2001. Contributors to the project include 7 Worlds Collide's 2001 alumni Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien, Sebastian Steinberg, Phil Selway, Lisa Germano, Tim Finn and Liam Finn; as well as Don McGlashan, Bic Runga, Glenn Richards, KT Tunstall and Wilco members Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone.
The album was produced by Jim Scott and Neil Finn with additional production by Neil Baldock and is available as a single CD or as a double CD edition, it was also released on Vinyl LP.[3]