Album
As Sure As The Sun
2014 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
As Sure As The Sun is a Folk album by Ellie Holcomb, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.
About
Plainspoken Christian testimony and engaging folk-pop sounds make Ellie Holcomb’s debut album, <i>As Sure as the Sun</i>, a standout release. Known for her years of touring and recording with Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, this gifted singer/songwriter has earned kudos for her two solo EPs. Her first proper long-player is a work of understated but substantial charm, recalling Sara Groves’ homespun wisdom and Leslie (a.k.a. Sam) Phillips’ blend of intensity and innocence. Holcomb brings a confident sense of craft to the project. Whether she’s riding a buoyant, string-draped arrangement (“The Broken Beautiful”), wrapping herself in jangly guitar tones (“Love Broke Through”), or easing into a pedal steel-accented country ballad (“I Want to Be Free”), her feel for melodies and hooks is sure. As a singer, she projects both humility and strength as she delivers lyrics that reflect the real-life moments of loneliness and fear that afflict every believer. Tracks like “Night Song” and “The Valley” contrast moments of spiritual darkness with the light of salvation in simple yet poetic language. Holcomb doesn’t need overstatement to touch the heart.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1As Sure As The Sun
- A2Marvelous Light
- A3The Broken Beautiful
- A4My Portion And My Strength
- A5Night Song
- A6Love Never Fails
Side B
- B1Love Broke Through
- B2Only Hope I've Got
- B3The Valley
- B4Songs Of Deliverance
- B5I Want To Be Free
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- clean
- earnest
- spiritual
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben ShivePIANO, KEYBOARDS, DULCIMER PROGRAMMED BY BACKING VOCALS
- Ellie HolcombLEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Matt PiersonBASS
- Nathan DuggerACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, BANJO, MANDOLIN, LAP STEEL GUITAR
- Will SaylesDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Brown BannisterBACKING VOCALS
- Danny OertliBACKING VOCALS
- Drew HolcombBACKING VOCALS
- Jillian EdwardsBACKING VOCALS
- Melissa BroadwellBACKING VOCALS
- Mike PayneGUITAR
- Nicole WittBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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