As Sure as the Sun

by Ellie Holcomb

Overview

Gripping from start to finish, As Sure as the Sun launches Ellie Holcomb's solo career in earnest, building on the momentum of her time in Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors (Drew being her husband) and her debut EP, Magnolia. Here, her voice is still that sweet and slightly weathered strand of silk that perfectly complements the modern folk or triumphant, modern worship music that surrounds it, but the material is a non-stop emptying of the top-shelf this time out. Highlights are hard to discern since there are just so many, but check the delicate title track for how easily love pours out of this album, or march along with the Mumford & Sons-like "Marvelous Light" as it approaches something utterly epic. Late album wonder "The Valley" can lift the heart on any given burdensome day, but when it comes to moving performances, the award goes to the closing "I Want to Be Free," a full-bodied, bluesy numbers that suggests Holcomb has been taking in plenty of Billie Holiday and Alabama Shakes. A superb, often stunning, debut. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2014
Label:	Good Time Inc / Good Time Records
UPC:	0737534399552
Rank:	780

Tracks

1. As Sure as the Sun
2. Marvelous Light
3. The Broken Beautiful
4. My Portion and My Strength
5. Night Song
6. Love Never Fails
7. Love Broke Through
8. Only Hope I've Got
9. The Valley
10. Songs of Deliverance
11. I Want to Be Free

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ellie Holcomb   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Ben Shive   Keyboards,Vocals (Background),Piano,Dulcimer
Will Sayles   Drums,Percussion
Mike Payne   Guitar
Brown Bannister   Vocals (Background)
Danny Oertli   Vocals (Background)
Drew Holcomb   Vocals (Background)
Jillian Edwards   Vocals (Background)
Melissa Broadwell   Vocals
Nicole Witt   Vocals (Background)
Matt Pierson   Bass
Nathan Dugger   Banjo,Mandolin,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Darius Fitzgerald   Photography
Ben Shive   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Shane D. Wilson   Mixing
Christa Wells   Composer
Rusty Varenkamp   Composer
Brown Bannister   Engineer,Producer
Buckley Miller   Engineer
Lani Crump   Mixing Coordinator
Jillian Edwards   Composer
Nicole Witt   Composer
Ellie Holcomb   Composer
Justin Dowse   Assistant
Matt Armstrong   Composer
Jon Dicus   Design,Artwork