Sunny Moon is the first solo album by Frances McKee

Frances McKee

Frances McKee is a singer and songwriter known best for her work in the Scottish indie band The Vaselines.The Vaselines formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986. Following the release of two EPs, Son of a Gun and Dying for It, the first and only full length album, Dum-Dum, in 1989, the band split up...

. Containing a much softer and more mellow style of music than her previous days in the Vaselines

The Vaselines

The Vaselines are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1986, the band was originally a duo between its songwriters Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, but later added James Seenan and Eugene's brother Charlie Kelly on bass and drums respectively from the band Secession. McKee had...

, the music is more reminiscent of her work in Suckle

Suckle (band)

Suckle were an indie pop band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in the mid-1990s by former Vaselines member Frances McKee, along with her sister and co-vocalist in the group Marie McKee and another former Vaselines member James Seenan...

. All songs were written by McKee except "You Know Who I Am" (Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...

). The album was described by The Scotsman

The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....

as a "maudlin but beautiful collection of songs".

Track listing

1. "The Kindness of Strangers" – 2:51
2. "The Country Song" – 4:12
3. "Silence Will Do" – 3:29
4. "Childish Memories" – 3:46
5. "You Know Who I Am" – 4:05
6. "Without Reason" – 4:27
7. "Vicious Tongue" – 3:17
8. "Secret Dreams" – 4:06
9. "Drink in the Sun" – 3:11
10. "Wasted" – 4:26
11. "Limbo" – 4:43

Personnel

• Frances Mckee - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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  , piano
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• Julie McLarnon - guitar, effects, percussion, accordion
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• Brian Edwards - drums
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  , bass guitar
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• Paul Blakesley - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Semay Wu - cello
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  , piano
• Sonia Crohl - cello
• Fiona Menzines - piano, flute
  Flute
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• Lauren Hyde - drums
• Filip Vervaeke - backing vocals