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The Summer Sessions
Pop · 2003 · 12 tracks

The Summer Sessions

Sara Bareilles

Sparse, piano-driven sketches of a songwriter finding her voice. Intimate, unpolished, and deeply human recordings from the very beginning.

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It's like finding a lost tape of Sara playing just for you in her living room.

A quiet, sun-drenched intimacy that feels both lonely and deeply comforting.

The Summer Sessions · vs · Sara Bareilles
Raw+1.7σ

The vocals lean notably further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Inside Out
02
Too Good For You, So Sorry
03
Red
04
Undertow
05
My Love
06
Good Girls
07
Love on the Rocks
08
City
09
Bittersweet
10
King Restless
11
The Artist
12
Come Round Soon
Moments Worth Waiting For
The raw, unvarnished vocal delivery on 'City' that feels more like a confession than a performance.
The rhythmic, percussive piano stabs in 'Inside Out' that hint at her future pop sensibilities.
The way her voice breaks slightly during the bridge of 'Undertow', revealing the vulnerability of a young artist.
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