Another Spin Around the Sun is the debut solo album by Canadian rock musician Edwin. It was released on April 27, 1999, in Canada, and July 4, 2000, in the United States. The album marked a musical change in his career from his previous work with I Mother Earth, being more pop-oriented. It spawned five singles "Trippin'", "Hang Ten", "Alive", "And You", and "Rush". The album went Platinum in CanadaCRIA Archive - Search "Edwin" and was nominated for a Juno Award for "Best Rock Album" in 2000.Juno Awards Archive - Search "Edwin" The album was voted as the sixth best Canadian album of 1999 by Chart readers.
Track listing "Theories" (Edwin, David Martin) – 4:36 "Trippin'" (Edwin, Martin, Ben Dunk) – 3:22 "Hang Ten" (Edwin, Martin) – 3:32 "And You" (Edwin, Jack Blades, Jim Huff) – 3:59 "Screaming Kings" (Edwin, John Keller) – 4:22 "Shotgun" (Edwin, Ruben Huizenga) – 2:38 "Alive" (Edwin, Martin, Stephan Moccio) – 6:10 "Rush" (Edwin, Matt DeMatteo, Martin) – 4:19 "Amazing" (Edwin, Huizenga) – 4:09 "Take Me Anywhere" (Edwin, Huizenga) – 4:29 "Better Than This" (Edwin) – 5:06 "Another Drink" (hidden track) (Edwin, DeMatteo) – 2:35
Chart positions
Album Chart PositionCanadian Albums12
Year-end Chart (2000) PositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 128
Singles YearTitleChart positionsCANRockPeak Positions for Edwin's singles on Canada's rock/alternative chart: For "Trippin'" For "Hang Ten" For "And You" For "Alive" 1999"Trippin'"41999"Hang Ten"31999"And You"112000"Alive"92000"Rush"-
Personnel Edwin - Vocals, Backing Vocals Ruben Huizenga - Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Producer, Engineer Matt DeMatteo - Guitar, Piano, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Backing Vocals, Producer, Engineer Christian Szczesniak - Guitar, Keyboards Stephan Szczesniak - Drums Kenneth Cunningham - Bass, Keyboards, Piano Additional: Blake Manning - Percussion, Drums Andrew Charters - Bass Chris Simpson - Drums Tanya Nagowski - Production Coordination George Marino - Mastering Anne Greenwood - Choir, Chorus Annalee Patipatanakoon - Strings Roberto Occhipinti - Strings Joe L. Britt - Choir, Chorus Daniel Mansilla - Percussion Mike Roth - A&R Melanie Campbell - Choir, Chorus Catherine McRae - Art Direction, Design Danny Couto - Photography, Animation Heather Barnes - Choir, Chorus Elizabeth Blastorah - Choir, Chorus Sharon Alexander - Choir, Chorus Lenny DeRose - Engineer, String Engineer Stephan Moccio - String Arrangements David Hetherington - Strings Fujice Imajishi - Strings Mel Mandel - Strings Jonathan Craig - Strings Roman Borys - Strings Marie Berard - Strings Douglas Perry - Strings Marc-Andre Savoie - Strings Mark Skazinetsky - Strings
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