Shooting at the Sun
Shooting at the Sun is the sixth studio album by Thunder, the English hard rock band. It arrived in March 2003, after the group had split in May 2000 following Giving the Game Away. Two years on hiatus ended when they reunited for a Monsters of Rock tour in November 2002, and they went straight into Jacobs Studios in Farnham to record this one between October and December.
Guitarist Luke Morley produced it and wrote every song, with a single co-write on "The Man Inside" alongside Peter Shoulder of Winterville. The pair went on to form The Union in 2009. Rupert Coulson engineered and mixed the record. Lead single "Loser" reached number 3 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart, and the band toured the UK twice in 2003 before playing European dates the following year. It's a record worth hearing as the sound of a band finding its feet again after a break.
Shooting at the Sun: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 1:00:01Tracklist
- 1LoserLuke Morley5:10
- 2Everybody's LaughingLuke Morley4:05
- 3If I Can't Feel LoveLuke Morley4:51
- 4Shooting at the SunLuke Morley4:44
- 5The Pimp and the WhoreLuke Morley4:15
- 6A Lover, Not a FriendLuke Morley4:22
- 7Shake the TreeLuke Morley4:23
- 8Somebody Get Me a Spin DoctorLuke Morley4:41
- 9The Man InsideLuke Morley and Peter Shoulder4:30
- 10Out of My HeadLuke Morley4:16
- 11Blown AwayLuke Morley5:31
- 12River of Pain (live)Luke Morley4:09
- 13Somebody Get Me a Spin Doctor (live)Luke Morley5:03
- Produced by
- Luke Morley
- Recorded at
- Jacobs Studios, (Farnham, England)
- Recorded
- October–December 2002
- Mixed by
- Rupert Coulson
- Engineered by
- Rupert Coulson
- Labels
- Frontiers Records, STC
- Length
- 1:00:01
Line-up
- Rupert Coulson · background vocals · guest
- TJ Davis · background vocals · guest
- Angela Murrell · background vocals · guest
- Peter Shoulder · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Loser”
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2023 | 6 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2023 | 17 |
| Scottish Albums · 2023 | 23 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2003-03-03 vs 2003-04-07 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 April 2003 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 3 March 2003 | |
| Wikidata | 2003 | |
| UK / Europe release | 7 April 2003 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | XE | Frontiers Records | 8024391016411 | other |
| 2003 | RU | CD‐Maximum | other | |
| 7 April 2003 | GB | STC Recordings | 5055131000011 | original |
| 24 September 2021 | XW | BMG | 4050538706154 | other |
| 20 October 2023 | — | BMG | 4050538860924 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |