Surprise (Syd Straw album)
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| Surprise | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Syd Straw | |||
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Surprise is the debut solo album by the American musician Syd Straw, released in 1989.[1][2] The first single was "Future 40's (String of Pearls)".[3] Straw supported the album with a North American tour, backed by a band that included D.J. Bonebrake and Dave Alvin.[4][5] Surprise was a commercial disappointment.[6]
The album was produced primarily by Straw, who also wrote or cowrote most of the songs.[7][8] She spent more than a year recording it at studios in London, New Orleans, New York, Austin, and Los Angeles.[9] "Future 40's (String of Pearls)" was cowritten by Jody Harris and Michael Stipe.[3] "Think Too Hard" was written by Peter Holsapple; Marshall Crenshaw played guitar on it.[10][11] "Hard Times", coproduced by Van Dyke Parks, was composed by Stephen Foster.[12][13] Richard Thompson played guitar on "Sphinx".[14] John Doe contributed backing vocals to some of the tracks.[15] Straw considered "The Unanswered Question?" to be a combination of pop music and opera.[16]
