See the Sun (Pete Murray album)

See the Sun
Studio album by Pete Murray
Released	25 September 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock, Acoustic
Length	43:26
Label	Sony BMG Australia
Producer	Eric Sarafin, Pete Murray
Pete Murray chronology
Feeler (2003) See the Sun (2005) Summer at Eureka (2008)
Singles from See the Sun
"Better Days" Released: September 2005 "Class A (radio promotion only)" Released: December 2005 "Opportunity" Released: March 2006

See the Sun is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray. It was released on 25 September 2005 and peaked at number 1 on the ARIA charts.

During the making of the See the Sun, Murray and the band regularly updated an online blog on Murray's official site so that fans could follow the process and get a feel for the album's sound. On this blog, it was stated by a member of the band that "Better Days" was the hardest song on the album to record, as it took multiple recording sessions before they produced the album version.

Track listing

All tracks by Pete Murray

1. "Opportunity" – 3:37
2. "Class A" – 3:04
3. "Fly with You" – 4:20
4. "Smile" – 3:39
5. "Better Days" – 3:43
6. "George's Helper" – 3:50
7. "Lost Soul" – 2:52
8. "Remedy" – 4:28
9. "Trust" – 2:51
10. "See the Sun" – 3:25
11. "Security" – 3:39
12. "This Pill" – 4:39

Reference:^[1]

Personnel

• Nicky Bomba – percussion
• David Paul Jr. Collins – A&R
• Stefanie Fife – cello
• Jack Howard – trumpet
• Anthony Lycenko – electric guitar
• Jimi Maroudas – engineer
• Ben McCarthy – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, producer
• Pete Murray – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, producer
• Keely Pressly – backing vocals
• Eric Sarafin – producer, engineer, mixing
• Jeremy Holland Smith – French horn
• John Watson – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	87
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	18
Chart (2006)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	18

Decade-end chart

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	63

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8]	5× Platinum	350,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "See the Sun by Pete Murray on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
2. "Australiancharts.com – Pete Murray – See the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Pete Murray – See the Sun" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
4. "Charts.nz – Pete Murray – See the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
5. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2005". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
6. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
7. "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.