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Years active
  
2005- present

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Website
  
www.thebittersweets.com

Members
  
Hannah Prater Chris Meyers

Origin
  
San Francisco, California, United States (2005)

Albums
  
The Life You Always Wanted, Goodnight, San Francisco, Lesson One

Genres
  
Alternative country, Folk music, Pop music, Rock music

Record labels
  
Virt Records, Compass Records

Similar
  
The Chymes, Luv'd Ones, The Continental Co‑ets, The What Four, Twentieth Century Zoo

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The Bittersweets are an alternative country duo from Nashville, Tennessee, founded by singer-songwriter Chris Meyers (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Hannah Prater (vocals, guitar) in 2005. They frequently tour venues and festivals in the Southern United States.

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History

Meyers and Prater met in San Francisco, California after Meyers had moved there after attending Kenyon College in Ohio. Before they met, Hannah Prater had toured as a jazz vocalist in Europe. Prater, a California native, is the child of two music teachers. Meyers, born in Massachusetts, began playing guitar in his teens and toured locally while still in college.

Before releasing their first full length album, The Bittersweets opened for Train at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. According to their official biography, "The manager of a teenaged [sic] musician Meyers was tutoring got the Bittersweets’ demo into the hands of taste-making San Francisco station KFOG" which helped broaden their success. After their third public appearance they signed with Virt Records. After moving to Nashville the band signed with Compass Records.

The Life You Always Wanted

  • Released June 27, 2006 on the Virt Records label
  • Additional musicians drums: Steve Bowman (Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind); bass: Daniel Schacht (Jolie Holland); piano and guitar: Jerry Becker
  • All songs written by Meyers
  • Produced by Meyers, Schacht and Becker
  • Tracks
    1. When the World Ends
    2. Adam
    3. Bag of Bones
    4. Long Day
    5. Houston
    6. Mostly Happy People
    7. Burn out My Eyes
    8. Shooting out the Sky
    9. Rapture
    10. Prison
    11. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

    • Goodnight, San Francisco

  • Released September 9, 2008 on the Compass Records label
  • Produced by Lex Price (Mindy Smith)
  • Additional Musicians steel guitar: Russ Pahl (Don Williams); bass: Dave Jacques (John Prine); drums: Steve Bowman (Counting Crows); guitar: Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin); cello: David Henry (Ben Folds); organ: John Deaderick (Emmylou Harris)
  • Mixed by Jason Lehning (Guster)
  • Tracks
    1. Wreck 4:20
    2. Blue 3:55
    3. Is Anyone Safe 4:48
    4. Birmingham 3:49
    5. 45 3:59
    6. My Sweet Love 3:39
    7. Bordertown 4:19
    8. Tidal Waves 4:30
    9. Lies 4:30
    10. Goodnight, San Francisco 3:52
    11. When the War is Over 4:21
    12. Fortunate Wind 3:24

    • EP

  • Released January 1, 2005 on the Poor Valley Recording Co. label
  • Tracks
    1. Long Day 4:06
    2. Mostly Happy People 3:39
    3. Shooting Out the Sky 4:39
    4. Bag of Bones 4:41
    5. Houston 5:12

    • Long Way From Home

  • Released in 2009 on the Compass Records label
  • Tracks
    1. Mostly Happy People 3:36
    2. Adam 4:30
    3. When the World Ends 3:53
    4. Houston
    5. Shooting Out the Sky 4:30
    6. Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie 2:24 (Lead Belly)
    7. Rapture 3:48
    8. Bag of Bones 5:07
    9. Unchained Melody 5:05 (Alex North and Hy Zaret)
    10. Long Day 3:52
    11. Prison 3:51

    • Live in Atlanta 2.4.09

  • Released February 10, 2009 on NoiseTrade.com
  • Tracks
    1. Wreck 4:41
    2. Blue 4:17
    3. Fortunate Wind 2:34
    4. Prison 3:49
    5. Birmingham 4:07
    6. Goodnight, San Francisco 4:19
    7. Is Anyone Safe 4:09
    8. My Sweet Love 4:10
    9. Long Day 3:57

    • Songs

    Goodnight - San FranciscoGoodnight - San Francisco · 2008
    When the World EndsThe Life You Always Wanted · 2006
    Hurtin' Kind1984

    References

    The Bittersweets Wikipedia
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