Sunny, I Was Wrong

by Joe Pernice

Sunny, I Was Wrong cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 April 2026
  • Label: New West Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:09

Artists on this release: Pete Mancini, Norman Blake, James Walbourne, Laura Stein, Jimmy Webb, Burke Carroll, Josh Karp, Greg Kramer, Mike Belitsky, Rodney Crowell, Mike Evin, Bob Pernice, Aimee Mann, Patrick Berkery, Jim Creeggan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Joe Pernice, of Pernice Brothers and Scud Mountain Boys fame, returns with 'Sunny, I Was Wrong'. The album showcases his signature songwriting prowess: witty, literate lyrics paired with impeccable, bittersweet pop melodies. It's a collection of smart, catchy, and emotionally resonant songs from one of indie music's most consistent craftsmen.

Genres

Descriptors: Literate, Melodic, Witty

Tracklist

  1. Peace in Our Home (1:43)
  2. Deep into the Dawn (3:34)
  3. If You Go Back to California (2:52)
  4. Force Feed the Fire (2:47)
  5. The Black and the Blue (2:52)
  6. It Won’t Be Me (2:48)
  7. I’d Rather Look Away (2:57)
  8. Sunny, I Was Wrong (2:26)
  9. Is It Serious (3:53)
  10. Twenty-Thousand Times (4:03)
  11. It Got Away from Me (5:08)

Credits

  • and “Twenty - thousand times” written by joe pernice, bony gap music, administered by bug/bmg and joshua guralnick karp, dontbecareful
  • bass; Mike Evin - piano, wurlitzer; mike belitsky: drums, percussion; burke carroll: pedal steel, organ; andrew joslyn: violin, viola, cello; mike belitsky: percussion
  • Deep into the Dawn - aimee mann: vocals; joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: electric
  • engineers and studio folks who made this record possible - george fontaine, sr., john allen, tommy robinson, meg barron, caroline barfield, matt etgen, katie keller and all at new west records; anna hill, ed robertson, barenaked ladies, robin billington, michael penn, michael hausman, laura savini, peter leak, mark zillmann, nate krenkel and autumn seguin at team love records; sammy pernice and the entire pernice and stein clans, liam jaeger; mike leahy; dan lambert, david stock, glen quinn, theo kelsey-verdecchia; steph egerton; richard bonanno; steve caldwell; gordon yanchyshyn; skeg kendall; matthew zapruder, neal huff, jon brooks; damian rogers
  • Force Feed the Fire - joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: acoustic bass; mike evin: piano; mike belitsky: drums, percussion; andrew joslyn: violin, viola, cello
  • I Was Wrong - bob pernice: vocals; joe pernice: rhythm guitar, vocals, percussion;
  • I’d Rather Look Away - norman blake: vocals; joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: electric bass; mike evin: piano, organ; pete mancini: electric guitar, slide, 12-string guitar; mike belitsky: drums, percussion
  • If You Go Back to California - joe pernice: guitar, vocals; michael mckenzie: electric guitars, bass; patrick berkery: drums, percussion
  • In addition to all the expert and generous artists - george fontaine, sr., john allen, tommy robinson, meg barron, caroline barfield, matt etgen, katie keller and all at new west records; anna hill, ed robertson, barenaked ladies, robin billington, michael penn, michael hausman, laura savini, peter leak, mark zillmann, nate krenkel and autumn seguin at team love records; sammy pernice and the entire pernice and stein clans, liam jaeger; mike leahy; dan lambert, david stock, glen quinn, theo kelsey-verdecchia; steph egerton; richard bonanno; steve caldwell; gordon yanchyshyn; skeg kendall; matthew zapruder, neal huff, jon brooks; damian rogers
  • Is It Serious - laura stein: vocals; joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: electric bass; mike evin: piano, wurlitzer; burke carroll: pedal steel; mike belitsky: drums, percussion
  • It Got Away from Me - jimmy webb: piano; joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: acoustic
  • It Won’t Be Me - rodney crowell: vocals; joe pernice: guitar, vocals; james walbourne: acoustic lead guitar; burke carroll: pedal steel; kenny luong: synth bass; mike evin: piano, organ; mike belitsky: drums, percussion
  • James Walbourne - lead guitar; jim creeggan: electric bass; mike evin: piano, organ, percussion; burke carroll: pedal steel; mike belitsky: drums, percussion
  • Peace in Our Home - joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: acoustic bass, vocals; mike evin: vocals; mike belitsky: drums, percussion
  • Special thanks to Warren Zanes without whose friendship - on advice, this album would be altogether different.
  • Sunny - bob pernice: vocals; joe pernice: rhythm guitar, vocals, percussion;
  • thank you - george fontaine, sr., john allen, tommy robinson, meg barron, caroline barfield, matt etgen, katie keller and all at new west records; anna hill, ed robertson, barenaked ladies, robin billington, michael penn, michael hausman, laura savini, peter leak, mark zillmann, nate krenkel and autumn seguin at team love records; sammy pernice and the entire pernice and stein clans, liam jaeger; mike leahy; dan lambert, david stock, glen quinn, theo kelsey-verdecchia; steph egerton; richard bonanno; steve caldwell; gordon yanchyshyn; skeg kendall; matthew zapruder, neal huff, jon brooks; damian rogers
  • The Black and the Blue - joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: electric bass; mike evin: piano, organ; mike belitsky: drums, percussion; james walbourne: electric guitar
  • Twenty-Thousand Times - joe pernice: guitar, vocals; jim creeggan: electric bass; mike evin: piano, organ; burke carroll: pedal steel; josh karp: trumpet; greg kramer: trombone; mike belitsky: drums, percussion
  • unflinching generosity and (almost always) spot - on advice, this album would be altogether different.

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