The Sky is the third in a trilogy of albums with music by Anita Kerr

Anita Kerr

Anita Jean Grilli , known profesioanlly as Anita Kerr, is an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed successfully with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.-Nashville:Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee...

, words by Rod McKuen

Rod McKuen

Rod McKuen is an American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks, and classical music...

, and featuring the San Sebastian Strings. The first two albums in the trilogy were titled The Sea and The Earth.



Appearing on the album cover are the words:


THE SKY

...a funny thing to think about while lying face to face,

but how many colors of blue make up the sky.

Side one

1. "How Many Colors of Blue?" - 3:39
2. "The Butterfly is Drunk on Sunshine" - 2:16
3. "A Walk with the Angels" - 3:19
4. "So Little Sun" - 2:04
5. "Night Talk" - 2:02
6. "When Winter Comes" - 3:08
7. "My Dog Likes Oranges" - 4:50

Side two

1. "The Forehead of the Morning" - 4:20
2. "A Patch of Sky, Away from Everything" - 2:44
3. "Mr. God's Trombones" - 3:02
4. "Buy for Me the Wind" - 2:44
5. "A New Lullaby" - 2:14
6. "In Summing Up" - 1:58
7. "Who Has Touched the Sky" - 2:58

External links

• Rod McKuen discography.