The Second Gleam

The Second Gleam
EP by The Avett Brothers
Released	July 22, 2008
Recorded	Electromagnetic Radiation Recorders and Echo Mountain
Genre	Folk, indie folk
Label	Ramseur
Producer	The Avett Brothers and Doug Williams
The Avett Brothers chronology
Emotionalism (2007) The Second Gleam (2008) I and Love and You (2009)

The Second Gleam (sometimes written The Gleam II) is a 2008 EP by The Avett Brothers. Produced by The Avett Brothers and Doug Williams, recorded by Doug Williams at Electromagnetic Radiation Recorders, with the exception of "The Greatest Sum (Electric)" which was recorded at Echo Mountain. This acoustic EP was a follow-up to The Gleam, which was released in 2006.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)
HonestTune.com

Track listing

1. "Tear Down the House" – 3:04
2. "Murder in the City" – 3:12
3. "Bella Donna" – 3:03
4. "The Greatest Sum" – 3:20
5. "Black, Blue" – 4:27 (only by download, vinyl, or streaming)
6. "St. Joseph's" – 3:23
7. "Souls Like the Wheels" – 4:38
8. "The Greatest Sum (Electric)" – 3:13 (only by download, vinyl, or streaming)

Charts

Chart (2008)	Position
US Billboard 200	82
US Billboard Digital Albums (Billboard)	19
US Billboard Independent Albums (Billboard)	10
US Billboard Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)	10