Sugarland photo by Kate Powers, courtesy of UMG Nashville.

Oct. 5, 2009 — Sugarland’s current Live On The Inside album features remakes of songs by Pearl Jam, Beyonce and Kings Of Leon, but they covered another great band during a tour in the spring.

“We went to Abbey Road [studios],” Kristian Bush told The Toledo Blade. “Jennifer [Nettles] and I sat in there and re-recorded ‘Come Together’ to mark the 40th anniversary of the [Abbey Road] album. We were doing it in the same studio on the same mikes as the Beatles. I was just like, ‘Wow.’”

The duo’s recordings of its own songs have helped Sugarland become one of the top acts in the country music business since the release of its first single, “Baby Girl,” five years ago. Sugarland sessions have yielded a bunch of hits — “Everyday America,” “All I Want To Do” and “Stay,” among them — but the moments on stage are still the ones that mean the most.

“We love playing,” Kristian said. “For us, it’s a shared art. The one time you record a song, it’s stamped in time forever. It’s magical to make a recording. It introduces people to us, but coming to the show is what matters the most. We believe when we perform that people must believe what you’re saying and that it matters what you’re saying.”

They’ve convinced not only the fan base, but also the music industry. The studio album Love On The Inside is nominated for Album of the Year in the 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards. Jennifer and Kristian are also up for Vocal Duo, an honor they won each of the last two years.

Sugarland releases its first Christmas album, Gold And Green, on Oct. 13.

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