The Listening (Lights album)

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The Listening

Released

September 22, 2009

Recorded

2006–09
The Salt Room Studios
The Red Room Studios
(St. Catharines, Ontario)
Sony ATV Launch Pad Studios
(Toronto, Ontario)
Chalice Recording Studios
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Length

43:18

Label

Producer

Lights
Thomas "Tawgs" Salter
Dave "Dwave" Thomson

Lights chronology

Lights
(2008)

The Listening
(2009)

Acoustic
(2010)

Singles from The Listening

"Saviour"
Released: July 13, 2009
"Ice"
Released: October 12, 2009
"Second Go"
Released: February 16, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Billboard	positive^[2]
Blogcritics	positive^[3]
CHARTattack	4/5^[4]
NME	2/10^[5]
PopMatters	8/10^[6]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5^[7]
Toronto Star	^[8]

The Listening is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Lights. It was released on September 22, 2009 by Sire Records, with global distribution handled by parent Warner Music Group, although in Lights' native Canada the album is released instead by Universal Music Canada under licence. By October 2010, the album was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting sales in excess of 40,000 copies.^[9]^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Saviour"	Lights Poxleitner Thomas "Tawgs" Salter	Lights Salter	3:29
2.	"Drive My Soul"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:21
3.	"River"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:04
4.	"The Listening"	Poxleitner Dave "Dwave" Thomson	Lights Thomson	3:36
5.	"Ice"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	2:56
6.	"Pretend"	Poxleitner	Lights Salter	3:23
7.	"The Last Thing on Your Mind"	Poxleitner	Lights Thomson	3:20
8.	"Second Go"	Poxleitner	Lights Thomson	3:16
9.	"February Air"	Poxleitner Thomson	Lights Thomson	3:49
10.	"Face Up"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:26
11.	"Lions!"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:18
12.	"Quiet"	Poxleitner Thomson	Lights Thomson	3:15
13.	"Pretend (Reprise)"	Poxleitner	Lights	3:05
Total length:				43:18

iTunes bonus tracks^[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Saviour" (Colin Munroe's Unsung Mix)	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter Munroe	3:21
15.	"Saviour" (The Angry Kids FM Mix)	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter The Angry Kids	3:45
16.	"Up Up and Away"	Poxleitner	Lights Thomson	4:20
Total length:				54:42

Personnel

Lights – vocals, production (all tracks); mixing (track 13); layout, design
The Angry Kids – additional production, remixing (track 15)
Garnet Armstrong – layout, design
João Carvalho – mastering
Caitlin Cronenberg – photography
Matt Green – engineering
Colin Munroe – remixing (track 14)
Thomas "Tawgs" Salter – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15); mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15)
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1, 5)
Dave "Dwave" Thomson – production, mixing (tracks 4, 7–9, 12, 16)
Lee Towndrown – photography

Charts

Chart (2009-10)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[12]	7
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[13]	34
US Billboard 200^[14]	129
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[15]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	Gold	40,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Label
Canada	September 22, 2009^[17]	Universal Music, Lights Music
United States	October 6, 2009^[1]	Sire Records, Lights Music
United Kingdom	May 17, 2010^[18]	Warner Bros. Records

References

1 2 3 Collar, Matt. "The Listening – Lights". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ Sutherland, Mark (October 9, 2009). "Lights, "The Listening"". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
↑ Richardson, Jordan (October 5, 2009). "Music Review: Lights – The Listening". Blogcritics. Technorati. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
↑ Harper, Kate (October 7, 2009). "LIGHTS – The Listening". CHARTattack. Chart Communications. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
↑ Pia, Camilla (March 24, 2010). "Album review: Lights – 'The Listening' (Warners)". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
↑ Fairall, Jer (January 29, 2010). "Lights: The Listening". PopMatters. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
↑ Driver, David (September 29, 2009). "Lights – The Listening". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
↑ Rayner, Ben (September 22, 2009). "Lights: The Listening". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification". Canadian Recording Industry Association. October 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
↑ Felgueiras, Tony (November 19, 2010). "LIGHTS Golden". Toro. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
↑ "The Listening (Bonus Track Version) by Lights". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
↑ "Lights – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Lights. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
↑ "Greekcharts.com – Lights – The Listening". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
↑ "Lights – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lights. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
↑ "Lights – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Lights. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Lights – The Listening". Music Canada. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
↑ "LISTENING by LIGHTS". HMV Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
↑ "Lights: Listening". HMV. Retrieved January 25, 2011.

Lights

Discography

Studio albums	The Listening (2009) Siberia (2011) Little Machines (2014)

Compilation albums	Siberia Acoustic (2013)

Extended plays	Lights (2008) Acoustic (2010)

Singles	"Drive My Soul" "February Air" "Saviour" "Ice" "Second Go" "My Boots" "Everybody Breaks a Glass" "Toes" "Up We Go" "Running with the Boys"

Features singles	"Wavin' Flag" "True Colors"

Other songs	"The Last Thing on Your Mind" "Fall Back Down"

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