Lighthouse (David Crosby album)

Lighthouse is the fifth studio album by American musician David Crosby, released on October 21, 2016 by GroundUP Music.[1] The cover was photographed at Felgueiras Lighthouse, Oporto, Portugal.[2]

Lighthouse
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
RecordedFebruary 2016[1]
Studio
GenreFolk
Length40:30
LabelGroundUP
Producer
David Crosby chronology
Croz
(2014)
Lighthouse
(2016)
Sky Trails
(2017)

Accolades edit

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
34[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Things We Do for Love"David Crosby, Michael League4:15
2."The Us Below"David Crosby, Michael League, Marcus Eaton3:41
3."Drive Out to the Desert"David Crosby4:13
4."Look in Their Eyes"David Crosby, Michael League4:37
5."Somebody Other Than You"David Crosby, Michael League4:23
6."The City"David Crosby, Michael League4:45
7."Paint You a Picture"David Crosby, Marc Cohn4:23
8."What Makes It So"David Crosby4:00
9."By the Light of Common Day"David Crosby, Becca Stevens6:14

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Michael League – producer
  • Fabrice Dupont – co-producer, recording, mixing
  • Patrick MacDougall – vocal recording (2, 6)
  • Bill Lane – assistant engineer
  • Rich Tosi – assistant engineer
  • Ed Wong – assistant engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
  • David Crosby – art direction
  • Jan Dee – art direction
  • Emilia Canas Mendes – artwork
  • Eduardo Texeria de Souza and Bamboo Studios – photography

Charts edit

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 151
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 121
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 91
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 135
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 56
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 67
US Billboard 200[10] 117

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ayers, Mike (July 14, 2016), David Crosby Announces New Solo Album 'Lighthouse,' Shares New Track 'Things We Do For Love' (Exclusive), The Wall Street Journal, retrieved August 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Musical Maps".
  3. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Mojo. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Crosby – Lighthouse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Crosby – Lighthouse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Crosby – Lighthouse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – David Crosby – Lighthouse". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 2016-10-21 al 2016-10-27)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "David Crosby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.