Little Things (Toby Lightman album)

Little Things is the first studio album by the American pop rock recording artist Toby Lightman, released on March 30, 2004, by Lava Records.[1] The album peaked at #200 on the Billboard 200, and is Lightman's only album to appear on the chart.[6]

Little Things
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 30, 2004 (2004-03-30) (original version)[1]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) (re-release)[2]
Recorded2003 (2003)–2004 (2004)[3][4]
GenrePop rock
Length42:35 (original version)[1]
48:08 (re-release)[2]
LabelLava
ProducerPeter Zizzo
Toby Lightman chronology
Little Things
(2004)
Bird on a Wire
(2006)
Singles from Little Things
  1. "Devils and Angels"
    Released: December 2, 2003[3]
  2. "Everyday"
    Released: May 4, 2004[5]
  3. "Real Love"
    Released: June 29, 2004[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Two singles were released from the original album: "Devils and Angels" and "Everyday". The album was re-released on July 20, 2004, with the addition of a cover version of Mary J. Blige's "Real Love",[2] which was the album's third single.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Toby Lightman,[1] except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Leave It Inside"3:02
2."Devils and Angels" 3:54
3."Coming Back In" 4:05
4."Frightened"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:52
5."The River"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:52
6."Voices" 3:43
7."Little Thing" 0:49
8."Front Row"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:33
9."Everyday" 3:47
10."Is This Right" 3:58
11."Don't Wanna Know"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:37
12."Running Away" 4:23
13."Real Love" (Mary J. Blige cover[A])5:26
Total length:48:08

Production credits

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  • Rob Mounsey – string arrangements
  • David Mann – saxophone
  • Nile Rodgers – electric guitar
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Tom Barney – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Joe Bonadio – percussion
  • Matt Brown – engineer
  • Jimmy Douglass – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Jesse Levy – cello
  • Rob Mathes – conductor, horn arrangements
  • Ozzie Melendez – trombone
  • Sandra Park – violin
  • Leon Pendarvis – conductor, string arrangements
  • Andy Snitzer – saxophone
  • Richard Travali – mixing
  • Gerry Leonard – electric gitar
  • Lynn Kowalewski – art direction
  • Femio Hernández – engineer
  • Peter Zizzo – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, producer, engineer, executive producer, tiple, digital editing, vocal arrangement, drum programming, synthesizer bass, keyboard programming, synthesizer piano, pianette
  • Ariel Martin – management
  • FS – beats
  • Steve Penny – assistant
  • William Gallison – harmonica
  • Jen Scaturro – keyboards, programming, digital editing, keyboard programming ("Devils and Angels", "The River", "Frightened", "Front Row", "Coming Back In", "Is This Right?")
  • Nikki Hirsch – product manager
  • Andrew Karp – A&R
  • Steve Rakidzioski – assistant
  • Toby Lightman – acoustic guitar, drums, lead vocals, background vocals, executive producer, vocal arrangement, drum programming

Chart positions

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Chart (2004)[6] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 200
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard) 14

Notes

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  1. ^ "Real Love" did not appear on the original version of the album.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Loftus, Johnny. "Little Things – Toby Lightman – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Loftus, Johnny. "Little Things [Bonus Track] – Toby Lightman – Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Amazon.com: Devils And Angels (Online Music): Toby Lightman: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Real Love [1 Track] – Toby Lightman – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Everyday – Toby Lightman – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Toby Lightman – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 12, 2014.