Lighthouse (David Crosby album)

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

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]

Accolades

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

Track listing

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

Production

  • 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

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

  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.