Blue Lights on the Runway

Blue Lights on the Runway
Studio album by Bell X1
Released 20 February 2009 (2009-02-20)
Recorded November 2008, Ireland
Genre Rock
Length 54:42
Language English
Label BellyUp
Producer Roger Bechirian
Bell X1 chronology
Flock
(2005)
Blue Lights on the Runway
(2009)
Singles from Blue Lights on the Runway
  1. "The Great Defector"
    Released: 30 January 2009 (2009-01-30)
  2. "The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella"
    Released: 2009 (2009)
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Blue Lights On The Runway is the fourth studio album by Irish band Bell X1. It was released in Ireland on 20 February 2009, and on March 3, 2009, in North America. It is a Choice Music Prize nominated album for Best Irish album in 2009.

The first single from the album was "The Great Defector" (30 January 2009 in Ireland and 3 February 2009, in the UK and the US).

The album's title comes from a line of the lyrics of the The Great Defector: "Blue lights on the runway, I love the colour of it all."

Track listing

  1. "The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella" – 5:27
  2. "How Your Heart Is Wired" – 6:14
  3. "The Great Defector" – 4:40
  4. "Blow Ins" – 4:36
  5. "Amelia" – 6:58
  6. "A Better Band" – 6:35
  7. "Breastfed" – 4:11
  8. "Light Catches Your Face" – 5:44
  9. "One Stringed Harp" – 5:12
  10. "The Curtains Are Twitchin'" – 5:08

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
Position
Irish Albums Chart
1
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers
19
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums chart
49