Lights Out (Ingrid Michaelson album)

Lights Out
Studio album by Ingrid Michaelson
Released April 15, 2014
Genre Indie pop
Length 54:26
Label
Ingrid Michaelson chronology

Human Again
(2012)		 Lights Out
(2014)
Singles from Lights Out
  1. "Girls Chase Boys"
    Released: February 4, 2014
  2. "Afterlife"
    Released: October 2, 2014
  3. "Time Machine"
    Released: February 19th, 2015

Lights Out is the sixth studio album by Ingrid Michaelson, released on April 15, 2014, through Cabin 24 Records under exclusive license to Mom + Pop Music.[1] It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 37,000 copies in its first week.[2] The lead single from the album, "Girls Chase Boys", was released on February 4, 2014.[3] The second single from the album, "Afterlife", was released on October 2, 2014.[4] The third single, "Time Machine", was released on February 19, 2015. <ref name="Buzzfeed-Premiere-Time-Machine>"Buzzfeed.com - Ingrid Michaelson - Time Machine premier". Buzzfeed. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.</ref>

A deluxe edition with a colorful cover and a bonus disc was released on November 11, 2014.[5]

Reception

Critical

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100[6]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [7]
The Oakland Press [8]

Lights Out received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally positive reviews" feedback.[6] AllMusic's Matt Collar rated the album four stars out of five, stating how the release shows "Michaelson has captured that sound of love."[7] At The Oakland Press, Gary Graff rated the album three stars out of four, writing how the release is "filled with emotional heavy lifting", and the LP features "Michaelson's use of choral arrangements throughout is just one of the elements that remind us of what a clever artist she is while also pushing her in fresh directions."[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ingrid Michaelson, except as listed.

  1. "Home" - 4:24
  2. "Girls Chase Boys" - 3:41 (Michaelson / Trent Dabbs / Barry Dean)
  3. "Wonderful Unknown" (Featuring Greg Laswell) - 5:01
  4. "You Got Me" (Featuring Storyman) - 3:13 (Kevin May / Mick Lynch / Michaelson)
  5. "Warpath" - 2:27
  6. "Handsome Hands" - 3:36
  7. "Time Machine" - 3:32 (Michaelson / Dabbs)
  8. "One Night Town" (Featuring Mat Kearney) - 3:14 (Michaelson / Kearney)
  9. "Open Hands" (Featuring Trent Dabbs) - 4:06 (Michaelson / Dabbs)
  10. "Ready to Lose" (Featuring Trent Dabbs) - 3:33 (Michaelson / Dabbs)
  11. "Stick" - 3:35 (Michaelson / Dabbs)
  12. "Afterlife" - 4:04 (Michaelson / Brian Lee / Adam Pallin)
  13. "Over You" (Featuring A Great Big World) - 4:43 (Michaelson / Ian Axel / Chad Vaccarino)
  14. "Everyone Is Gonna Love Me Now" - 5:17 (Michaelson / Dabbs)
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
  1. "My Darling" - 4:22
  2. "Over You (Demo)" - 4:03
  3. "When I Go" - 3:12
  4. "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" - 2:21 (Sam Theard)
  5. "Skinny Love (Live)" - 4:23 (Bon Iver)
  6. "Everyone Is Gonna Love Me Now (Demo)" - 5:06

Chart performance

Charts (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] 2
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[13] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200 [14] 199

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.com - Lights Out - Music".
  2. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (April 23, 2014). "'Frozen's 11th Week at No. 1 with Biggest Sales Yet". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amazon.com - Girls Chase Boys - Ingrid Michaelson - Music".
  4. ↑ Michaelson, Ingrid (October 2, 2014). "Ingrid Michaelson on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Collar, Matt (November 11, 2014). "Lights Out [Bonus Tracks] - Ingrid Michaelson". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Metacritic. "Critic Reviews for Lights Out". CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Collar, Matt (April 14, 2014). "Lights Out - Ingrid Michaelson : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Graff, Gary (April 11, 2014). "The Listening Room: Ingrid Michaelson, The Birds of Satan and more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ingrid Michaelson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Ingrid Michaelson. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ingrid Michaelson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for Ingrid Michaelson. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ingrid Michaelson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Ingrid Michaelson. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ingrid Michaelson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Ingrid Michaelson. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for Ingrid Michaelson. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Billboard 200: Year-end 2014". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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