- electropop, pop, synth-pop, dance-pop
- 37 min
- 10 tracks
- Polydor
Lights is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding. It was released on 26 February 2010 by Polydor Records, following the independent issue of its lead single, "Under the Sheets", through Neon Gold Records in 2009. Much of the album was recorded in producer Starsmith's home studio in Bromley, Essex, with additional contributions from producers including Frankmusik and Fraser T. Smith.
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Character
Spare, grave, character-led and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 65/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound6/10
- The Guardian2/5 ★
- The Fly4/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Guns and Horses3:35
- 2Starry Eyed2:58
- 3This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)3:54
- 4Under the Sheets3:44
- 5The Writer4:11
- 6Everytime You Go3:25
- 7Wish I Stayed3:41
- 8Your Biggest Mistake3:25
- 9I’ll Hold My Breath3:46
- 10Salt Skin4:18
10 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ellie Goulding
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- RU
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