Ellie Goulding - Lights (2010)

Lights is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding, released in the United Kingdom

on 1 March 2010 by Polydor Records. Produced by Starsmith, Frankmusik, Fraser T. Smith and Richard Stannard,

the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart selling almost 40,000 copies in its first week.

Critical reception

Lights has received mixed reviews. Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph praised the "lush electro-dance

production of Starsmith" saying it "evokes a ushing, reathless rush of heady emotion that might have

benefited from at least a dash of restraint and intimacy." Mike Diver from BBC Music describes the album as

"an expectations-passing collection that should see fans of the singer's material to date elevating her to

superstar status ? perhaps not Gaga league, but certainly the equal of the current solo female du jour,

Florence Welch." He also says "ballads like "The Writer" and "I'll Hold My Breath" retain the glossy

attraction of singles "Under the Sheets" and "Starry Eyed". "Wish I Stayed" is the album's skilfully sound-

scaped highlight, percussively brutish but comely of light keys." However, The Guardian's Alexis Petridis

took a dislike to the album saying it provides "just general acoustic singer-songwriter material." Claire

Allfree of Metro described the album as "undeniably pretty aerated synth-pop but Goulding's girly, heartfelt

voice is oddly depthless, while the electronic vapour and four-to-the-floor house beats swoop in a wash of

perfectly calibrated bland sound", though there was praise for "Starry Eyed" ("pulsingly pert") and "The

Writer" ("a lilting melodic hook").

Tracklist:
01. Guns and Horses [03:35]
02. Starry Eyed [02:56]
03. This Love (Will Be Your Downfall) [03:53]
04. Under The Sheets [03:44]
05. The Writer [04:11]
06. Every Time You Go [03:25]
07. Wish I Stayed [03:40]
08. Your Biggest Mistake [03:25]
09. I'll Hold My Breath [03:45]
10. Salt Skin [04:16]


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