All the Little Lights
2012 studio album by Passenger
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All the Little Lights is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Passenger and was released by Black Crow Records and Nettwerk on 24 February 2012. The album contains 12 tracks, comprising 11 studio tracks recorded at Sydney's Linear Recording, and one song recorded live at The Borderline in London. The album originally contains no guest appearances, but the re-recording version, released on 10 November 2023, features Ed Sheeran, Gabrielle Aplin, Foy Vance, and Nina Nesbitt.
26 October 2011 ("I Hate")[1]
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| Released | 24 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | March 2011 26 October 2011 ("I Hate")[1] | |||
| Venues | Linear Recording, Sydney | |||
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| Length | 45:24 | |||
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A limited edition features a second disc containing acoustic versions of eight songs from the album.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Paste | 7.3/10[3] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[4] |
All the Little Lights received positive reviews from music critics. John Walshe of Hot Press called it "a truly gorgeous record".[5] Hilary Saunders of Paste said, "Luckily, Passenger serves as a very real, welcome alternative to reality TV talent shows, proving original songwriters do still exist".[3] Jordan Blum of PopMatters called it "a masterful work of art, plain and simple".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mike Rosenberg.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Things That Stop You Dreaming" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Let Her Go" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Staring at the Stars" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "All the Little Lights" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "The Wrong Direction" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Circles" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Keep on Walking" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Patient Love" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Life's for the Living" | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Holes" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Feather on the Clyde" | 5:02 |
| 12. | "I Hate" (Live from The Borderline, London) | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Her Go" (Acoustic) | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Staring at the Stars" (Acoustic) | 2:44 |
| 3. | "All the Little Lights" (Acoustic) | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Circles" (Acoustic) | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Keep on Walking" (Acoustic) | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Patient Love" (Acoustic) | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Life's for the Living" (Acoustic) | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Feather on the Clyde" (Acoustic) | 3:46 |
Personnel
Adapted credits from the media notes of All the Little Lights.[6]
- Passenger
- Mike Rosenberg – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, omnichord (tracks 1, 3, 5)
- Additional musicians
- Stu Larsen – backing vocals
- Georgia Mooney – backing vocals
- Stuart Hunter – piano, keys, synths
- Cameron Undy – upright bass, electric bass
- Kerry Martin (violin), Madeleine Boud (violin), Shelley Soerensen (viola), Janine Boubbov (cello) – strings (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6)
- James Steendam – string arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6)
- Glenn Wilson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10)
- Declan Kelly – drums (track 5)
- Tim Hart – drums (tracks 4, 7, 8), banjo (tracks 3, 6, 9), mandolin (track 6)
- Jess Ciampa – percussion (tracks 3, 6, 8, 11)
- Lucian McGuiness, Simon Ferenci, Sam Golding – brass (tracks 3, 7, 9, 10, 11)
- Alan Davey – trumpet (track 5)
2023 re-recording
A re-recorded version of the album was released on 10 November 2023, entitled All the Little Lights (Anniversary Edition).[7] The album features song duets with Ed Sheeran ("Let Her Go"), Gabrielle Aplin ("Circles"), Foy Vance ("Life's for the Living") and Nina Nesbitt ("Feather on the Clyde").
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[58] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[59] | Gold | 10,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[60] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[62] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[63] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[64] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[65] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Singapore (RIAS)[66] | Gold | 5,000* |
| Sweden (GLF)[67] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[68] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[69] | Platinum | 516,506[70] |
| United States (RIAA)[71] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||