Half-Light (album)
2017 studio album by Rostam
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Half-Light is the debut solo studio album by American musician Rostam, released on September 15, 2017.[17] The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,[18] and received generally favorable reviews.[19]
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| Released | September 15, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 52:08 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
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Background
Half-Light was released a year after his departure from his acclaimed indie-pop band, Vampire Weekend,[20] and his successful collaboration with the former The Walkmen singer, Hamilton Leithauser, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine. The album contains several tracks that were written many years before the release of Half-Light, with one song being written ten years prior to the album's release.[21]
Track listing
All tracks written and produced by Rostam Batmanglij, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Additional production | Length |
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| 1. | "Sumer" | Ariel Rechtshaid | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Bike Dream" | Rechtshaid | 3:22 | |
| 3. | "Half-Light" (featuring Kelly Zutrau) |
| 3:31 | |
| 4. | "Thatch Snow" | 3:04 | ||
| 5. | "Wood" | 5:42 | ||
| 6. | "Never Going to Catch Me" | 3:10 | ||
| 7. | "Don't Let It Get to You" | 5:18 | ||
| 8. | "I Will See You Again" | 1:16 | ||
| 9. | "Hold You" (featuring Angel Deradoorian) |
| Francis Farewell Starlite | 2:34 |
| 10. | "When" | Rechtshaid | 3:26 | |
| 11. | "Rudy" | Rechtshaid | 3:53 | |
| 12. | "Warning Intruders" | Rechtshaid | 3:31 | |
| 13. | "EOS" | 3:08 | ||
| 14. | "Gwan" |
| 4:46 | |
| 15. | "Don't Let It Get to You" (Reprise) |
| 2:01 | |
| Total length: | 52:08 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "Welcoming the Betrayers" | 2:35 |
| 17. | "Another Room" | 3:28 |
| 18. | "Oh You've Got To" | 3:07 |
| 19. | "Arc" | 1:20 |
| Total length: | 62:38 | |
- Notes
- ^[a] signifies a lyricist.
- Sample credits
- "Sumer" contains samples from "Sumer Is Icumen In" performed by The Revels Chorus.
- "Never Going To Catch Me" contains an interpolation of "Ndini Baba" by Dumisani Maraire.
- "Don't Let It Get To You" contains a sample from "The Obvious Child" as performed by Paul Simon.
- "When" contains excerpts from "You Are All I See" by Active Child.
Personnel
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Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] | 6 |