Leave the Light On (Lorrie Morgan album)

Leave the Light On
Leave the Light On
Studio album by Lorrie Morgan
Released	May 11, 1989
Recorded	1988
Studio	Castle Recording Studios, Franklin, TN, Audio Media Recorders, Digital Studios, and Omnisound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Barry Beckett
Lorrie Morgan chronology
Singles from Leave the Light On
	"Trainwreck of Emotion"; Released: December 10, 1988; "Dear Me"; Released: February 1989; "Out of Your Shoes"; Released: July 1989; "Five Minutes"; Released: December 1989; "He Talks to Me"; Released: April 1990;

ReleasedMay 11, 1989

Recorded1988

StudioCastle Recording Studios, Franklin, TN, Audio Media Recorders, Digital Studios, and Omnisound Studios, Nashville, TN

GenreCountry

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B^[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A:1^[4]

Leave the Light On is the debut studio album by American country music singer Lorrie Morgan. Its singles were "Trainwreck of Emotion" at No. 20, "Dear Me" at No. 9, "Out of Your Shoes" at No. 2, "Five Minutes" at No. 1, and "He Talks to Me" at No. 4. On the original vinyl LP, there were only nine tracks, but the CD version adds two more, including a cover of the Beatles' 1965 single "Eight Days a Week."

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trainwreck of Emotion"	Jon Vezner, Alan Rhody	3:07
2.	"Out of Your Shoes"	Jill Wood, Sharon Spivey, Patti Ryan	3:15
3.	"I'll Take the Memories"	Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall	3:54
4.	"Far Side of the Bed"	Susie McCoy	3:57
5.	"Dear Me"	Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer	3:44
6.	"Five Minutes"	Beth Nielsen Chapman	3:32
7.	"He Talks to Me"	Mike Reid, Rory Bourke	3:27
8.	"It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)"	Bourke, Gene Dobbins, Johnny Wilson	3:40
9.	"Gonna Leave the Light On"	Will Robinson, Don Pfrimmer	3:02
10.	"Eight Days a Week"	Paul McCartney, John Lennon	2:33
11.	"If I Didn't Love You"	Rafe Van Hoy, Deborah Allen	3:21

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	29
US Billboard 200^[6]	117
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	6

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	65
Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	5
Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	35

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Discography
Studio albums	Leave the Light On (1989) Something in Red (1991) Watch Me (1992) Merry Christmas from London (1993) War Paint (1994) Greater Need (1996) Shakin' Things Up (1997) Secret Love (1998) My Heart (1999) I Finally Found Someone (with Sammy Kershaw) (2001) Show Me How (2004) A Moment in Time (2009) Dos Divas (with Pam Tillis) (2013) Letting Go...Slow (2016)
Compilation albums	Reflections: Greatest Hits (1995) To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection (2000)
Singles	"Trainwreck of Emotion" "Dear Me" "Out of Your Shoes" "Five Minutes" "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (with Keith Whitley) "He Talks to Me" "We Both Walk" "A Picture of Me (Without You)" "Except for Monday" "Something in Red" "Watch Me" "What Part of No" "I Guess You Had to Be There" "Half Enough" "Crying Time" "My Night to Howl" "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" "Back in Your Arms Again" "Standing Tall" "By My Side" (with Jon Randall) "Good as I Was to You" "Go Away" "One of Those Nights Tonight" "Maybe Not Tonight" (with Sammy Kershaw)
Related people and acts	Sammy Kershaw George Morgan Jon Randall Pam Tillis Keith Whitley

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