Lighthouse (David Crosby album)
2016 studio album by David Crosby
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Lighthouse is the fifth studio album by American musician David Crosby, released on October 21, 2016, by GroundUP Music.[1] The cover was photographed at Felgueiras Lighthouse, Oporto, Portugal.[13]
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
RecordedFebruary 2016[1]
Studio
- Groove Masters (Santa Monica)
- Harmony (Wolcatt)
- Flux (New York City)
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| Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | February 2016[1] | |||
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| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | GroundUP | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
| The Arts Desk | [5] |
| Financial Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Record Collector | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | 8/10[12] |
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Crosby, with additional contributors noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Things We Do for Love" | Michael League | 4:15 |
| 2. | "The Us Below" | League, Marcus Eaton | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Drive Out to the Desert" | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Look in Their Eyes" | League | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Somebody Other Than You" | League | 4:23 |
| 6. | "The City" | League | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Paint You a Picture" | Marc Cohn | 4:23 |
| 8. | "What Makes It So" | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "By the Light of Common Day" | Becca Stevens | 6:14 |
Personnel
- David Crosby – vocals, acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 8), guitar percussion (6), 12-string electric guitar (7)
- Michael League – vocals (1–6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (1–6, 8, 9), 12-string acoustic guitar (1, 5), electric guitar (1, 2, 4–6, 9), acoustic bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 9), hammertone guitar (2, 9), electric bass (4, 6), guitar percussion (4), baritone guitar (6, 8), 12-string electric guitar (6), double bass (8)
- Cory Henry – organ (6, 8)
- Bill Laurance – acoustic piano (7, 9)
- Becca Stevens – vocals (9)
- Michelle Willis – vocals (9)
Production
- Michael League – producer
- Fabrice Dupont – co-producer, recording, mixing
- Patrick MacDougall – vocal recording (2, 6)
- Bill Lane – assistant engineer
- Rich Tosi – assistant engineer
- Ed Wong – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- David Crosby – art direction
- Jan Dee – art direction
- Emilia Canas Mendes – artwork
- Eduardo Texeria de Souza and Bamboo Studios – photography
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 151 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 121 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 91 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[18] | 135 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] | 56 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[20] | 67 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 117 |