Black Light (Groove Armada album)

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Black Light
Groove Armada - 2010 - Black Light.jpg
Studio album by
Groove Armada
Released29 January 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length52:46
Label Cooking Vinyl
Producer Groove Armada
Groove Armada chronology
Soundboy Rock
(2007)		Black Light
(2010)		 White Light
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound C+ [3]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 6/10 [5]
PopMatters 7/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Resident Advisor Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Black Light is the sixth studio album by English electronic duo Groove Armada. It combines the more mainstream-oriented sound of its predecessor, Soundboy Rock , with the rock spirit of Lovebox , [12] and the band makes use of 1980s synthesisers for the first time. [13] The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music. [14]

Contents

The vocal collaborations on the album include Bryan Ferry, Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee, Nick Littlemore, Saint Saviour and Will Young. [15]

Black Light received a nomination for the 53rd Grammy Awards in the category Best Electronic/Dance Album. [16] The song "Paper Romance" is in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 11 . [17]

Track listing

Black Light track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
2."Fall Silent" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:35
3."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
4."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
5."I Won't Kneel" (featuring Saint Saviour)4:36
6."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
9."Shameless" (featuring Bryan Ferry)4:48
10."Time & Space" (featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
11."History" (featuring Will Young)4:10
Total length:52:46
Japanese bonus tracks [18]
No.TitleLength
12."Not Forgotten" (Loose Joint Mix; featuring Nick Littlemore)6:21
13."Shameless" (alternative mix; featuring Bryan Ferry)5:51
Total length:64:49
iTunes bonus track [19]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02

North American edition

No.TitleLength
1."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
2."History" (featuring Will Young)4:10
3."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
4."I Won't Kneel" (featuring Saint Saviour)4:36
5."Shameless" (featuring Bryan Ferry)4:48
6."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Time & Space" (featuring SaintSaviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
9."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
10."Fall Silent" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:35
11."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
iTunes bonus track [20]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02
iTunes deluxe edition bonus track [21]
No.TitleLength
13."Paper Romance" (Classixx Version; featuring Fenech-Soler & Saint Saviour)6:02
14."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Mix; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08
15."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Dub; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08

Singles

Singles from Black Light
SingleRelease date
"I Won't Kneel"23 November 2009
"Paper Romance"22 February 2010
"Look Me in the Eye Sister"/"Just for Tonight"3 May 2010
"History" (featuring Will Young)30 August 2010

Charts

Chart performance for Black Light
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 71
Irish Albums (IRMA) [25] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [26] 23
UK Albums (OCC) [27] 26
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [28] 10

Sales

Sales for Black Light
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom—35,000 [29]
Worldwide—100,000 [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Black Light by Groove Armada". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "allmusicguide review".
  3. ↑ Young, Alex. "Groove Armada – Black Light". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "MusicOMH review". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "NME review". NME .
  6. ↑ "PopMatters review".
  7. ↑ Their best and most cohesive album since 1999's "Vertigo." [Mar 2010, p.111]
  8. ↑ Girard, Stéphane. "Groove Armada - Black Light". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine .
  10. ↑ "URB review". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
  11. ↑ Though their frothy, soulless hits have rarely displayed originality or purpose, Groove Armada's sixth is a revelation. [Mar 2010, p.86]
  12. ↑ Hann, Michael (4 March 2010). "Groove Armada on dance music's new live age" – via The Guardian.
  13. ↑ "LIVE: GROOVE ARMADA – 02/03/2010".
  14. ↑ Andy Cato quote Retrieved 21 November 2009
  15. ↑ "Groove Armada: Black Light | PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. 2 March 2010.
  16. ↑ Gaboury-Potvin, Thomas (11 December 2019). "Premiere: Groove Armada tie the past to the present with a brand new remix of Joe Smooth's 'Promised Land'". When We Dip.
  17. ↑ "Every FIFA Soundtrack Song EVER: From FIFA 98 to FIFA 19". BigTop40.
  18. ↑ "Groove Armada – Black Light;". Discogs. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Black Light by Groove Armada;". iTunes Britain. Retrieved 10 January 2013.[ dead link ]
  20. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Black Light by Groove Armada;". iTunes USA. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Black Light (Deluxe Edition) by Groove Armada;". iTunes USA. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  22. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Groove Armada – Black Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Groove Armada – Black Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Groove Armada – Black Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 9, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "Charts.nz – Groove Armada – Black Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  27. ↑ "Groove Armada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  28. ↑ "Groove Armada Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  29. 1 2 Smirke, Richard (11 September 2010). "At Your Service". Billboard.
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