Black Light (Groove Armada album)

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Black Light
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Studio album by
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
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Consequence of Sound C+ [3]
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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]
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Black Light is the sixth studio album by the London electronic duo Groove Armada. Black Light combines the more mainstream-oriented sound of its predecessor, Soundboy Rock , with the rock spirit of Lovebox ,[ citation needed ] and the band makes use of 1980s synthesizers for the first time.[ citation needed ] The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music. [12]

Contents

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

The album received a nomination for the 53rd Grammy Awards in the category Best Electronic/Dance Album.

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 [13]
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 [14]
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 [15]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02
iTunes deluxe edition bonus track [16]
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) [17] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] 71
Irish Albums (IRMA) [20] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [21] 23
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 26
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [23] 10

Sales

Sales for Black Light
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom35,000 [24]
Worldwide100,000 [24]

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