Bright Lights (album)

This article is about the album by Susanna Hoffs. For the Ellie Goulding album also known as Bright Lights, see Lights (Ellie Goulding album).

Bright Lights
Studio album by Susanna Hoffs
Released	November 12, 2021
Genre	Rock
Length	35:00
Label	Baroque Folk
Producer	Paul Bryan
Susanna Hoffs chronology
Under the Covers, Vol. 3 (2013) Bright Lights (2021) The Deep End (2023)

Bright Lights is the fourth solo album by Susanna Hoffs. This is a covers album featuring songs originally performed by Badfinger, the Velvet Underground, and former Big Star singer Chris Bell among others. ^[1] Hoffs stated, "These were songs I always admired and adored and had listened to on repeat for pure pleasure, but had never sung." ^[2]

Ledger Line's Jonathan Keefe stated "Bright Lights reaffirms, then, is that Hoffs has some of the sharpest instincts in pop music." ^[3]

The album featured a cover of a Badfinger track with Aimee Mann. ^[4]

Track listing

#	Title	Composers	Length
1.	"Time Will Show the Wiser"	Emitt Rhodes	3:37
2.	"One of These Things First"	Nick Drake	4:30
3.	"You and Your Sister"	Chris Bell	3:18
4.	"Name of the Game" (featuring Aimee Mann)	Pete Ham	4:49
5.	"I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight"	Richard Thompson / Linda Thompson	3:13
6.	"You Just May Be the One"	Michael Nesmith	2:14
7.	"Him or Me – What's It Gonna Be"	Mark Lindsay / Terry Melcher	2:52
8.	"Femme Fatale"	Lou Reed	4:32
9.	"Take Me with U"	Prince	3:29
10.	"No Good Trying"	Syd Barrett	3:22

Personnel

• Susanna Hoffs – vocals, harmony vocals, tambourine
• Aimee Mann – (track 4)
• Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar
• Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Russell Kunkel – drums

Charts

Chart performance for Bright Lights

Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [5]	83

References

1. Visconti, John (January 15, 2022). "Susanna Hoffs Shines Her "Bright Lights"". www.culturesonar.com.
2. "Susanna Hoffs Shines on 'Bright Lights'". American Songwriter. December 31, 2021.
3. Gorham, Luke (December 24, 2021). "Susanna Hoffs | Bright Lights".
4. Blistein, Jon (October 15, 2021). "Susanna Hoffs, Aimee Mann Team Up to Cover Badfinger's Power Pop Classic 'Name of the Game'". Rolling Stone .
5. "Official Album Downloads Chart on 19/11/2021 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2024.