Daylight (Grace Potter album)

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Daylight
Grace Potter - Daylight.png
Studio album by
Grace Potter
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
Genre
Length45:20
Label Fantasy
Producer Eric Valentine
Grace Potter chronology
Midnight
(2015)		Daylight
(2019)		 Mother Road
(2023)

Daylight is the third solo studio album by American musician Grace Potter, released through Fantasy Records on October 25, 2019. The album was produced by her husband, Eric Valentine, and was called both Potter's "comeback album" and a "thematic sequel" to her preceding album, Midnight (2015). [2] It received generally positive reviews from critics and peaked at number 74 on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Paste 7.3/10 [2]
PopMatters 7/10 [6]

Daylight received a score of 73 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on six critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [4] Uncut called it a return to Potter's "stylistic comfort zone". [4] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic stated that the album "feels hard-won but remarkably sanguine. It helps that Potter and Valentine have dialed back some of the slick AOR pop sheen that made Midnight so divisive" and felt that Daylight "works best when Potter is steering the ship" and even with the talents of her backing band, "Potter commands the room". [5] Horowitz concurred that the "slick, synth-heavy, commercial pop" of Midnight is largely not present, as Potter has taken a "180 degree turn" and its sound has been replaced with a "more organic sounding musical approach" on what is overall "a more subdued, soulful and introspective affair". Horowitz concluded that while some of the "slick production" remains, it is still "an encouraging return to form". [1]

Jeff Gaudiosi of PopMatters wrote that Potter "continu[es] to drift away from the sound of her former band, but the [tracks] don't quite veer into the pop territory of her last record", and despite this, "the most successful songs on the record are the ones that bear a passing resemblance to her old work". [6] Paste 's Ellen Johnson called Daylight "soul-stirring, hair-raising, floor-shakin' Americana that very often slides into good ol' fashioned rock 'n' roll" and remarked that Potter's "voice alone should be reason enough to pay attention to her", as her "roar makes every song worth listening to, even if each one more or less preaches the same point". [2] Reviewing the album for Glide Magazine, Jeremy Lukens described it as Potter's "most uplifting and introspective release to date" and "a soft and heartfelt collection of power pop done right, full of catchy radio-ready hooks with few missteps". [3]

Track listing

Daylight track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Love Is Love"3:06
2."On My Way"3:42
3."Back to Me"4:45
4."Every Heartbeat"4:12
5."Release"4:32
6."Shout It Out"5:28
7."Repossession"3:44
8."Desire"3:00
9."Everyday Love"3:01
10."Please"5:29
11."Daylight"4:21
Total length:45:20

Charts

Chart performance for Daylight
Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 74
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8] 9

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Horowitz, Hal (October 21, 2019). "Grace Potter – Daylight". American Songwriter . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Ellen (October 25, 2019). "Grace Potter Steps Into the Daylight". Paste . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Lukens, Jeremy (October 28, 2019). "On Daylight, Grace Potter Offers Glimpses of Pop Star, Crooner & Rocker (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Daylight by Grace Potter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Monger, James Christopher. "Grace Potter – Daylight Album Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Gaudiosi, Jeff (October 29, 2019). "Grace Potter Leaves the Nocturnal for Daylight". PopMatters . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Grace Potter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Grace Potter Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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