First Comes the Night

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First Comes the Night
Chris Issak -- First Comes The Night -- album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Chris Isaak
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Recorded2014-2015
Genre
Length41:37
Label Vanguard Records VAN-38119-02
Producer Chris Isaak, Dave Cobb, Mark Needham, Paul Worley
Chris Isaak chronology
Beyond the Sun
(2011)		First Comes the Night
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Renowned for Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Absolute Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Stuff.co.nz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The National Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

First Comes the Night is the twelfth studio album by American rock musician Chris Isaak, released through Vanguard Records in Australia on October 23, 2015 [10] and worldwide on November 13, 2015. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Comes the Night"Chris Isaak, Scott Plunkett, Rowland Salley 4:18
2."Please Don't Call" Natalie Hemby, Chris Isaak5:18
3."Perfect Lover"Chris Isaak3:33
4."Down in Flames"Chris Isaak, Gordie Sampson, Caitlyn Smith 2:54
5."Reverie" Michelle Branch, Natalie Hemby, Chris Isaak3:56
6."Baby, What You Want Me to Do?"Chris Isaak3:00
7."Kiss Me Like a Stranger"Chris Isaak, James Slater3:22
8."Dry Your Eyes"Chris Isaak4:32
9."Don't Break My Heart"Chris Isaak2:33
10."Running Down the Road"Chris Isaak2:40
11."Insects"Chris Isaak2:53
12."The Way Things Really Are"Chris Isaak2:38
13."Some Days Are Harder Than the Rest" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak4:04
14."Keep Hanging On" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak2:21
15."Every Night I Miss You More" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak1:48
16."The Girl That Broke My Heart" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak2:59
17."Love the Way You Kiss Me" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak2:15
Total length:41:37

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] 63
French Albums (SNEP) [20] 186
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [21] 84
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 32
US Billboard 200 [23] 66

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