Glorious Heights

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Glorious Heights
Glorious Heights by Montaigne.png
Studio album by
Released5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)
StudioStudio Le Pavois, Sony Music Studios; Sydney
Label Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony
Producer Tony Buchen
Montaigne chronology
Life of Montaigne
(2014)
Glorious Heights
(2016)
Complex
(2019)
Singles from Glorious Heights
  1. "Clip My Wings"
    Released: 28 August 2015 [1]
  2. "In the Dark"
    Released: January 2016 [2]
  3. "Because I Love You"
    Released: 3 June 2016 [3]

Glorious Heights is the debut studio album by Australian art pop singer-songwriter Montaigne. It was released in August 2016 and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Best Female Artist and won the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release.

At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The AU Review8.4/10 [5]
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Dylan Marshall from The AU Review called Glorious Heights "a momentous beginning" and "one of the albums that you can sit down, listen to and genuinely just really enjoy the moment; whether for its music, vocals, lyrics, themes, or a sweet combination of them all." [5]

Isadora Vadasz from The Music Insight stated that "Over 13 tracks, Montaigne takes her listeners on an epic journey of wild highs and sullen lows... The resulting sound beckons you into a dark circus tent full of temptations and pleasant surprises." [6]

Jeff Jenkins from Stack Magazine said "[Montaigne]'s debut album is aptly titled, with the singer delivering thrilling electro pop infused with genuine soul. She's just as effective when she straightens up and simplifies things – check out the ballad 'Consolation Prize' and the pure pop of 'What You Mean to Me'. A star is born." [7]

Banda Wilson from Music Feeds wrote: "Glorious Heights is a record that is built around Montaigne's inimitable voice. Pretty much everything else created with the goal of featuring her vocals in a variety of contexts, in an effort to show off her vocal skillset." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jessica Cerro and Tony Buchen, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glorious Heights"Cerro4:15
2."In the Dark" 3:21
3."Till It Kills Me" 3:11
4."Because I Love You" 3:37
5."What You Mean to Me"Cerro4:02
6."Consolation Prize"3:53
7."Come Back to Me" (interlude) 1:31
8."Come Back to Me" 3:35
9."Greater Than Me" 3:11
10."Clip My Wings" 3:30
11."Lie to Myself"Cerro4:48
12."Lonely" 4:29
13."I Am Behind You" 9:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 4

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia [10] [11] 5 August 2016 CD, digital download Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony Music Australia LICK016

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