Leave the Light On (EP)

Leave the Light On
EP by Bailey Zimmerman
Released	October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)
Recorded	2021–2022
Genre	Country country rock
Length	28:37
Label	Warner Nashville Elektra
Producer	Austin Shawn
Bailey Zimmerman chronology
Leave the Light On (2022) Religiously. The Album. (2023)
Singles from Leave the Light On
"Fall in Love" Released: February 11, 2022 "Rock and a Hard Place" Released: June 10, 2022 "Where It Ends" Released: October 2, 2023

Leave the Light On is the debut EP by American country music singer Bailey Zimmerman. It was released on October 14, 2022, by Warner Music Nashville and Elektra Records. ^[1] Despite receiving mixed critical reviews upon release, it debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200. ^[2] His number one hits on the country music airplay charts include: "Fall in Love" and "Rock and a Hard Place".

Content

The EP was preceded by the singles "Fall in Love" and "Rock and a Hard Place", the former of which charted in the top 10 on Country Airplay. ^[3] It was also preceded by the songs "Where It Ends" and "Never Leave". Zimmerman co-wrote all but two of the EP's tracks.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the song "From the Fall" as offering "slight echoes of sighing '70s soft rock, offering an appealing bit of sweetening", but was critical of the EP overall, such as the song "Where it Ends" in which Zimmerman's vocals and guitar play were compared to that of "a Southern-fried Chad Kroeger". ^[4]

Lesley Janes of The Nash News offered a more positive review, stating in part, "The way he sings about true heartbreak feels authentic and new at the same time". ^[5]

Commercial performance

Leave the Light On debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, as well as number two on Top Country Albums, earning 32,000 album equivalent units in its first week. ^[2] It also debuted at number eight on Canadian Albums. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Bailey Zimmerman	0:13
2.	"Never Leave"	Zimmerman Austin Shawn Chris Sligh Gavin Lucas Mary Kutter	3:27
3.	"Waiting"	Zimmerman Shawn Lucas	3:37
4.	"House on Fire"	Zimmerman Shawn Lucas Heath Warren	3:40
5.	"From the Fall"	Shawn Dylan Wolfe Lucas	3:48
6.	"Trainwreck"	Zimmerman Shawn Lucas Morgan Wallen Sergio Sanchez	3:30
7.	"Fall in Love"	Zimmerman Shawn Lucas	3:52
8.	"Rock and a Hard Place"	Warren Jacob Hackworth Jet Harvey	3:27
9.	"Where It Ends"	Zimmerman Joe London Grant Averill Joe Spargur	2:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[7]

• Bailey Zimmerman – vocals (tracks 2–9)
• Austin Shawn – production, engineering (all tracks); background vocals, bass guitar (2–7, 9); piano (2–7); mixing, mastering (3–7, 9); programming (7, 8)
• Tim Galloway – acoustic guitar, drums (2–9); electric guitar (2–4, 6, 8), banjo (5, 9)
• Kurt Ozan – pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 6, 8), electric guitar (5, 7, 9), bass guitar (7), slide guitar (7)
• Jeff Balding – mixing (2, 8)
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering (2, 8)
• Tristan Ableson – mixing assistance (2)
• Scotty Sanders – pedal steel guitar (3)
• Jim Van Cleve – fiddle (3, 8)
• Brett Sandler – organ (5, 6)
• Michael Rinne – bass guitar (8)
• Josh Kearney – electric guitar (9)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Leave the Light On Chart (2022) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 95 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 8 US Billboard 200 [10] 9 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Leave the Light On for 2022 Chart (2022) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 68 Year-end chart performance for Leave the Light On for 2023 Chart (2023) Position US Billboard 200 [13] 94 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [14] 20 Year-end chart performance for Leave the Light On for 2024 Chart (2024) Position Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [15] 29

Certifications

Certifications for Leave the Light On

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16]	Gold	40,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Bailey Zimmerman – Leave The Light On". Spotify. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
2. Asker, Jim (October 25, 2022). "Bailey Zimmerman Shines on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Leave the Light On'" . Billboard . Retrieved November 4, 2022.
3. "Billboard Country Airplay: November 2, 2022" . Billboard . Retrieved November 4, 2022.
4. "Leave the Light On – Bailey Zimmerman (AllMusic Review)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
5. Janes, Lesley (October 14, 2022). "Bailey Zimmerman 'Leave The Light On' EP Review". The Nash News. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
6. "Billboard Canadian Albums – Week of October 29, 2022". Billboard . Retrieved November 4, 2022.
7. "ALBUM / ARTIST / Credits". Tidal.
8. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1703. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 24, 2022. p. 6.
9. "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
10. "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
11. "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
13. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
14. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
15. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
16. "Canadian album certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Leave the Light On". Music Canada . Retrieved December 14, 2022.