Lights Out (Ingrid Michaelson album)

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Lights Out
IngridMichaelsonLightsOut.jpg
Studio album by
Ingrid Michaelson
ReleasedApril 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
Genre Indie pop
Length54:26
Label
Producer
Ingrid Michaelson chronology
Human Again
(2012)		Lights Out
(2014)		 It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
(2016)
Singles from Lights Out
  1. "Girls Chase Boys"
    Released: February 4, 2014
  2. "Afterlife"
    Released: October 2, 2014
  3. "Time Machine"
    Released: February 19, 2015

Lights Out is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, released on April 15, 2014 through Cabin 24 Records under exclusive license to Mom + Pop Music. [1] It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 37,000 copies in its first week. [2] The lead single from the album, "Girls Chase Boys", was released on February 4, 2014. [3] The second single from the album, "Afterlife", was released on October 2, 2014. [4] The third single, "Time Machine", was released on February 19, 2015. [5]

Contents

A deluxe edition with an alternate cover and a bonus disc was released on November 11, 2014. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Boston Globe (positive) [9]
The Oakland Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Sputnikmusic4/5 [12]

Lights Out received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally positive reviews" feedback. [7] AllMusic's Matt Collar rated the album four stars out of five, stating how the release shows "Michaelson has captured that sound of love." [8] At The Oakland Press , Gary Graff rated the album three stars out of four, writing how the release is "filled with emotional heavy lifting", and the LP features "Michaelson's use of choral arrangements throughout is just one of the elements that remind us of what a clever artist she is while also pushing her in fresh directions." [10]

Commercial performance

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 5, with first-week sales of 37,000 copies. [2] It also debuted at number 2 on Top Rock Albums. [13] It has sold 160,000 copies as of August 2016. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Home" Ingrid Michaelson 4:24
2."Girls Chase Boys"
3:41
3."Wonderful Unknown" (featuring Greg Laswell)Michaelson5:01
4."You Got Me" (featuring Storyman)
3:13
5."Warpath"Michaelson2:27
6."Handsome Hands"Michaelson3:26
7."Time Machine"
3:32
8."One Night Town" (featuring Mat Kearney)
  • Michaelson
  • Kearney
3:14
9."Open Hands" (featuring Trent Dabbs)
  • Michaelson
  • Dabbs
4:06
10."Ready to Lose" (featuring Trent Dabbs)
  • Michaelson
  • Dabbs
3:33
11."Stick"
  • Michaelson
  • Dabbs
3:35
12."Afterlife"
4:04
13."Over You" (featuring A Great Big World)
4:43
14."Everyone Is Gonna Love Me Now"
  • Michaelson
  • Dabbs
5:17
Lights Out – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."My Darling"Michaelson4:22
16."Over You (Demo)"Michaelson4:03
17."When I Go"Michaelson3:12
18."(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" Sam Theard 2:21
19."Skinny Love (Live)" Justin Vernon 4:23
20."Everyone Is Gonna Love Me Now (Demo)"
  • Michaelson
  • Dabbs
5:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 2
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [19] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard 200 [20] 199

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