Little Things (Toby Lightman album)

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Little Things
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Studio album by Toby Lightman
Released March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)(original version) [1]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20)(re-release) [2]
Recorded 2003 (2003)–2004 (2004) [3] [4]
Genre Pop rock
Length42:35(original version) [1]
48:08(re-release) [2]
Label Lava
Producer Peter Zizzo
Toby Lightman chronology
Little Things
(2004)		 Bird on a Wire
(2006)
Singles from Little Things
  1. "Devils and Angels"
    Released: December 2, 2003 [3]
  2. "Everyday"
    Released: May 4, 2004 [5]
  3. "Real Love"
    Released: June 29, 2004 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Little Things is the first studio album by the American pop rock recording artist Toby Lightman, released on March 30, 2004, by Lava Records. [1] The album peaked at #200 on the Billboard 200, and is Lightman's only album to appear on the chart. [6]

Americans citizens, or natives, of the United States of America

Americans are nationals and citizens of the United States of America. Although nationals and citizens make up the majority of Americans, some dual citizens, expatriates, and permanent residents may also claim American nationality. The United States is home to people of many different ethnic origins. As a result, American culture and law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and permanent allegiance.

Toby Lightman American musician

Toby Lightman is an American singer-songwriter. Her first album, Little Things, was released in 2004 on Lava/Atlantic. Her second album, Bird on a Wire was released in 2006. During her career, she has toured and performed with bands such as OAR, Rob Thomas, Jewel, Gavin DeGraw, Train, Prince, Marc Broussard, and Carbon Leaf. Lightman released record "Every Kind of People" October 2014. It is distributed by RED. Toby is managed by All Parts Move.

Lava Records is an American-based record label owned by Universal Music Group and distributed through Republic Records.

Contents

Two singles were released from the original album: "Devils and Angels" and "Everyday". The album was re-released on July 20, 2004, with the addition of a cover version of Mary J. Blige's "Real Love", [2] which was the album's third single. [4]

Single (music) type of music release usually containing one or two tracks

In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.

Devils and Angels (song) 2003 song by Toby Lightman

"Devils and Angels" is a song written and performed by Toby Lightman, issued as the first single from her first studio album Little Things. The song was originally released on December 2, 2003 leading to a peak position of #17 on the Billboard adult top 40 chart. It was re-released on December 7, 2004.

Everyday (Toby Lightman song) single by Toby Lightman

"Everyday" is a song by written and performed by Toby Lightman, issued as the second single from her debut studio album Little Things. The song was used during the sixth season of the FOX television series Bones, in the episode "The Couple in the Cave".

Track listing

All tracks written by Toby Lightman, [1] except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Leave It Inside"
3:02
2."Devils and Angels" 3:54
3."Coming Back In" 4:05
4."Frightened"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:52
5."The River"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:52
6."Voices" 3:43
7."Little Thing" 0:49
8."Front Row"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:33
9."Everyday" 3:47
10."Is This Right" 3:58
11."Don't Wanna Know"
  • Aaron Albano
  • Fred Sargolini
  • Toby Lightman
3:37
12."Running Away" 4:23
13."Real Love" (Mary J. Blige cover [upper-alpha 1] )
5:26
Total length:48:08

Production credits

Rob Mounsey New York composer, arranger, music producer, pianist, conductor

Rob Mounsey is an American musician, composer, and arranger.

Nile Rodgers American record producer, songwriter, musician, composer and arranger

Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. is an American record producer, songwriter, musician, composer, arranger and guitarist. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. He is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, and the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Known for his "chucking" guitar style, Rolling Stone wrote in 2014 that "the full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom."

Tom Lord-Alge is an American music engineer and mixer. Having began his career at The Hit Factory in New York. Subsequently, TLA was the resident mixer at what used to be known as: "South Beach Studios" located on the ground floor of the Marlin Hotel. Lord-Alge mixed Live's 2014 album Turned in Pennsylvania.

Chart positions

Chart (2004) [6] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 200
US Top Heatseekers ( Billboard )14

Notes

  1. ↑ "Real Love" did not appear on the original version of the album. [1] [2]

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References

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