| Nightlight | ||||
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| EP by Megan Washington and Sean Foran | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 7 April 2006 | |||
| Label | Newmarket | |||
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Nightlight is a collaborative extended play by Australian singer-songwriter Megan Washington and Sean Foran. It was released in 2006. [1]
At the 2008 Australian Jazz Bell Awards, it won Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album. [2]
Following an appearance on Spicks & Specks , the EP debuted and peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Charts in October 2009. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody's Talkin'" | Fred Neil | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Fin" | Foran, Washington | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Water and Time" | Rafael Karlen, Washington | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Some Other Time" | Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green | 6:40 |
| 5. | "Nightlight" | Foran, Washington | 3:47 |
| 6. | "No Surprises" | Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke | 4:58 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [3] | 53 |
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