The Light the Dead See

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All lyrics are written by Dave Gahan; all music is composed by Rich Machin, Ian Glover

The Light the Dead See
Soulsavers The Light The Dead See cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 May 2012
Recorded12 November 2010 in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin, Sydney & Stoke-on-Trent
Genre Alternative rock, blues rock, acoustic rock, electronica
Length44:01
Label V2 Records, Mute US
Producer The Soulsavers
Soulsavers chronology
Broken
(2009)
The Light the Dead See
(2012)
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)
Dave Gahan chronology
Hourglass
(2007)
The Light the Dead See
(2012)
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)
No.TitleLength
1."La Ribera" (Instrumental)1:51
2."In the Morning"3:33
3."Longest Day"4:14
4."Presence of God"3:45
5."Just Try"4:03
6."Gone Too Far"3:12
7."Point Sur Pt. 1" (Instrumental)1:41
8."Take Me Back Home"4:06
9."Bitterman"4:51
10."I Can't Stay"5:02
11."Take"3:45
12."Tonight"3:58
Total length:44:01

Credits

Musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [26] 49
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [27] 35
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [28] 37
French Albums Chart [29] 120
German Albums Chart [30] 12
Swiss Albums Chart [31] 30
Polish Albums Chart [32] 23
UK Albums Chart [33] 69
US Top Heatseekers Albums Chart [34] 28

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