Leave the Light On (EP)

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Leave the Light On
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EP by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)
Recorded2021–2022
Genre
Length28:37
Label
Producer Austin Shawn
Bailey Zimmerman chronology
Leave the Light On
(2022)
Religiously. The Album.
(2023)
Singles from Leave the Light On
  1. "Fall in Love"
    Released: February 11, 2022
  2. "Rock and a Hard Place"
    Released: June 10, 2022
  3. "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".

Contents

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.TitleWriter(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"
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

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Leave the Light On
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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