The Listening (Lights album)

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The Listening
Studio album by Lights
Released	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
Recorded	2006–09 The Salt Room Studios The Red Room Studios (St. Catharines, Ontario) Sony ATV Launch Pad Studios (Toronto, Ontario) Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Synthpop electropop new wave indie pop
Length	43:18
Label	Universal Sire
Producer	Lights Thomas "Tawgs" Salter Dave "Dwave" Thomson
Lights chronology
Lights (2008)Lights2008 The Listening (2009) Acoustic (2010)Acoustic2010
Singles from The Listening
"Saviour" Released: July 13, 2009 "Ice" Released: October 12, 2009 "Second Go" Released: February 16, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard	positive
Blogcritics	positive
CHARTattack	4/5
NME	2/10
PopMatters	8/10
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5
Toronto Star

The Listening is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Lights. It was released on September 22, 2009 by Sire Records, with global distribution handled by parent Warner Music Group, although in Lights' native Canada the album is released instead by Universal Music Canada under licence. By October 2010, the album was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting sales in excess of 40,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Saviour"	Lights Poxleitner Thomas "Tawgs" Salter	Lights Salter	3:29
2.	"Drive My Soul"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:21
3.	"River"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:04
4.	"The Listening"	Poxleitner Dave "Dwave" Thomson	Lights Thomson	3:36
5.	"Ice"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	2:56
6.	"Pretend"	Poxleitner	Lights Salter	3:23
7.	"The Last Thing on Your Mind"	Poxleitner	Lights Thomson	3:20
8.	"Second Go"	Poxleitner	Lights Thomson	3:16
9.	"February Air"	Poxleitner Thomson	Lights Thomson	3:49
10.	"Face Up"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:26
11.	"Lions!"	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter	3:18
12.	"Quiet"	Poxleitner Thomson	Lights Thomson	3:15
13.	"Pretend (Reprise)"	Poxleitner	Lights	3:05
Total length:				43:18

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Saviour" (Colin Munroe's Unsung Mix)	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter Munroe	3:21
15.	"Saviour" (The Angry Kids FM Mix)	Poxleitner Salter	Lights Salter The Angry Kids	3:45
16.	"Up Up and Away"	Poxleitner	Lights Thomson	4:20
Total length:				54:42

Personnel

• Lights – vocals, production (all tracks); mixing (track 13); layout, design
• The Angry Kids – additional production, remixing (track 15)
• Garnet Armstrong – layout, design
• João Carvalho – mastering
• Caitlin Cronenberg – photography
• Matt Green – engineering
• Colin Munroe – remixing (track 14)
• Thomas "Tawgs" Salter – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15); mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15)
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1, 5)
• Dave "Dwave" Thomson – production, mixing (tracks 4, 7–9, 12, 16)
• Lee Towndrown – photography

Charts

Chart (2009–10)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	7
Greek International Albums Chart	34
US Billboard 200	129
US Top Heatseekers	4

Release history

Country	Date	Label
Canada	September 22, 2009	Universal Music, Lights Music
United States	October 6, 2009	Sire Records, Lights Music
United Kingdom	May 17, 2010	Warner Bros. Records