Glorious Heights
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Glorious Heights
| type = studio
| artist = Montaigne
| cover = Glorious Heights by Montaigne.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2016|08|05|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio = Studio Le Pavois, Sony Music Studios; Sydney
| genre =
| length =
| label = Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony
| producer = Tony Buchen
| prev_title = Life of Montaigne
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Complex
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Glorious Heights
| type = studio
| single1 = Clip My Wings
| single2 = In the Dark
| single3 = Because I Love You
}}
}}
Glorious Heights is the debut studio album by Australian art pop singer-songwriter Montaigne. It was released in August 2016 and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Best Female Artist and won Breakthrough Artist – Release.{{Cite web |title=2016 ARIA Awards Winners |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2016 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=www.aria.com.au |language=en}}
At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.{{cite web|title = The J Award 2016|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/j-awards-2016/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2016|access-date =15 August 2020}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = The AU Review
| rev2 = The Music Insight
| rev2score = {{Rating|8.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicinsight.com.au/reviews/album-review-montaigne-glorious-heights/|title=Album Review: Montaigne – Glorious Heights|publisher=The Music Insight|date=5 August 2016|access-date=23 July 2019}}
}}
Dylan Marshall from The AU Review called Glorious Heights "a momentous beginning" and "one of the albums that you can sit down, listen to and genuinely just really enjoy the moment; whether for its music, vocals, lyrics, themes, or a sweet combination of them all."
Isadora Vadasz from The Music Insight stated that "Over 13 tracks, Montaigne takes [their] listeners on an epic journey of wild highs and sullen lows... The resulting sound beckons you into a dark circus tent full of temptations and pleasant surprises."
Jeff Jenkins from Stack Magazine said "[Montaigne]'s debut album is aptly titled, with the singer delivering thrilling electro pop infused with genuine soul. [They're] just as effective when [they] straighten up and simplify things – check out the ballad 'Consolation Prize' and the pure pop of 'What You Mean to Me'. A star is born."{{cite web|url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/review-montaigne-glorious-heights/|title= Review: Montaigne, 'Glorious Heights'|work=Stack Magazine|date=29 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2019}}
Banda Wilson from Music Feeds wrote: "Glorious Heights is a record that is built around Montaigne's inimitable voice. Pretty much everything else created with the goal of featuring [their] vocals in a variety of contexts, in an effort to show off [their] vocal skillset."{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/album/montaigne-glorious-heights/|title=ALBUM REVIEWS Montaigne Glorious Heights|work=Music Feeds|date=July 2016|access-date=23 July 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
|all_writing=Jessica Cerro and Tony Buchen, except where noted
| total_length =
| title1 = Glorious Heights
| writer1 = Cerro
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = In the Dark
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:21
| title3 = Till It Kills Me
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 3:11
| title4 = Because I Love You
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = What You Mean to Me
| writer5 = Cerro
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:02
| title6 = Consolation Prize
| writer6 = {{flat list|
- Cerro
- Kate Miller-Heidke
- Georgi Kay
- Robert Conley
}}
| extra6 =
| length6 = 3:53
| title7 = Come Back to Me
| note7 = interlude
| writer7 =
| extra7 =
| length7 = 1:31
| title8 = Come Back to Me
| writer8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:35
| title9 = Greater Than Me
| writer9 =
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Clip My Wings
| writer10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:30
| title11 = Lie to Myself
| writer11 = Cerro
| extra11 =
| length11 = 4:48
| title12 = Lonely
| writer12 =
| extra12 =
| length12 = 4:29
| title13 = I Am Behind You
| writer13 =
| extra13 =
| length13 = 9:28
}}
Personnel
- Montaigne – vocals
- Tony Buchen – production, recording, mixing
- Next Episode – design
- Wes Talbott – art
- Leon Zervos – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2016)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Montaigne|album=Glorious Heights|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2019}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/glorious-heights/1119411666|title=Glorious Heights by Montaigne|website=iTunes Store|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/pop/glorious-heights/969567/|title=Glorious Heights by Montaigne CD|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=23 July 2019}}
| 5 August 2016 | Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony Music Australia | LICK016 |
| scope="row"| Australia
| 20 April 2024 | LP (Record Store Day release) | Wonderlick Entertainment, Sony Music Australia | |
References
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{{Montaigne (musician)}}
{{ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist}}
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Category:ARIA Award–winning albums
Category:Montaigne (musician) albums