Leave the Light On (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Leave the Light On
| type = ep
| artist = Bailey Zimmerman
| cover = Leave The Light On cover.jpg
| alt =
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| released = {{Start date|2022|10|14}}
| recorded = 2021–2022
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 28:37
| label =
| producer = Austin Shawn
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Religiously. The Album.
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Leave the Light On
| type = ep
| single1 = Fall in Love
| single1date = February 11, 2022
| single2 = Rock and a Hard Place
| single2date = June 10, 2022
| single3 = Where It Ends
| single3date = 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.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5FGZeAnAbmC0MJD597764o|title=Bailey Zimmerman – Leave The Light On|website=Spotify|accessdate=November 4, 2022}} Despite receiving mixed critical reviews upon release, it debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bailey-zimmerman-top-country-albums-chart-leave-the-light-on/|title=Bailey Zimmerman Shines on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Leave the Light On'|first=Jim|last=Asker|magazine=Billboard|date=October 25, 2022|accessdate=November 4, 2022|url-access=subscription}} His number one hits on the country music airplay charts include: "Fall in Love" and "Rock and a Hard Place".
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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2022-11-02/|title=Billboard Country Airplay: November 2, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 4, 2022|url-access=subscription}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/leave-the-light-on-mw0003825884|title=Leave the Light On – Bailey Zimmerman (AllMusic Review)|website=AllMusic|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}
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".{{cite web|url=https://www.thenashnews.com/post/bailey-zimmerman-leave-the-light-on-ep-review|title=Bailey Zimmerman 'Leave The Light On' EP Review|first=Lesley|last=Janes|website=The Nash News|date=October 14, 2022|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}
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. It also debuted at number eight on Canadian Albums.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2022-10-29/|title=Billboard Canadian Albums – Week of October 29, 2022|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = Bailey Zimmerman
| length1 = 0:13
| title2 = Never Leave
| writer2 = {{hlist|Zimmerman|Austin Shawn|Chris Sligh|Gavin Lucas|Mary Kutter}}
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Waiting
| writer3 = {{hlist|Zimmerman|Shawn|Lucas}}
| length3 = 3:37
| title4 = House on Fire
| writer4 = {{hlist|Zimmerman|Shawn|Lucas|Heath Warren}}
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = From the Fall
| writer5 = {{hlist|Shawn|Dylan Wolfe|Lucas}}
| length5 = 3:48
| title6 = Trainwreck
| writer6 = {{hlist|Zimmerman|Shawn|Lucas|Morgan Wallen|Sergio Sanchez}}
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = Fall in Love
| writer7 = {{hlist|Zimmerman|Shawn|Lucas}}
| length7 = 3:52
| title8 = Rock and a Hard Place
| writer8 = {{hlist|Warren|Jacob Hackworth|Jet Harvey}}
| length8 = 3:27
| title9 = Where It Ends
| writer9 = {{hlist|Zimmerman|Joe London|Grant Averill|Joe Spargur}}
| length9 = 2:59
}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Leave the Light On ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 October 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1703|page=6|date=October 24, 2022}}
| 95 |
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| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|8|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2023}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Leave the Light On for 2022 ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 19, 2023}}
| 68 |
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Leave the Light On for 2023 ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 94 |
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| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 20 |
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Leave the Light On for 2024 ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/country-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2025}}
| 29 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|title=Leave the Light On|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=December 14, 2022}}
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