Lighthouse (David Crosby album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lighthouse
| type = studio
| artist = David Crosby
| cover = David Crosby Lighthouse.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 21, 2016
| venue =
| studio = {{ubl|Groove Masters (Santa Monica)|Harmony (Wolcatt)|Flux (New York City)}}
| genre = Folk
| length = 40:30
| label = GroundUP
| producer = {{hlist|Michael League|Fab Dupont}}
| prev_title = Croz
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Sky Trails
| next_year = 2017
}}
Lighthouse is the fifth studio album by American musician David Crosby, released on October 21, 2016 by GroundUP Music.{{Citation |last=Ayers |first=Mike |date=July 14, 2016 |title=David Crosby Announces New Solo Album 'Lighthouse,' Shares New Track 'Things We Do For Love' (Exclusive) |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/07/14/david-crosby-announces-new-solo-album-lighthouse-shares-new-track-things-we-do-for-love-exclusive/ |accessdate=August 29, 2016}} The cover was photographed at Felgueiras Lighthouse, Oporto, Portugal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/lighthousedavidcrosby|title = Musical Maps}}
Accolades
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| Publication
! Accolade ! Year ! Rank |
|---|
| Mojo
| The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | {{center|34{{cite web|url = http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/578-mojos-top-50-albums-of-2016/|title =The 50 Best Albums of 2016 |work= Mojo |publisher= |date=November 22, 2016 |accessdate=November 22, 2016}}}} |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column =
| title1 = Things We Do for Love
| note1 =
| writer1 = David Crosby, Michael League
| length1 = 4:15
| extra1 =
| title2 = The Us Below
| note2 =
| writer2 = David Crosby, Michael League, Marcus Eaton
| length2 =3:41
| extra2 =
| title3 = Drive Out to the Desert
| note3 =
| length3 =4:13
| writer3 = David Crosby
| extra3 =
| title4 = Look in Their Eyes
| note4 =
| length4 =4:37
| writer4 = David Crosby, Michael League
| extra4 =
| title5 = Somebody Other Than You
| length5 =4:23
| writer5 = David Crosby, Michael League
| title6 = The City
| length6 = 4:45
| writer6 = David Crosby, Michael League
| title7 = Paint You a Picture
| length7 =4:23
| writer7 = David Crosby, Marc Cohn
| title8 = What Makes It So
| length8 =4:00
| writer8 = David Crosby
| title9 = By the Light of Common Day
| length9 = 6:14
| writer9 = David Crosby, Becca Stevens
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
- David Crosby – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-5, 7, 8), guitar percussion (6), 12-string electric guitar (7)
- Michael League – vocals (1-6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (1-6, 8, 9), 12-string acoustic guitar (1, 5), electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 9), acoustic bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 9), hammertone guitar (2, 9), electric bass (4, 6), guitar percussion (4), baritone guitar (6, 8), 12-string electric guitar (6), double bass (8)
- Cory Henry – organ (6, 8)
- Bill Laurance – acoustic piano (7, 9)
- Becca Stevens – vocals (9)
- Michelle Willis – vocals (9)
Production
- Michael League – producer
- Fabrice Dupont – co-producer, recording, mixing
- Patrick MacDougall – vocal recording (2, 6)
- Bill Lane – assistant engineer
- Rich Tosi – assistant engineer
- Ed Wong – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- David Crosby – art direction
- Jan Dee – art direction
- Emilia Canas Mendes – artwork
- Eduardo Texeria de Souza and Bamboo Studios – photography
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|151|artist=David Crosby|album=Lighthouse|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 29, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|121|artist=David Crosby|album=Lighthouse|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 19, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|91|artist=David Crosby|album=Lighthouse|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 29, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|France|135|artist=David Crosby|album=Lighthouse|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:album/id:2358/page:3|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 2016-10-21 al 2016-10-27)|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=Italian|accessdate=October 29, 2016}}
| 56 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|67|date=2016-10-28|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 29, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|117|artist=David Crosby|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 1, 2016}} |
References
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