Lighthouse (David Crosby album)

Lighthouse
Studio album by
David Crosby
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
RecordedFebruary 2016[1]
Studio
GenreFolk
Length40:30
LabelGroundUP
Producer
David Crosby chronology
Croz
(2014) 		Lighthouse
(2016) 		Sky Trails
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
The Arts Desk[5]
Financial Times[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork6.5/10[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

Lighthouse is the fifth studio album by American musician David Crosby, released on October 21, 2016, by GroundUP Music.[1] The cover was photographed at Felgueiras Lighthouse, Oporto, Portugal.[13]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
34[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Crosby, with additional contributors noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Things We Do for Love"Michael League4:15
2."The Us Below"League, Marcus Eaton3:41
3."Drive Out to the Desert" 4:13
4."Look in Their Eyes"League4:37
5."Somebody Other Than You"League4:23
6."The City"League4:45
7."Paint You a Picture"Marc Cohn4:23
8."What Makes It So" 4:00
9."By the Light of Common Day"Becca Stevens6:14

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

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 151
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 121
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 91
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 135
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 56
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 67
US Billboard 200[21] 117

References

  1. ^ a b Ayers, Mike (July 14, 2016), David Crosby Announces New Solo Album 'Lighthouse,' Shares New Track 'Things We Do For Love' (Exclusive), The Wall Street Journal, retrieved August 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Reviews for Lighthouse by David Crosby". Metacritic. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom (October 21, 2016). "Lighthouse - David Crosby". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Hal (October 19, 2016). "David Crosby: Lighthouse". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ Tyler, Kieron (October 13, 2016). "CD: David Crosby - Lighthouse". The Arts Desk. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (October 21, 2016). "David Crosby: Lighthouse — review". Financial Times. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ^ One of this unlikely old master's most hauntingly satisfying works. [Dec 2016, p.90]
  8. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (October 27, 2016). "Lighthouse - David Crosby". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  9. ^ A collection of wonderful stripped-down folk rock. [Dec 2016, p.106]
  10. ^ Atkins, Jamie (November 3, 2016). "Lighthouse - David Crosby". Record Collector. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  11. ^ Gehr, Richard (October 26, 2016). "Review: David Crosby's 'Lighthouse' Is His Finest Since the Seventies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  12. ^ It's a thoughtful, profound and intensely beautiful late-blossoming career highlight. [Nov 2016, p.30]
  13. ^ "Musical Maps".
  14. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Mojo. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Crosby – Lighthouse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Crosby – Lighthouse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Crosby – Lighthouse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – David Crosby – Lighthouse". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  19. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 2016-10-21 al 2016-10-27)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  21. ^ "David Crosby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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