Shine (Daniel Lanois album)

Shine
Shine
Studio album by Daniel Lanois
Released	April 22, 2003
Genre	Rock
Length	46:15
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois chronology
Singles from Shine
	"Falling at Your Feet";

Shine is the third studio album by songwriter and record producer Daniel Lanois. It was released on April 22, 2003, through Anti-. It was his first solo release in ten years.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Alternative Press	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Mojo	^[6]
Pitchfork	5.6/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Uncut	8/10^[10]
The Village Voice	C+^[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Daniel Lanois unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"I Love You"		4:31
2.	"Falling at Your Feet"	Bono, Lanois	3:41
3.	"As Tears Roll By"		3:55
4.	"Sometimes"		2:28
5.	"Shine"		3:30
6.	"Transmitter"		3:08
7.	"San Juan"		2:33
8.	"Matador"		5:02
9.	"Space Kay"		2:01
10.	"Slow Giving"		3:52
11.	"Fire"		3:38
12.	"Power of One"		3:43
13.	"JJ Leaves LA"		4:13

Canada Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Red"	2:53

"Red" was rerecorded for the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, being used for the first song in the end credits and the seventh song in the game's soundtrack.

Personnel

Daniel Lanois – guitar, bass, pedal steel guitar, vocals
Malcolm Burn – guitar, keyboards
Brian Blade – drums
Brady Blade Jr. – drums
Daryl Johnson – bass
Bono – vocals on "Falling At Your Feet"
Emmylou Harris – backing vocals on "I Love You"
Aaron Embry – piano, Hammond B3, melodica

Technical

Adam Samuels, Jennifer Tipoulow – recording
Mark Howard, Wayne Lorenz – early recording
Danny Clinch – front cover photography

References

^ "Reviews for Shine by Daniel Lanois". Metacritic. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
^ Shine at AllMusic
^ Shine is simultaneously gentle and forceful, letting its dusky melodies and subtle surface tension shape its relatively less inventive subject matter. [June 2003, p.104]
^ Midway through, Lanois gets lost in a trio of noodling instrumentals. [2 May 2003, p.71]
^ Simpson, Dave (11 April 2003). "Daniel Lanois: Shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
^ Shine is an intriguing portrait of a civilised chap in turmoil. [Apr 2003, p.110]
^ "Daniel Lanois: Shine". Pitchfork.
^ Shine is a work of subtlety and hushed intimacy that, at times, barely seems to exist at all. [May 2003, p.109]
^ "Rolling Stone : Daniel Lanois: Shine : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006.
^ There are a handful of stunning instrumentals, but the revelations here are Lanois' singing and songwriting. [May 2003, p.102]
^ Christgau, Robert (December 2, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

External links

[1] "Reviews for Shine by Daniel Lanois". Metacritic. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[2] Shine at AllMusic

[3] Shine is simultaneously gentle and forceful, letting its dusky melodies and subtle surface tension shape its relatively less inventive subject matter. [June 2003, p.104]

[4] Midway through, Lanois gets lost in a trio of noodling instrumentals. [2 May 2003, p.71]

[5] Simpson, Dave (11 April 2003). "Daniel Lanois: Shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2025.

[6] Shine is an intriguing portrait of a civilised chap in turmoil. [Apr 2003, p.110]

[7] "Daniel Lanois: Shine". Pitchfork.

[8] Shine is a work of subtlety and hushed intimacy that, at times, barely seems to exist at all. [May 2003, p.109]

[9] "Rolling Stone : Daniel Lanois: Shine : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006.

[10] There are a handful of stunning instrumentals, but the revelations here are Lanois' singing and songwriting. [May 2003, p.102]

[11] Christgau, Robert (December 2, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

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