Light Up the Dark (album)

Light Up the Dark
Light Up the Dark
Studio album by Gabrielle Aplin
Released	18 September 2015
Genre	Indie rock; indie pop; baroque pop; neo soul; indie folk;
Length	49:58
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Luke Potashnick
Gabrielle Aplin chronology
Gabrielle Aplin studio album chronology
Singles from Light Up the Dark
	"Light Up the Dark"; Released: 18 May 2015; "Sweet Nothing"; Released: 6 August 2015;

Light Up the Dark is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin, which was released by Parlophone Records on 18 September 2015.^[1] The album peaked at number fourteen in the UK Albums Chart.

Singles[edit]

"Light Up the Dark" was the album's first single and the music video was released on 18 May 2015.^[2] The second single was "Sweet Nothing" which was released on 6 August 2015.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

*Light Up the Dark* — Standard edition^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Light Up the Dark"	Gabrielle Aplin Luke Potashnick	Potashnick	4:16
2.	"Skeleton"	Aplin Potashnick Adam Argyle	Potashnick	3:37
3.	"Fools Love"	Aplin Potashnick	Potashnick	4:05
4.	"Slip Away"	Aplin Nick Atkinson	Atkinson Edd Holloway	3:52
5.	"Sweet Nothing"	Aplin Potashnick Charlotte O'Connor	Potashnick	2:53
6.	"Heavy Heart"	Aplin Potashnick	Potashnick	3:55
7.	"Shallow Love"	Aplin Potashnick Sacha Skarbek	Potashnick	3:59
8.	"Anybody Out There"	Aplin Matt Prime Wayne Hector	Prime	3:09
9.	"Hurt"	Aplin Potashnick Argyle	Potashnick	4:13
10.	"Together"	Aplin Potashnick Starbek	Potashnick	2:45
11.	"What Did You Do?"	Aplin Potashnick Argyle	Potashnick	4:21
12.	"A While"	Aplin Potashnick	Potashnick	4:23
13.	"Don't Break Your Heart On Me" (Hidden track)	Aplin Potashnick Alfie Hudson-Taylor		4:30
Total length:				49:58

*Light Up the Dark* — Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)^[1]^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Don't Break Your Heart On Me"	Aplin Potashnick Hudson-Taylor	3:00
14.	"This Side of the Moon"	Aplin Potashnick	4:10
15.	"Coming Home"	Aplin John Smith Lisa Hannigan	3:34
16.	"Letting You Go"	Aplin Cass Lowe Jimmy Lowe	3:09
17.	"The House We Never Built"	Aplin Atkinson Tom Wilding	3:15
18.	"You Don't Like Dancing"	Aplin Potashnick Starbek	3:35
Total length:			66:11

*Light Up the Dark* — Japanese edition (bonus tracks)^[6]^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Don't Break Your Heart On Me"	Aplin Potashnick Alfie Hudson-Taylor	4:30
14.	"A Case of You"	Joni Mitchell	4:21
15.	"Predictable"	Aplin	3:58
Total length:			74:30

Personnel[edit]

Musicians

Gabrielle Aplin – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, Juno, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flute
Adam Argyle – guitar, harpsichord, piano, background vocals
Nick Atkinson – guitar, background vocals
Karl Brazil – stick
Richard Causon – harmonium, Hammond organ
Adam Falkner – drums, percussion
Hannah Grace – screams, background vocals
Tim Harries – double bass
Jimmy Hogarth – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming
Edd Holloway – keyboards
Alfie Hudson-Taylor – background vocals
Harry Hudson-Taylor – background vocals
Cass Lowe – piano
Charlotte O'Connor – background vocals
Luke Potashnick – bass, Casio, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Juno, Mellotron, Moog bass, percussion, Space Echo guitar, string samples, synthesizer, background vocals
Matt Prime – bass, guitar, piano
Sacha Skarbeck – piano, background vocals
Nikolaj Torp Larsen – glockenspiel, Juno, Moog bass, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
Tadhg Walsh-Peelo – string section
Tom Wilding – baritone, bass, drums, flugelhorn, electric guitar, percussion, piano, trombone, trumpet, background vocals
Damon Wilson – bongos, cymbals, drums

Production

Greg Calbi – mastering
Adam Cole – engineer
Eduardo De La Paz – mixing, mixing assistant
Steve Fallone – mastering
Edd Holloway – producer
Sam Miller – vocal engineer
Luke Potashnick – producer
Matt Prime – producer
Gabrielle Aplin – liner notes

Charts[edit]

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	171
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[10]	166
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[11]	41
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	14
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	15

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Light Up the Dark (Deluxe Edition) by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up The Dark (Official Video). YouTube. 18 May 2015.
^ Gabrielle Aplin – Sweet Nothing (Official Video). YouTube. 6 August 2015.
^ "Light Up the Dark by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "amazon.co.uk product page". amazon.co.uk.
^ "Light Up the Dark by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (JP). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Warner Music Japan". Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[iTunes-dl-1] "Light Up the Dark (Deluxe Edition) by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[2] Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up The Dark (Official Video). YouTube. 18 May 2015.

[3] Gabrielle Aplin – Sweet Nothing (Official Video). YouTube. 6 August 2015.

[4] "Light Up the Dark by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[5] "amazon.co.uk product page". amazon.co.uk.

[6] "Light Up the Dark by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (JP). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[7] "Warner Music Japan". Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

[ac_Australia_Gabrielle_Aplin-8] "Australiancharts.com – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

[ac_Flanders_Gabrielle_Aplin-9] "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[ac_Wallonia_Gabrielle_Aplin-10] "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[ac_Ireland_-11] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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Discography
Studio albums	English Rain (2013) Light Up the Dark (2015) Dear Happy (2020)
EPs	Never Fade English Rain Miss You Avalon December
Singles	"The Power of Love" "Please Don't Say You Love Me" "Panic Cord" "Home" "Salvation" "Sweet Nothing" "Miss You" "Waking Up Slow" "My Mistake" "Nothing Really Matters" "Losing Me" "Miss You 2"