All the Little Lights

All the Little Lights is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Passenger and was released by Black Crow Records and Nettwerk on 24 February 2012. The album contains 12 tracks, comprising 11 studio tracks recorded at Sydney's Linear Recording, and one song recorded live at The Borderline in London. A limited edition features a second disc containing acoustic versions of eight songs from the album.

All the Little Lights
Studio album by
Released24 February 2012
RecordedMarch 2011
26 October 2011 (“I Hate”)[1]
VenueLinear Recording, Sydney
Genre
Length45:24
Label
Producer
  • Mike Rosenberg
  • Chris Vallejo
Passenger chronology
Flight of the Crow
(2010)
All the Little Lights
(2012)
Whispers
(2014)
Singles from All the Little Lights
  1. "The Wrong Direction"
    Released: 20 January 2012
  2. "Let Her Go"
    Released: 24 July 2012
  3. "Holes"
    Released: 15 February 2013[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Rosenberg

No.TitleLength
1."Things That Stop You Dreaming"3:35
2."Let Her Go"4:13
3."Staring at the Stars"3:24
4."All the Little Lights"3:56
5."The Wrong Direction"3:41
6."Circles"3:12
7."Keep on Walking"4:08
8."Patient Love"3:11
9."Life's for the Living"4:34
10."Holes"3:33
11."Feather on the Clyde"5:02
12."I Hate" (Live from The Borderline, London)3:33
Limited edition disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Let Her Go" (Acoustic)4:27
2."Staring at the Stars" (Acoustic)2:44
3."All the Little Lights" (Acoustic)3:19
4."Circles" (Acoustic)3:08
5."Keep on Walking" (Acoustic)3:55
6."Patient Love" (Acoustic)3:19
7."Life's for the Living" (Acoustic)4:29
8."Feather on the Clyde" (Acoustic)3:46

Personnel

Adapted credits from the media notes of All the Little Lights.[3]

Passenger
  • Mike Rosenberg – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, omnichord (tracks 1, 3, 5)
Additional musicians
  • Stu Larsen – backing vocals
  • Georgia Mooney – backing vocals
  • Stuart Hunter – piano, keys, synths
  • Cameron Undy – upright bass, electric bass
  • Kerry Martin (violin), Madeleine Boud (violin), Shelley Soerensen (viola), Janine Boubbov (cello) – strings (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6)
  • James Steendam – string arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6)
  • Glenn Wilson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10)
  • Declan Kelley – drums (track 5)
  • Tim Hart – drums (tracks 4, 7, 8), banjo (tracks 3, 6, 9), mandolin (track 6)
  • Jess Ciampa – percussion (tracks 3, 6, 8, 11)
  • Lucian McGuiness, Simon Ferenci, Sam Golding – brass (tracks 3, 7, 9, 10, 11)
  • Alan Davey – trumpet (track 5)

2023 re-recording

A re-recorded version of the album was released on 10 November 2023, entitled All the Little Lights (Anniversary Edition).[4] The album features song duets with artists like Ed Sheeran, Gabrielle Aplin, Foy Vance and Nina Nesbitt.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28]50
Chart (2013)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29]10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[30]24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[31]31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[32]118
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[33]14
French Albums (SNEP)[34]129
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35]16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[36]76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37]10
UK Albums (OCC)[38]19
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[39]9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[40]42
Chart (2014)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41]146
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[42]69
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43]82
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44]94
UK Albums (OCC)[45]74
US Billboard 200[46]83
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[47]1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[48]7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[49]15

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[50]81

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51]2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52]Gold10,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[53]Platinum80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54]2× Platinum40,000
Germany (BVMI)[55]Platinum200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[56]Platinum50,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[57]Gold15,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[58]Gold5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[59]Gold20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[60]Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[62]Platinum516,506[61]
United States (RIAA)[63]Platinum1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References