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Bright Lights (album)

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Bright Lights
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021
GenreRock
Length35:00
LabelBaroque Folk
ProducerPaul Bryan
Susanna Hoffs chronology
Under the Covers, Vol. 3
(2013)
Bright Lights
(2021)
The Deep End
(2023)

Bright Lights is the fourth solo album by Susanna Hoffs. This is a covers album featuring songs originally performed by Badfinger, the Velvet Underground, and former Big Star singer Chris Bell among others.[1] Hoffs stated, "These were songs I always admired and adored and had listened to on repeat for pure pleasure, but had never sung."[2]

Ledger Line's Jonathan Keefe stated "Bright Lights reaffirms, then, is that Hoffs has some of the sharpest instincts in pop music." [3]

The album featured a cover of a Badfinger track with Aimee Mann.[4]

Track listing

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# Title Composers Length
1. "Time Will Show the Wiser" Emitt Rhodes 3:37
2. "One of These Things First" Nick Drake 4:30
3. "You and Your Sister" Chris Bell 3:18
4. "Name of the Game" (featuring Aimee Mann) Pete Ham 4:49
5. "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" Richard Thompson / Linda Thompson 3:13
6. "You Just May Be the One" Michael Nesmith 2:14
7. "Him or Me – What's It Gonna Be" Mark Lindsay / Terry Melcher 2:52
8. "Femme Fatale" Lou Reed 4:32
9. "Take Me with U" Prince 3:29
10. "No Good Trying" Syd Barrett 3:22

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Bright Lights
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[5] 83

References

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  1. ^ Visconti, John (January 15, 2022). "Susanna Hoffs Shines Her "Bright Lights"". www.culturesonar.com.
  2. ^ "Susanna Hoffs Shines on 'Bright Lights'". American Songwriter. December 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Gorham, Luke (December 24, 2021). "Susanna Hoffs | Bright Lights".
  4. ^ Blistein, Jon (October 15, 2021). "Susanna Hoffs, Aimee Mann Team Up to Cover Badfinger's Power Pop Classic 'Name of the Game'".
  5. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2024.