First Comes the Night

First Comes the Night is the twelfth studio album by American rock musician Chris Isaak, released through Vanguard Records in Australia on October 23, 2015[10] and worldwide on November 13, 2015.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

First Comes the Night
Studio album by
Chris Isaak
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Recorded2014-2015
GenreRoots rock
Length41:37
LabelVanguard Records VAN-38119-02
ProducerChris Isaak, Dave Cobb, Mark Needham, Paul Worley
Chris Isaak chronology
Beyond the Sun
(2011)		 First Comes the Night
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Renowned for Sound[5]
The Absolute Sound[6]
Stuff.co.nz[7]
The National[8]
laut.de[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Comes the Night"Chris Isaak, Scott Plunkett, Rowland Salley4:18
2."Please Don't Call"Natalie Hemby, Chris Isaak5:18
3."Perfect Lover"Chris Isaak3:33
4."Down in Flames"Chris Isaak, Gordie Sampson, Caitlyn Smith2:54
5."Reverie"Michelle Branch, Natalie Hemby, Chris Isaak3:56
6."Baby, What You Want Me to Do?"Chris Isaak3:00
7."Kiss Me Like a Stranger"Chris Isaak, James Slater3:22
8."Dry Your Eyes"Chris Isaak4:32
9."Don't Break My Heart"Chris Isaak2:33
10."Running Down the Road"Chris Isaak2:40
11."Insects"Chris Isaak2:53
12."The Way Things Really Are"Chris Isaak2:38
13."Some Days Are Harder Than the Rest" (Deluxe Edition) 4:04
14."Keep Hanging On" (Deluxe Edition) 2:21
15."Every Night I Miss You More" (Deluxe Edition) 1:48
16."The Girl That Broke My Heart" (Deluxe Edition) 2:59
17."Love the Way You Kiss Me" (Deluxe Edition) 2:15
Total length:41:37

Personnel
  • Chris Isaak - Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Kenney Dale Johnson - Drums, Vocals
  • Rowland Salley - Bass, Vocals
  • Hershel Yatovitz - Guitar
  • Scott Plunkett - Keys, Piano, Organ
  • Rafael Padilla - Percussion
  • Chris Isaak, Dave Cobb, Mark Needham, Paul Worley - Production

Charts
Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 63
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 186
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 84
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 32
US Billboard 200[23] 66

References
  1. "First Comes the Night by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. Collar, Matt. "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. Hermes, Will (November 13, 2015). "First Comes the Night by Chris Isaak, Vanguard -- Rockabilly's greatest modern ambassador goofs off, with mostly fun results". Rolling Stone. rollingstone.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. Horowitz, Hal (November 13, 2015). "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night Written". American Songwriter. americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. Floyd, Marcus (October 21, 2015). "Album Review: Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night". Renowned for Sound. renownedforsound.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night". The Absolute Sound. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. "Album Review: Chris Isaak, First Comes The Night". Stuff.co.nz. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. "Album review: Chris Isaak's croon is extra smooth in First Comes the Night". The National. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. "Der große Schwerenöter brennt noch immer". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. "First Comes the Night (Deluxe) by Chris Isaak on iTunes". Apple Inc. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. "Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  12. Powers, Ann (November 4, 2015). "Review: Chris Isaak, 'First Comes The Night'". NPR. npr.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  13. Vaziri, Aidin (November 13, 2015). "Chris Isaak, 'First Comes the Night'". SFGate. sfgate.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  14. Capobianco, Ken (November 12, 2015). "Chris Isaak, 'First Comes the Night'". The Boston Globe. bostonglobe.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  15. Loy, Robert. "Chris Isaak -- First Comes the NIght – 2015 (Vanguard)". Country Standard Time. countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  16. Harris, Ron (November 12, 2015). "Music Review: Chris Isaak draws from same well too often on 'First Comes the Night'". Winnipeg Free Press. winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  17. "Australiancharts.com – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  18. "Ultratop.be – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  19. "Ultratop.be – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  20. "Lescharts.com – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  21. "Spanishcharts.com – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  23. "Chris Isaak Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.