Bright Light Ballads Explained

Bright Light Ballads
Type:	studio
Artist:	Howard Eliott Payne
Cover:	Brightlightballads.jpg
Alt:	Bright Light Ballads album cover
Genre:	Folk, blues, acoustic
Label:	Move City
Producer:	Ethan Johns
Next Title:	Live at the Luminaire
Next Year:	2009

Bright Light Ballads is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Howard Eliott Payne, formerly of the Liverpool band The Stands.

The album was produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams etc.) and released digitally on 14 April 2009,^[1] reaching No. 14 in the ITunes album chart. A limited physical CD release was made available on 4 May 2009.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Howard Eliott Payne.

1. "Dangling Threads" – 2:44
2. "Come Down Easy" – 4:09
3. "Seven Years" – 4:14
4. "Until Morning" – 3:51
5. "When Summer Has Passed" – 3:09
6. "I Just Want to Spend Some Time with You" – 3:27
7. "You Can't Hurt Me Anymore" – 3:11
8. "Walk by My Side" – 3:27
9. "Underneath the Sun Rising" – 3:18
10. "Lay Down Your Tune for Me" – 3:14

Personnel

• Howard Eliott Payne – vocals, guitar

Production

• Ethan Johns – producer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Additional musicians

• Candie Payne – backing vocals
• Dean Ravera – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
• Scott Marmion – pedal steel guitar
• Nicole Terry – violin

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	14 April 2009	Move City	Digital	MCR001
	4 May 2009		CD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bright Light Ballads by Howard Eliott Payne - Download Bright Light Ballads on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 2009-04-14 . 2010-05-09.
2. Web site: Bright Light Ballads: Howard Eliott Payne: Amazon.co.uk: Music . Amazon.co.uk . 2010-05-09.