Leave the Light On (EP) explained

Leave the Light On
Type:ep
Artist:Bailey Zimmerman
Cover:Leave The Light On cover.jpg
Recorded:2021–2022
Genre:
Length:28:37
Label:
Producer:Austin Shawn
Next Title:Religiously. The Album.
Next Year:2023

Leave the Light On is the debut EP by American country music singer Bailey Zimmerman. It was released on October 14, 2022, by Warner Music Nashville and Elektra Records.[1] Despite receiving mixed critical reviews upon release, it debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200.[2] His number one hits on the country music airplay charts include: "Fall in Love" and "Rock and a Hard Place".

Content

The EP was preceded by the singles "Fall in Love" and "Rock and a Hard Place", the former of which charted in the top 10 on Country Airplay.[3] It was also preceded by the songs "Where It Ends" and "Never Leave." Zimmerman co-wrote all but two of the EP's tracks.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the song "From the Fall" as offering "slight echoes of sighing '70s soft rock, offering an appealing bit of sweetening", but was critical of the EP overall, such as the song "Where it Ends" in which Zimmerman's vocals and guitar play were compared to that of "a Southern-fried Chad Kroeger".[4]

Lesley Janes of The Nash News offered a more positive review, stating in part, "The way he sings about true heartbreak feels authentic and new at the same time".[5]

Commercial performance

Leave the Light On debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, as well as number two on Top Country Albums, earning 32,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[2] It also debuted at number eight on Canadian Albums.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 95

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 68
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[9] 94
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bailey Zimmerman – Leave The Light On. Spotify. November 4, 2022.
  2. Bailey Zimmerman Shines on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Leave the Light On'. Jim. Asker. Billboard. October 25, 2022. November 4, 2022. subscription.
  3. Billboard Country Airplay: November 2, 2022. Billboard. November 4, 2022. subscription.
  4. Web site: Leave the Light On – Bailey Zimmerman (AllMusic Review). AllMusic. November 4, 2022.
  5. Web site: Bailey Zimmerman 'Leave The Light On' EP Review. Lesley. Janes. The Nash News. October 14, 2022. November 4, 2022.
  6. Billboard Canadian Albums – Week of October 29, 2022. Billboard. November 4, 2022.
  7. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 October 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1703. 6. October 24, 2022.
  8. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. February 19, 2023.
  9. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  10. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.

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