When the Night (album) explained

When the Night
Type:	studio
Artist:	St. Lucia
Cover:	St. Lucia When The Night.jpg
Length:	55:21
Next Title:	Matter
Next Year:	2016

When the Night is the debut studio album by New York City-based musician St. Lucia. It was released on October 8, 2013 through Neon Gold Records and Columbia Records.^[1] The album has charted in the United States.

Background

The original version of "Call Me Up" was recorded in the bathroom of a Tommy Bahama in Florida. Grobler explained during a performance in Boston that he was self-conscious about the way the words sounded in the song, "They always sound kind of mumbly." However, he said that he "realized it's a tender love song in a way, and that I wanted the lyrics to feel that way because it almost feels like when you’re whispering words into your lover's ear or something."^[2]

Promotion

In December 2012, a music video for "September" was released. It was directed by Francis. The song appeared in the soundtrack for EA Sports football video game, FIFA 13.^[3]

A music video for "Elevate", directed by NORTON, was released on September 19, 2013.^[4]

The song "Elevate" appears in the soundtrack for Konami football video game PES 2016.^[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic^[6]

Musicians

• St. Lucia (Jean-Philip Grobler) – vocals
• Jonas Raabe – keyboards
• Ross Clark – guitar, bass guitar
• Nicholas Paul - keyboards, piano
• Garrett Ienner – guitar
• Patricia Beranek – keyboards, percussion, vocals
• Nick Brown – drums
• Chris Zane – drums
• Sonny Ratcliff – drums
• Drew Cappotto – percussion
• Alan Ferber – trombone
• Ari Bragi Kárason – trumpet
• Nathan Koci – French Horn
• Mike Ruby – saxophone
• Tim Sullivan – saxophone

Technical personnel

• Jean-Philip Grobler – engineering, production
• Jonas Raabe – production
• Chris Zane – engineering, mixing, additional production
• Andy Baldwin – drum engineering, mixing
• Sonny Ratcliff – drum engineering
• Benjamin Gebert – engineering, percussion engineering
• Rich Costey – mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• James Iha – executive production
• Chris Kasych – Pro-Tools

Additional personnel

• Derek Davies – A&R
• Carson Donnelly – A&R
• Andrew Keller – A&R
• Lizzy Plapinger – A&R
• Jeff Gilligan – art direction, design
• Leif Podhajsky – cover design, illustrations
• Bo Hill – assistant

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	191
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[8]	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States^[9] ^[10]	October 8, 2013
Poland^[11]	November 12, 2013		Sony Music
Germany^[12]	November 22, 2013	CD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hear St. Lucia's Sublime Dance-Pop Symphony 'Too Close' . . Kyle . McGovern . September 11, 2013 . December 14, 2014.
2. Web site: Bedian . Knar . Sharing Stories and Songs: St. Lucia . Sound of Boston . December 16, 2014 . December 17, 2014.
3. Web site: St. Lucia - September (2012) . December 5, 2012 . IMVDb . December 14, 2014.
4. Web site: St. Lucia - "Elevate" (Official Music Video) . . December 14, 2014.
5. Web site: St. Lucia - Elevate (2012) . September 19, 2013 . IMVDb . July 8, 2021.
6. Web site: When the Night - St. Lucia Credits . . December 14, 2014.
7. Web site: St. Lucia Album & Song Chart History . . December 14, 2014.
8. Web site: St. Lucia Album & Song Chart History . . December 14, 2014.
9. Web site: St. Lucia: When the Night . Amazon . December 14, 2014.
10. Web site: St. Lucia: When the Night (Vinyl) . Amazon . December 14, 2014.
11. Web site: St. Lucia – "When The Night" . . Polish . December 14, 2014.
12. Web site: When the Night . . German . December 14, 2014.