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First Comes the Night

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First Comes the Night
Studio album by
Chris Isaak
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
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[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Renowned for Sound[4]
The Absolute Sound[6]
Stuff.co.nz[7]
The National[8]
laut.de[9]

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]

Track listing

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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)Chris Isaak4:04
14."Keep Hanging On" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak2:21
15."Every Night I Miss You More" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak1:48
16."The Girl That Broke My Heart" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak2:59
17."Love the Way You Kiss Me" (Deluxe Edition)Chris Isaak2:15
Total length:41:37

Personnel

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  • Chris Isaak - lead vocals, guitar
  • Kenney Dale Johnson - drums, vocals
  • Rowland Salley - bass, vocals
  • Hershel Yatovitz - guitar
Additional personnel
  • Scott Plunkett - keyboards, piano, organ
  • Rafael Padilla - percussion
Technical

Charts

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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
UK Country Albums (OCC)[23] 1
US Billboard 200[24] 66

References

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  1. ^ a b c Collar, Matt. "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (November 13, 2015). "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night Written". American Songwriter. americansongwriter.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ Floyd, Marcus (October 21, 2015). "Album Review: Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night". Renowned for Sound. renownedforsound.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ "First Comes the Night by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night". The Absolute Sound. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. 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). Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ^ "First Comes the Night (Deluxe) by Chris Isaak on iTunes". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night". Discogs. discogs.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  12. ^ Powers, Ann (November 4, 2015). "Review: Chris Isaak, 'First Comes The Night'". NPR. npr.org. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  13. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (November 13, 2015). "Chris Isaak, 'First Comes the Night'". SFGate. sfgate.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  14. ^ Capobianco, Ken (November 12, 2015). "Chris Isaak, 'First Comes the Night'". The Boston Globe. bostonglobe.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  15. ^ Loy, Robert. "Chris Isaak -- First Comes the NIght – 2015 (Vanguard)". Country Standard Time. countrystandardtime.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. 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. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Chris Isaak Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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