A Million Lights

A Million Lights
Studio album by
Cheryl
Released15 June 2012 (2012-06-15)
RecordedJuly 2011 – May 2012
Genre
Length37:30
LabelFascination
Producer
  • Alex da Kid
  • Calvin Harris
  • will.i.am
  • Jaylien Wesley
  • Pantha
  • HyGrade
  • Agent X
  • Dada Life
  • Kid Gloves
  • Jim Beanz
  • Taio Cruz
  • Mathias Wollo
  • The Beamer Boyz
  • Billy Wes
  • Electric
  • Bibi Jones
  • Dave Munday
Cheryl chronology
Messy Little Raindrops
(2010) 		A Million Lights
(2012) 		Only Human
(2014)
Singles from A Million Lights
  1. "Call My Name"
    Released: 18 May 2012
  2. "Under the Sun"
    Released: 2 September 2012

A Million Lights is the third studio album by English singer Cheryl, released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records. Following her divorce from English footballer Ashley Cole, this is Cheryl's first album to be released under her first name Cheryl, dropping her married surname. The album is heavily rooted in pop, dance and R&B and also features elements of hip hop, dubstep, house, dance-pop and electronic music in its overall sound.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
BBC Musicpositive[2]
Digital Spy3/5 stars[3]
entertainment.ie2.5/5 stars[4]
The Guardian3/5 stars[5]
The Independent3/5 stars[6]
MTV UK9/10 stars[7]
MSN Musicpositive[8]
musicOMH3.5/5 stars[9]
Virgin Media3/5 stars[10]

A Million Lights received mainly mixed to positive reviews upon its release.

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Under the Sun"  Alex da Kid 3:30
2. "Call My Name"  
  • Harris
  • Kuk Harrell[a]
 3:28
3. "Craziest Things" (featuring will.i.am)
 3:13
4. "Girl in the Mirror"  Pantha 3:30
5. "A Million Lights"  
  • Agent X
  • Brian Rawling[a]
  • Paul Meehan[a]
 3:23
6. "Screw You" (featuring Wretch 32)
  • HyGrade
  • Jim Beanz[a]
 3:37
7. "Love Killer"  
  • Dada Life
  • Rawling[a]
  • Meehan[a]
 3:47
8. "Ghetto Baby"  
  • Kid Gloves
  • Jim Beanz[a]
 2:49
9. "Sexy Den a Mutha"  Jim Beanz 3:40
10. "Mechanics of the Heart"  
  • Cruz
  • Wollo
 3:16
11. "All Is Fair"  Jim Beanz 3:25
Total length:
 37:30
International bonus track[11][12][13]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
12. "Last One Standing"  
  • The Beamer Boyz
  • Billy Wes
 3:10
Total length:
 40:40
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
12. "Boys Lie"  Jim Beanz 3:39
13. "One Thousand"  
  • Electric
  • Bibi Jones Beats
  • L Marshall[a]
 3:43
14. "Telescope"  
  • Dave Munday
  • Rawling[a]
  • Meehan[a]
 2:32
15. "Last One Standing"  
  • The Beamer Boyz
  • Billy Wes
 3:10
Total length:
 50:32
Super deluxe edition bonus disc[14]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Boys Lie"  Jim Beanz 3:39
2. "One Thousand"  
  • Electric
  • Bibi Jones Beats
  • L Marshall[a]
 3:43
3. "Telescope"  
  • Dave Munday
  • Rawling[a]
  • Meehan[a]
 2:32
4. "Last One Standing"  
  • The Beamer Boyz
  • Billy Wes
 3:10
5. "I Like It"  Jim Beanz 3:44
6. "Make You Go"  Wesley 3:29
7. "Dum Dum"  
  • The Beamer Boyz
  • Billy Wes
 3:19
8. "Teddy Bear"  Jim Beanz 4:00
Total length:
 29:28

Notes

  • ^a signifies a vocal producer
  • ^b signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits for A Million Lights adapted from AllMusic.[15]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[16] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 144
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19] 78
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 96
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 2
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[23] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
Ireland[25] 15 June 2012 CD, digital download Polydor Records Standard, deluxe
Brazil[26] Digital download Universal Music
Taiwan[27]
United Kingdom[28] 18 June 2012 CD, digital download Fascination, Polydor Records Standard, deluxe, super deluxe boxset[14]
Poland[29] 19 June 2012 Universal Music Standard
Italy[30]
Australia[31] 22 June 2012
Hungary[32] 25 June 2012 Standard, deluxe
Taiwan[33] 6 July 2012 CD Deluxe

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (19 June 2012). "A Million Lights – Cheryl Cole: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Fox, Al (15 June 2012). "BBC – Music – Review of Cheryl – A Million Lights". BBC Music. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "digital spy album review". Digital Spy. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Balfe, John (20 June 2012). "Music Review | Cheryl – A Million Lights". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (14 June 2012). "Cheryl Cole A Million Lights Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Gill, Andy (16 June 2012). "Album: Cheryl, A Million Lights (Polydor)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "MTV album review". MTV. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  8. ↑ Hills, Laura (15 June 2012). "Cheryl Cole, A Million Lights: review". MSN Music. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Green, Laurence (18 June 2012). "Cheryl – A Million Lights | musicOMH". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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  11. ↑ "Australian Edition". Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  12. ↑ Italian Edition
  13. ↑ Spanish Edition[permanent dead link]
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  18. ↑ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. Archived from the original on 28 May 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "Official Retail Sales Chart – Top 100". Polish Music Charts (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "Scottish Albums Top 40 – 4 August 2012". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  21. ↑ "Cheryl: A Million Lights (Album)". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Radio 1 – Chart – The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  23. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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