Light It Up (Casey Barnes album)

Light It Up
Studio album by
Casey Barnes
Released25 February 2022
GenreCountry
Length33:25
LabelChugg Music
ProducerMSquared
(Michael Delozrenzis and Michael Paynter)[1]
Casey Barnes chronology
Town of a Million Dreams
(2020) 		Light It Up
(2022)

Light It Up is the seventh studio album by Australian country singer Casey Barnes, released on 25 February 2022 through Chugg Music.[2] The album was announced on 10 November 2021 alongside a national tour that commenced on the album's day of release.[1] It peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

The album was preceded by the lead single "Come Turn Me On", which spent five weeks at number one on The Music Network CountryTown Hot50 chart [1] and was the most played song on Australian country radio in 2021.[3]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album.[4]

At the Country Music Awards of Australia of 2023, the album won Album of the Year[5] and Top Selling Australian Country Album of the Year.[6][7]

At the AIR Awards of 2023, the album was nominated for Best Independent Country Album or EP.[8]

Reception

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Zanda Wilson from The Music called the album "incredibly polished" and "undoubtedly one of Casey Barnes' most complete albums to date".[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Casey, MSquared, Kaci Brown and Sam Gray.[1]

  1. "Get to Know Ya" – 3:26
  2. "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" – 3:07
  3. "Small Town" – 3:42
  4. "Come Turn Me On" – 3:05
  5. "Light It Up" – 2:51
  6. "Up in Flames" – 3:34
  7. "God Took His Time on You" – 3:36
  8. "Love Fool" – 3:32
  9. "This Ain't the Encore" – 3:15
  10. "Gone Gone Gone" – 3:17

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Light It Up
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 17
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[10] 2

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Light It Up
Chart (2022) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[11] 20

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Casey Barnes Announced New Album Light it Up". Gongscene. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Casey Barnes Light It Up". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Album Review: Casey Barnes - 'Light It Up'". The Music. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ Newstead, Al (24 November 2022). "ARIA Awards 2022 Winners Wrap: Baker Boy Leads First Nations Sweep". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Tamworth Toyota Golden Guitar Award Nominees Announced". The Music. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Casey Barnes Light it Up Announced as Winner of the Golden Guitar Award for Top Selling Australian Country Album for 2022". TCMF. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Winners Announced". Mirage News. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Casey Barnes – Light It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums Chart for 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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