First Comes the Night

First Comes the Night
Studio album by Chris Isaak
Released	October 23, 2015
Genre	Roots rock, pop rock, rock & roll
Length	41:37
Label	Vanguard Records VAN-38119-02
Producer	Chris Isaak, Dave Cobb, Mark Needham, Paul Worley
Chris Isaak chronology
Beyond the Sun (2011) First Comes the Night (2015) TBA

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
American Songwriter	[4]
Renowned for Sound	[5]

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^[6] and worldwide on November 13, 2015.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Comes the Night"	Chris Isaak / Scott Plunkett / Rowland Salley	4:18
2.	"Please Don't Call"	Natalie Hemby / Chris Isaak	5:18
3.	"Perfect Lover"	Chris Isaak	3:33
4.	"Down in Flames"	Chris Isaak / Gordie Sampson / Caitlyn Smith	2:54
5.	"Reverie"	Michelle Branch / Natalie Hemby / Chris Isaak	3:56
6.	"Baby What You Want Me to Do"	Chris Isaak	3:00
7.	"Kiss Me Like a Stranger"	Chris Isaak / James Slater	3:22
8.	"Dry Your Eyes"	Chris Isaak	4:32
9.	"Don't Break My Heart"	Chris Isaak	2:33
10.	"Running Down the Road"	Chris Isaak	2:40
11.	"Insects"	Chris Isaak	2:53
12.	"The Way Things Really Are"	Chris Isaak	2:38
Total length:			41:37

Credits

• Lead vocals, acoustic guitar – Chris Isaak
• Producer – Dave Cobb, Mark Needham, Paul Worley

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	63
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	186
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17]	84
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	32
US Billboard 200[19]	66

References

1. "First Comes the Night by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
2. Collar, Matt. "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
3. 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. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
4. Horowitz, Hal (November 13, 2015). "Chris Isaak: First Comes the Night Written". American Songwriter. americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
5. Floyd, Marcus (October 21, 2015). "Album Review: Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night". Renowned for Sound. renownedforsound.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
6. "First Comes the Night (Deluxe) by Chris Isaak on iTunes". Apple Inc. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
7. "Chris Isaak – First Comes The Night". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
8. Powers, Ann (November 4, 2015). "Review: Chris Isaak, 'First Comes The Night'". NPR. npr.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
9. Vaziri, Aidin (November 13, 2015). "Chris Isaak, ‘First Comes the Night’". SFGate. sfgate.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
10. Capobianco, Ken (November 12, 2015). "Chris Isaak, ‘First Comes the Night’". The Boston Globe. bostonglobe.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
11. Loy, Robert. "Chris Isaak -- First Comes the NIght – 2015 (Vanguard)". Country Standard Time. countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
12. 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. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
13. "Australiancharts.com – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
14. "Ultratop.be – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
15. "Ultratop.be – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
16. "Lescharts.com – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
17. "Spanishcharts.com – Chris Isaak – First Comes the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
19. "Chris Isaak – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Chris Isaak. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

External links

• Official website