In November 2010, the album was re-released as Bright Lights it featured seven new songs, including a cover version of Elton John's ' Your Song', which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It spawned four singles: ' Under the Sheets', ' Starry Eyed', ' Guns and Horses' and ' The Writer', which reached numbers 53, four, 26 and 19 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and subsequently earned a double platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, Lights, in February 2010. Īfter signing to Polydor Records in July 2009, Goulding released her debut extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding, in December of that year. Additionally, she had sold over 1.5 million albums and over 4.3 million singles (including collaborations) in the United Kingdom alone as of February 2014. As of March 2020, Goulding had sold 15 million albums and 102 million singles worldwide. With Halcyon Days, Gouldings success is sure to continue.English singer Ellie Goulding has released five studio albums, two remix albums, eight extended plays, 46 singles (including 10 as a featured artist), 11 promotional singles and 43 music videos. Although the album is not groundbreaking, its hard to complain about hearing Gouldings haunting voice over both her signature synth beats and acoustic tracks.

Halcyon Days is a solid re-release of her second musical venture that features a few standout tracks. The most notable of these remixes are Blood Diamonds take on ∺nything Could Happen and a remix of Burn by the more obscure Citizen, an artist that Goulding was shown dancing to in a video on her Instagram account. Aside from including the aforementioned Stay Awake, she could have done well by adding more of these standout remixes onto Halcyon Days. Gouldings music has also been incredible fodder for remix artists in the past few years. They become almost fillers, songs that sound nice as a whole but would be unrecognizable outside of it. Herein lies the main problem on this extended addition: at a total of 28 songs, many of this editions tracks fail to become anything special on their own. Other songs, like Hearts Without Chains and Under Control, are catchy, but they begin to blend together after just a few listens. Despite the somber content, the song still manages to sound bubbly and upbeat. In Goodness Gracious, Goulding sings about pulling someone back from the brink of emotional destruction. Stay Awake, from Halcyon Days, is another partnering with the French producer Madeon, who is known for his remix of French band Yelles Que Veux Tu. His style is evident on the chorus, where a heavy, yet exciting beat pounds behind Gouldings breathy vocals as she sings, You can follow us to paradise. A saxophone solo adds a sultry sound, and a sharp snare pulls it all together.Īfter a successful collaboration on I Need Your Love with Calvin Harris, Goulding once again works with a popular young producer on this album. The singer-songwriter adds some dripping electronic beats in the background, which accompany her voice in a much more substantial way. A standout on Halcyon Days is her version of Alt-Js Tessellate, a sure rival of the original. In Halcyon, she covers Hanging On by Active Child and High for This by The Weeknd. Goulding is known for her covers, often of the songs of male vocalists, and they never disappoint. ∻urn is an unrestrained, stadium-filling track that makes Katy Perrys Roar sound like a kittens purr. However, in this particular instance, the songs similarity to others is not a drawback Gouldings production is both compelling and novel.

On the track, Goulding sings, We can light it up, up, up / so they cant put it out, out, out over a synth beat that sounds like much of the rest of the album. ∻urn, the first single off of the album, has already graced the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and became Gouldings first number-one single on the U.K. Like its predecessor, Halcyon Days is already doing well on the charts. 26 released Halcyon Days, an extended version of the former, which features 10 new tracks in her signature ethereal indie pop style. Following the success of her second studio album Halcyon (2012), Ellie Goulding on Aug.

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