The Crying Light | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 January 2009 | |||
Genre | Baroque pop | |||
Length | 39:24 | |||
Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
Producer | Antony | |||
Antony and the Johnsons chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Crying Light | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[1] |
Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | A[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Los Angeles Times | [7] |
NME | 8/10[8] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[9] |
Q | [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Spin | [12] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground' |
| 4:24 |
2. | 'Epilepsy Is Dancing' | 2:42 | |
3. | 'One Dove' | 5:34 | |
4. | 'Kiss My Name' | 2:48 | |
5. | 'The Crying Light' | 3:18 | |
6. | 'Another World' | 4:00 | |
7. | 'Daylight and the Sun' | 6:21 | |
8. | 'Aeon' | 4:35 | |
9. | 'Dust and Water' | 2:50 | |
10. | 'Everglade' | 2:58 | |
Total length: | 39:24 |
Secretly Canadian pre-order bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'My Lord My Love' | 3:17 |
Total length: | 42:41 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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European Albums Billboard Top 100[19] | 1 |
Belgian Albums Charts (Flanders) | 1 |
Spanish Albums Chart (Promusicae)[20] | 2 |
Sweden Albums Chart[21] | 2 |
Denmark Albums Chart[21] | 3 |
France Albums Chart[19] | 4 |
Netherlands Albums Chart[21] | 4 |
Norway Albums Chart[21] | 4 |
Swiss Albums Chart[21] | 7 |
Italian Albums Chart[21] | 9 |
German Albums Chart | 15 |
UK Album Chart[22] | 18 |
Finnish Albums Chart[22] | 23 |
Australian Albums Chart[21] | 33 |
US Billboard 200[23] | 65 |