Bright Light Ballads
# Bright Light Ballads

Bright Light Ballads is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Howard Eliott Payne, formerly of the Liverpool band The Stands.

The album was produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams etc.) and released digitally on 14 April 2009, reaching No. 14 in the ITunes album chart. A limited physical CD release was made available on 4 May 2009.

## Track listing

All songs written by Howard Eliott Payne.

* "Dangling Threads" – 2:44
* "Come Down Easy" – 4:09
* "Seven Years" – 4:14
* "Until Morning" – 3:51
* "When Summer Has Passed" – 3:09
* "I Just Want to Spend Some Time with You" – 3:27
* "You Can't Hurt Me Anymore" – 3:11
* "Walk by My Side" – 3:27
* "Underneath the Sun Rising" – 3:18
* "Lay Down Your Tune for Me" – 3:14

## Personnel

* Howard Eliott Payne – vocals, guitar

### Production

* Ethan Johns – producer
* Bob Ludwig – mastering

### Additional musicians

* Candie Payne – backing vocals
* Dean Ravera – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
* Scott Marmion – pedal steel guitar
* Nicole Terry – violin

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 14 April 2009 | Move City | Digital | MCR001 |
| United Kingdom | 4 May 2009 | Move City | CD | MCR001 |
