What the Night Said
# What the Night Said

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| PopMatters | 9/10 |

What the Night Said is the debut album from Will Stratton. It was recorded the summer after his senior year of high school in a small recording studio in Astoria, Queens, New York, but not released until two years later.

## Critical reception

The reception to the album was highly favorable. Allmusic has said that "Even though his songs seem to come from a nearly monkish vantage point of isolation, there is lifting beauty here, a need for connection, and breathtaking flights, swoops, and turns of melody." Evan Sawdey, for PopMatters, opined that Stratton, "ma[de] an album of songs that were custom-fitted for listening to at night," and that ultimately, "Stratton succeeds, and beautifully so."

## Track listing

* "Katydid" - 2:33
* "So Ashamed" – 3:02
* "Fireflies" – 2:48
* "Night Will Come" – 3:45
* "Lost the Fear" – 2:52
* "I'd Hate to Leave You" – 2:58
* "Sonnet" – 2:20
* "Oh Quiet Night" – 2:19
* "Sleepwalk" – 1:59
* "Stay Awake" – 2:56
* "Sunol" – 2:53
* "I Don't Wanna Love" – 3:07

### Personnel

* Will Stratton - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, piano, harpsichord, Mellotron, synthesizer, bass guitar, hand claps
* Sufjan Stevens - oboe
* Tony Rogers - violin, cello
* Sam Deutsch - violin
* Michael Trepagnier - hand claps
* Kieran Kelly - drums
