HomeMusic Life in a Beautiful Light
Print This Page

Life in a Beautiful Light

Amy Macdonald  Guitar (Acoustic) ,  Amy Macdonald  Composer ,  Amy Macdonald  Vocals ,  Amy Macdonald  Vocals (Background) ,  Amy Macdonald  Main Performer

See full product details
Choose a format:
Previous
  • Audio Compact Disc   $26.15
  • Audio Compact Disc   $31.60
  • Audio Compact Disc [Deluxe Edition]   $32.69
  • Audio Compact Disc [Deluxe Version]   $31.60

Audio Compact Disc [Deluxe Version]

Special Order - Usually Ships Within 48 Hours.

$31.60

Add to Cart Add to Wish List Share with a Friend
Check Store Availability
Next
Track
Listen
1 4th of July MacDonald 3:48
2 Pride MacDonald 3:22
3 Slow It Down MacDonald 3:53
4 The Furthest Star MacDonald 3:29
5 The Game MacDonald 4:24
6 Across the Nile MacDonald 3:19
7 The Days of Being Young and Free MacDonald 4:09
8 Left That Body Long Ago MacDonald 4:49
9 Life In a Beautiful Light MacDonald 4:35
10 Human Spirit MacDonald 2:07
11 The Green and the Blue MacDonald 3:53
12 In the End MacDonald 8:05
13 Slow it Down [Acoustic] MacDonald 3:46
14 The Furthest Star [Acoustic] MacDonald 3:06
15 The Green and the Blue [Acoustic] MacDonald 2:49
16 Across the Nile [Acoustic] MacDonald 3:10
17 4th of July [Acoustic] MacDonald 3:02
18 Slow It Down [Sing-Along Version] [Instrumental][Version] MacDonald 3:56
19 4th of July [Sing-Along Version] [Instrumental][Version] MacDonald 3:48
20 Pride [Sing-Along Version] [Instrumental][Version] MacDonald 8:03
  • Overview
  • Production Details
  • Editorial Reviews
Life in a Beautiful Light

Audio Compact Disc [Deluxe Version]

Label: Vertigo

Category: Pop/Rock

Life in a Beautiful Light

UPC: 602537041374

Release Date: 07/10/2012

Original Release Date: 07/10/2012

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [4th of July, Pride, Slow It Down, The Furthest Star, The Game, Across the Nile, The Days of Being Young and Free, Left That Body Long Ago, Life In a Beautiful Light, Human Spirit, The Green and the Blue, In the End, Slow it Down [Acoustic], The Furthest Star [Acoustic], The Green and the Blue [Acoustic], Across the Nile [Acoustic], 4th of July [Acoustic], Slow It Down [Sing-Along Version] [Instrumental][Version], 4th of July [Sing-Along Version] [Instrumental][Version], Pride [Sing-Along Version] [Instrumental][Version]]
Contributors:

James Christopher Monger

Life in a Beautiful Light, the third studio outing from Amy MacDonald, finds the Scottish singer/songwriter applying her refreshingly unhindered brogue to a heartfelt, 12-song set that blends the stadium-baiting wail of fellow countrymen Broken Records and Frightened Rabbit with the safe, middle of the road, adult alternative pop of James Blunt and Brandi Carlile. Things get off to a grand start with the spirited "4th of July," an open-road-ready, horn-laden, four-chord love letter to a weekend fling that's equal parts Springsteen and Tunstall, with a little bit of the Proclaimers tossed in for good measure. Elsewhere, "Slow It Down," Life in a Beautiful Light's first tick in the vocal affectation department, and the U2-cribbed "Across the Nile," a political war cry concerning the Arab Spring uprising, are certainly rousing, but feel a bit calculated. In fact, outside of the aforementioned opener and the lush, string-heavy title cut, it all feels a little bit calculated. MacDonald is so beholden to lyrical and melodic clich?s, that it can sometimes feel like she's using a template. She's got talent to spare, but at its essence, Life in a Beautiful Light is the sound of an artist looking for her own voice amidst the deafening roar of her influences. [Life in a Beautiful Light was also released in a Deluxe Edition which added five acoustic versions of songs from the album, plus three instrumentals (dubbed "singalong versions")]. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi