A Million Lights is the third studio album by English singer Cheryl, released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records. Following her divorce from English footballer Ashley Cole, this is Cheryl's first album to be released under her first name Cheryl, dropping her married surname. The album is heavily rooted in pop, dance and R&B and also features elements of hip hop, dubstep, house, dance-pop and electronic music in its overall sound.
Critical reception
A Million Lights received mainly mixed to positive reviews upon its release.
Track listing
Notes
signifies a vocal producer
signifies a co-producer
Personnel
Credits for A Million Lights adapted from AllMusic.
Cheryl – primary artist, lead vocals, composer, co-writer
Will.i.am – VDrum sequencing, engineer, featured artist, background vocals, producer, synthesizer, composer, co-writer Wretch 32 – featured artist, vocals, co-writer Lana Del Rey – co-writer, composer, background vocals Calvin Harris – arranger, producer, writer, composer, instrumentation, mixing Taio Cruz – composer, producer, co-writer Jim Beanz – mixing, producer, vocal producer, additional vocals, backing vocals, co-writer Jaylien Wesley – writer, composer Agent X – Drums, engineer, keyboards, piano, producer, programming Josie Aiello – background vocals Carlos Battey – composer Steven Battey – composer Tim Blacksmith – management Riki Bleau – management Greg Bonnick – composer Delbert Bowers – assistant Kingsley Brown – composer J. Browz – bass, guitar A. J. Clarke – mixing assistant Olle Corneér – composer Aaron Cowan – composer Dada Life – producer Danny D. – management Mike Del Rio – composer Jayson DeZuzio – composer Dylan Dresdow – mixing Stefan Engblom – composer Loick Essien – composer Matt Furmidge – vocal engineer Chris Galland – assistant John Gudwin – engineer Stuart Hardie – design Kuk Harrell – vocal producer Tom Havelock – composer
Hygrade – instrumentation, producer, programming, vocal producer
Padraic Kerin – engineer
Roy Kerr – keyboards, programming
Kid Gloves – producer, vocal producer
Alex Da Kid – composer, producer
Koil – engineer, mixing
Kasia Livingston – composer
Peter Mack – assistant
Ayah Marar – background vocals
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Mike Marsh – mastering
Jaime Martinez – mixing assistant
Paul Meehan – vocal producer
Naughty Boy – producer
Naweed – mastering
Candice Nelson – composer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer
Pantha Bass – electric guitar, keyboards, producer
Joe Peluso – engineer
Anu Pillai – brass arrangement, engineer, guitar, keyboards, programming, string arrangements Leon Price – composer Brian Rawling – vocal producer Peter Renshaw – composer Jareth Rwamafa Johnson – composer, background vocals Jermaine Scott – composer Stefan Sundström – mixing Megan Nicolle Thomaston – composer, background vocals Daniel Traynor – composer Kevin Verchel – vocal arrangement Ellen Von Unwerth – photography James "Jim Beanz" Washington – composer Mathias Wollo – composer, instrumentation, mixing, producer, programming