''Light It Up'' is the seventh
studio album
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by Australian country singer
Casey Barnes, released on 25 February 2022 through
Chugg Music. The album was announced on 10 November 2021 alongside a national tour that commenced on the album's day of release.
It peaked at number 17 on the
ARIA Albums Chart
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.
The album was preceded by the lead single "Come Turn Me On", which spent five weeks at number one on ''The Music Network'' CountryTown Hot50 chart
[ and was the most played song on Australian country radio in 2021.][
At the ]2022 ARIA Music Awards
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, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album
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.Country Music Awards of Australia
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of 2023, the album won Album of the Year and Top Selling Australian Country Album of the Year.AIR Awards of 2023
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, the album was nominated for Best Independent Country Album or EP.
Reception
Zanda Wilson from ''The Music
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'' called the album "incredibly polished" and "undoubtedly one of Casey Barnes' most complete albums to date".
Track listing
All songs written by Casey, MSquared, Kaci Brown and Sam Gray.[
# "Get to Know Ya" – 3:26
# "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" – 3:07
# "Small Town" – 3:42
# "Come Turn Me On" – 3:05
# "Light It Up" – 2:51
# "Up in Flames" – 3:34
# " God Took His Time on You" – 3:36
# "Love Fool" – 3:32
# "This Ain't the Encore" – 3:15
# "Gone Gone Gone" – 3:17
]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2022 albums
ARIA Award–winning albums
Casey Barnes albums