Blue Lights on the Runway

Blue Lights On The Runway is the fourth studio album by Irish band Bell X1. It was released in Ireland on 20 February 2009, and on March 3, 2009, in North America. It is a Choice Music Prize nominated album for Best Irish album in 2009.

Blue Lights on the Runway
Studio album by Bell X1
Released	20 February 2009 (2009-02-20)
Recorded	November 2008, Ireland
Genre	Rock
Length	54:42
Language	English
Label	BellyUp
Producer	Roger Bechirian
Bell X1 chronology
Flock (2005) Blue Lights on the Runway (2009) Bloodless Coup (2011)
Singles from Blue Lights on the Runway
"The Great Defector" Released: 30 January 2009 "The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella" Released: 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Planet Sound	link

The first single from the album was "The Great Defector" (30 January 2009 in Ireland and 3 February 2009, in the UK and the US).

The album's title comes from a line of the lyrics of The Great Defector: "Blue lights on the runway, I love the colour of it all."

It has been certified Platinum in Ireland with record sales exceeding 15,000.

Critical reception

The album has been met with much acclaim, and has a Metacritic score of 73/100. Allmusic gave the album 4/5, whilst Planet Sound gave it 8/10.

Track listing

1. "The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella" – 5:27
2. "How Your Heart Is Wired" – 6:14
3. "The Great Defector" – 4:40
4. "Blow Ins" – 4:36
5. "Amelia" – 6:58
6. "A Better Band" – 6:35
7. "Breastfed" – 4:11
8. "Light Catches Your Face" – 5:44
9. "One Stringed Harp" – 5:12
10. "The Curtains Are Twitchin'" – 5:08

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak Position
Irish Albums Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	19
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums chart	49