Peace, Love & Light

Peace, Love & Light is the 15th studio release, second EP, and first digital-only album by Christian alternative rock band the Choir, released on November 27, 2013. This is also the band's first Christmas-themed release. As a "stretch goal" in the Choir's Kickstarter campaign for their 2014 album Shadow Weaver, this EP was provided exclusively to funders who pledged $60 or more.[1]

Peace, Love & Light
EP by
The Choir
ReleasedNovember 27, 2013
RecordedNeverland Studios Franklin, TN, 2013
GenreChristian alternative rock, Christmas music
Length16:00
LabelGalaxy21
ProducerDerri Daugherty, Steve Hindalong
The Choir chronology
The Loudest Sound Ever Heard
(2012)		 Peace, Love & Light
(2013)		 Shadow Weaver
(2014)

The five tracks are a mix of traditional carols, the Christmas standard "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and the title track, which is an original composition by Steve Hindalong and Derri Daugherty. The Apple Music version also includes "Babe in the Straw," the Choir's 2010 re-recording of a song they wrote for Caedmon's Call to perform on City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time in 2002.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

Writing for Jesus Freak Hideout, Alex Caldwell praised the album, saying, "it's a testament to the quality offered here on Peace, Love and Light that five songs leave you wanting more," and added that, "another Christmas EP next year from these veterans would be a nice present indeed."[3]

Track listing
Standard edition (Digital album)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Saw Three Ships"Traditional2:32
2."In the Bleak Midwinter"Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst3:44
3."Away in a Manger"Traditional3:07
4."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Leigh Nash)Frank Loesser3:37
5."Peace, Love & Light"Steve Hindalong, Derri Daugherty3:00
Total length:16:00
Apple Music bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Babe in the Straw"Hindalong, Daugherty4:14
Total length:20:14

Personnel

The Choir

Guest performers

Production

  • Derri Daugherty - producer, recording and mixing
  • Steve Hindalong - producer

References
  1. "Kickstarter: The Choir". Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. "Peace, Love & Light - EP, The Choir". Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. Caldwell, Alex (December 4, 2013). "The Choir, Peace, Love & Light EP". jesusfreakhideout.com. Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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