Long Way Home (Låpsley album)

Long Way Home
Long Way Home
Studio album by Låpsley
Released	4 March 2016
Recorded	2014–16
Length	41:00
Label	XL Recordings
Producer	Låpsley; Rodaidh McDonald; Paul O'Duffy; Romans; Tourist; Mura Masa;
Låpsley chronology
Singles from Long Way Home
	"Station"; Released: 12 January 2014; "Painter (Valentine)"; Released: 15 July 2014; "Falling Short"; Released: 24 October 2014; "Hurt Me"; Released: 20 August 2015; "Love Is Blind"; Released: 19 January 2016; "Operator (DJ Koze Radio Edit)"; Released: 26 August 2016;

Long Way Home is the debut studio album written and produced by British singer, songwriter and musician Låpsley. It was released on 4 March 2016 through XL Recordings.^[1]

Track listing

*Long Way Home*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heartless"	Holly Lapsley Fletcher	Låpsley Rodaidh McDonald	4:14
2.	"Hurt Me"	Fletcher James Napier William Phillips James Draper	Låpsley McDonald Tourist Charlie Hugall	3:51
3.	"Falling Short"	Fletcher Draper	Låpsley Draper	3:23
4.	"Cliff"	Fletcher Rodaidh McDonald	Låpsley McDonald	4:28
5.	"Operator (He Doesn't Call Me)"	Fletcher McDonald William Spivery	Låpsley McDonald	3:24
6.	"Painter"	Fletcher	Låpsley	3:08
7.	"Tell Me the Truth"	Fletcher Paul Staveley O'Duffy	Låpsley O'Duffy	3:55
8.	"Station"	Fletcher	Låpsley	3:16
9.	"Love Is Blind"	Fletcher Sam Romans	Låpsley McDonald ROMANS Hugall	4:10
10.	"Silverlake"	Fletcher O'Duffy	Låpsley O'Duffy	4:21
11.	"Leap"	Fletcher McDonald	Låpsley McDonald	4:49
12.	"Seven Months"	Fletcher Alex Crossan	Låpsley Mura Masa	3:29
Total length:				41:00

Personnel

Låpsley – vocals, drum programming, guitar, percussion, piano, programming, synthesizer
Phil Lee – art direction, design
Drew Bang – assistance
Romans – backing vocals, percussion, programming, synthesizer
Otto Williams – bass
Rodaidh McDonald – drum programming
Tom Coyne – mastering
Ben Baptie – mixing
James Draper – percussion, programming, synthesizer
Mura Masa – percussion, programming, synthesizer
Luke & Nik – photography
Charlie Hugall – vocal production
Paul O'Duffy – vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	47
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[5]	70
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	195
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	59
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	92
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[10]	48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	76
United Kingdom (OCC)^[13]	32
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[14]	5
US Billboard 200^[15]	196

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	199

References

^ Geslani, Michelle (21 January 2016). "Låpsley announces debut album, shares new single "Love Is Blind" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ Ryan, Gavin (12 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Cat Empire Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
^ "Låpsley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – Låpsley – Long Way Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Låpsley – Long Way Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Låpsley – Long Way Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "UK Chart – Lapsley". UK Charts. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
^ "Låpsley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[1] Geslani, Michelle (21 January 2016). "Låpsley announces debut album, shares new single "Love Is Blind" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[AUS-2] Ryan, Gavin (12 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Cat Empire Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[ac_Flanders_Låpsley-3] "Ultratop.be – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Låpsley-4] "Ultratop.be – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Låpsley-5] "Låpsley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[ac_France_Låpsley-6] "Lescharts.com – Låpsley – Long Way Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

[ac_Germany4_Låpsley-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Låpsley-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Låpsley – Long Way Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[IRL-9] "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[ac_Scotland_-10] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

[ac_Sweden_Låpsley-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Låpsley – Long Way Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Låpsley-12] "Swisscharts.com – Låpsley – Long Way Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[uk-13] "UK Chart – Lapsley". UK Charts. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[ac_UKIndependent_-14] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

[ac_Billboard200_Låpsley-15] "Låpsley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[16] "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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