Real (Belinda Carlisle album) shirt" look instead this time without make-up. The album features a cover version of The Graces pop rock song "Lay Down Your Arms". Allmusic reviewed the album as suffering from a lack of memorable songs and while the record sounded good, it had nothing to support the state-of-the-art production. It was also a departure from her previous solo albums, it has more in common with Belinda's The Go-Go's sound rather than her own, typical, solo pop themes. Dealing with what Belinda termed the 'dark side of relationships,' the album is mature and intentionally lacks the slick production of her other
Leave a Light On (Belinda Carlisle song) retro synthpop producer/remixer Yisraelee produced a cover version of the track. In 2016, South African 4 piece band 4Werke (4Warm) released a cover version on their self-titled album. Leave a Light On (Belinda Carlisle song) "Leave a Light On" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, produced by Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third solo album "Runaway Horses" (1989). The single narrowly missed the top ten in the US peaking at number 11. It fared much better elsewhere, reaching the top five in several countries, including Australia, Austria, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Released as the album's