Ei8ht is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, released on his independent label Shorthouse Records in 2012. The album reached No. 91 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 12 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Background Kershaw started working on the album in early 2011. Speaking to The Evening Times in 2012, he said: "I sat down about 18 months ago and decided it was time to make another [album]. I have to do that every now and again to get it out my system."

Two singles were released from the album. A radio version of "The Sky's The Limit" was released in August, with a music video for the song premiering on YouTube on 4 August. It was directed by Steve Price and was filmed at Armagh Observatory and Armagh Planetarium, Northern Ireland, and Haytor, Dartmoor. The second and final single, "You're the Best", was released in September.

"The Sky's the Limit" was featured in the 2016 biographical film Eddie the Eagle and appeared on its soundtrack release, Fly.

Critical reception

Upon release, Ben Hogwood of musicOMH wrote: "Good songwriters don't usually lose their knack overnight, and Kershaw proves that as he gets on this particular bike once more. Many of the songs grow in to earworms, which by the third or fourth listen are burned in to the consciousness." Fiona Shepherd of The Scotsman stated: "In less conservative hands, this desperately dull MOR pop album might yield an insipid hit or two, but Kershaw's arrangements drain the life from the songs."

Track listing

Personnel Musicians Nik Kershaw – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming Robbie Bronnimann – keyboards Jon-Willy Rydningen – piano (tracks 2, 6) Ric Sanders – fiddle (track 6) Geese – strings Paul Geary – bass Eirik Rydningen – drums Chesney Hawkes, Keely Hawkes, Shaz Sparks – backing vocals (track 12)

Production Nik Kershaw – producer, arranger, programming Robbie Bronnimann – programming, additional production (track 12), mixing (track 12) Eirik Rydningen – mixing (track 8) Mark Evans – mixing (track 1)

Charts +Chart performance for Ei8ht Chart (2012) Peakposition UK Albums Chart 91 UK Independent Albums Chart 12

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