There Will Be a Light

2004 studio album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
There Will Be a Light
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004
GenreBlues, gospel
Length38:50
LabelVirgin
ProducerBen Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Ben Harper chronology
Diamonds On the Inside
(2003) 		There Will Be a Light
(2004) 		Live at the Apollo
(2005)
The Blind Boys of Alabama chronology
Go Tell It on the Mountain
(2003) 		There Will Be a Light
(2004) 		Live at the Apollo
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

There Will Be a Light is a gospel album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama, released in 2004.[2] It is Harper's sixth album.

This album earned a Grammy award for Best Gospel album while Harper also won a Grammy for the track, "11th Commandment".[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.

  1. "Take My Hand" – 3:54
  2. "Wicked Man" – 3:33
  3. "Where Could I Go" (Marc Ford, Ben Harper, Jason Yates) – 4:09
  4. "Church House Steps" – 4:46
  5. "11th Commandment" (Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama) – 1:34
  6. "Well, Well, Well" (Bob Dylan, Danny O'Keefe) – 3:15
  7. "Picture of Jesus" – 3:45
  8. "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 3:15
  9. "Mother Pray" (James Rowe, John W. Vaughan) – 3:00
  10. "There Will Be a Light" – 3:22
  11. "Church on Time" – 4:17[1]

Personnel

  • Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
  • Bobby Butler
  • Oliver Charles
  • Rock Deadrick
  • Clarence Fountain
  • Ricke McKinnie
  • Leon Mobley
  • Juan Nelson
  • Tracie Pierce
  • Michael Ward
  • Joe "Jackson Joe" Williams
  • Jason Yates
  • Marc Ford[4]

Production

  • Producer: Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
  • Executive producer: Chris Goldsmith
  • Engineers: Mike Glines, Jimmy Hoyson
  • Mixing: Jimmy Hoyson
  • Arranger: Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
  • Design: Jason Yates
  • Artwork: Jason Yates
  • Photography: Steve Sherman[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for There Will Be a Light
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 19
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 73
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 3
US Billboard 200[15] 81
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

Year-end charts

2004 year-end chart performance for There Will Be a Light
Chart (2004) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 79
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 65
2005 year-end chart performance for There Will Be a Light
Chart (2005) Position
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 152

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for There Will Be a Light
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[21] 2× Gold 200,000*
United States — 197,000[22]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Thom Jurek (September 21, 2004). "There Will Be a Light - Ben Harper,The Blind Boys of Alabama | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bio". Ben Harper. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Grammy nominations and wins - Ben Harper". Grammy. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "There Will Be a Light - Ben Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Ben Harper Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2004". Snepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005". Snepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  21. ^ "French album certifications – Ben Harper – There Will Be A Light" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  22. ^ "No Slowing Down" (PDF). American Radio History (Billboard archive). September 14, 2013. p. 45. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
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