2004 studio album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
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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.
- "Take My Hand" – 3:54
- "Wicked Man" – 3:33
- "Where Could I Go" (Marc Ford, Ben Harper, Jason Yates) – 4:09
- "Church House Steps" – 4:46
- "11th Commandment" (Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama) – 1:34
- "Well, Well, Well" (Bob Dylan, Danny O'Keefe) – 3:15
- "Picture of Jesus" – 3:45
- "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 3:15
- "Mother Pray" (James Rowe, John W. Vaughan) – 3:00
- "There Will Be a Light" – 3:22
- "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 | 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bio". Ben Harper. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Grammy nominations and wins - Ben Harper". Grammy. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "There Will Be a Light - Ben Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ben Harper Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2004". Snepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005". Snepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "French album certifications – Ben Harper – There Will Be A Light" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "No Slowing Down" (PDF). American Radio History (Billboard archive). September 14, 2013. p. 45. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- Clarence Fountain
- George Scott
- Vel Bozman Traylor
- Johnny Fields
- Olice Thomas
- J. T. Hutton
- Jimmy Carter
- Bishop Billy Bowers
- Caleb "Bobby" Butler
- Samuel Butler Jr.
- Ben Moore
- Paul Beasley
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Albums | - I Thank God (with Sam Cooke, 1960)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (2003)
- There Will Be a Light (with Ben Harper, 2004)
- Live at the Apollo (with Ben Harper, 2005)
- Atom Bomb (2005)
- Down in New Orleans (2008)
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