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.
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Released | September 21, 2004 | |||
Genre | Blues, gospel | |||
Length | 38:50 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals | |||
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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
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[20] | Gold | 35,000^ |
France (SNEP)[21] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
United States | — | 197,000[22] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
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