There Will Be a Light

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

There Will Be a Light
Studio album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
Released	September 21, 2004
Genre	Blues, gospel
Length	38:50
Label	Virgin
Producer	Ben 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	81
2004	Top Gospel Albums	1
2004	Top Internet Albums	113

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Gold	35,000^^
France (SNEP)[5]	2× Gold	200,000^*
United States	—	197,000[6]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Thom Jurek (2004-09-21). "There Will Be a Light - Ben Harper,The Blind Boys of Alabama | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
2. "Bio". Ben Harper. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
3. "Grammy nominations and wins - Ben Harper". Grammy. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
5. "French album certifications – Ben Harper – There Will Be A Light" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
6. "No Slowing Down" (PDF). American Radio History (Billboard archive). 14 September 2013. p. 45. Retrieved 5 June 2019.