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
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]

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 CertificationCertified 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

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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.
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