"I Saw the Light" is a song written by

Andrew Gold Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop rock, pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold played on scor ...

and

Lisa Angelle Lisa Angelle (born December 27, 1965, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is an American country music singer-songwriter. During the 1980s and 1990s, Angelle wrote songs for several country artists including Wynonna Judd, who reached numb ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Wynonna Wynonna Ellen Judd or simply Wynonna ( ; born Christina Claire Ciminella; May 30, 1964) is an American country music singer. She is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country singers. In all, she has had 19 No. 1 singles, incl ...

. It was released in May 1992 as the second single from Wynonna's self-titled debut album, and was also the album's second Number One hit on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts. It was also ranked by ''Billboard'' as the Number One country hit for 1992.

Content

The narrator of the song discovers her lover is cheating on her when she peeks through the windows of his house and sees him romancing another woman, and afterward announces that she is leaving him.

Personnel

The following musicians performed on this track: *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

– drums *

– background vocals *Wynonna Judd – lead vocals *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring wit ...

– keyboards *

Don Potter Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 7 June 2004) was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined ...

– acoustic guitar *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...

– keyboards *

Steuart Smith Steuart Smith (born 24 June 1952) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer from Arlington, Virginia, United States. He is a touring member of the American rock band Eagles, where he has performed as one of ...

– electric guitar *

Willie Weeks Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also ga ...

– bass guitar

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Lisa Stanley version

Irish singer

Lisa Stanley Lisa Stanley (born 12 March 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and presenter, based in the UK and Ireland. Stanley was born in Sligo, Ireland, and is the only child of Irish entertainers Maisie McDaniel and Fintan Stanley. Early career Sta ...

released a cover of the song in 2013 under the name 'I Saw The Light In Your Window Tonight'. A music video was also produced the same year by producer Seamus O'Donnell. It was released October 20, 2013 in the United Kingdom. The song was later featured on her 2018 album 'Heart and Soul'. The album peaked at number 11 on the iTunes charts for country music.

References

1992 singles Wynonna Judd songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year Songs written by Andrew Gold Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs about infidelity MCA Records singles Curb Records singles 1992 songs Songs written by Lisa Angelle {{1992-country-song-stub