''Part of the Light'' is the seventh studio album by

Ray LaMontagne Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (; born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released eight studio albums: ''Trouble'', ''Till the Sun Turns Black'', '' Gossip in the Grain'', ''God Willin' & the Creek Don' ...

, released on May 18, 2018, via RCA Records. "Such a Simple Thing" was released as the

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Reception

''Part of the Light'' received generally favorable reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 74 based on 7 reviews.

Track listing

All songs written by Ray LaMontagne. #"To the Sea" #"Paper Man" #"Part of the Light" #"It's Always Been You" #"Let's Make It Last" #"As Black as Blood Is Blue" #"Such a Simple Thing" #"No Answer Arrives" #"Goodbye Blue Sky"

Charts

References

2018 albums Ray LaMontagne albums RCA Records albums {{2010s-album-stub