''There Will Be a Light'' is a
gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...
by
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...
and
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American Gospel music, gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a ch ...
, released in 2004. It is Harper's sixth album.
This album earned a Grammy award for Best Gospel album while Harper also won a Grammy for the track, "11th Commandment".
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.
#"Take My Hand" – 3:54
#"Wicked Man" – 3:33
#"Where Could I Go" (
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, 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
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,
Danny O'Keefe
Danny O'Keefe (born May 20, 1943) is an American folk singer and songwriter.
Career
In 1968, O'Keefe was a member of a four-man heavy psychedelic rock band named Calliope. The group recorded one album, ''Steamed'', for Buddah Records before di ...
) – 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
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
*
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People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
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Ben Harper albums
The Blind Boys of Alabama albums
2004 albums
Gospel albums by American artists
Virgin Records albums