Find a Light

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Find a Light
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Genre Southern rock, country rock
Length53:44
Label 3 Legged Records
Producer Blackberry Smoke
Blackberry Smoke chronology
Like an Arrow
(2016)
Find a Light
(2018)
You Hear Georgia
(2021)

Find a Light is the sixth studio album by American country-rock band Blackberry Smoke. The album was self-produced by the band and it was released on April 6, 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Find a Light has received largely positive reviews from professional music critics, and has an overall Metacritic rating of 72 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, N. 2 on Americana/Folk Albums, and No. 31 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,000 copies (16,000 equivalent album units) in the first week. [6] It has sold 31,300 copies in the United States as of November 2018. [7]

Track listing

Find a Light track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flesh and Bone"Charlie Starr4:32
2."Run Away From it All"K. Nelson, Starr4:29
3."The Crooked Kind"Starr3:40
4."Medicate my Mind"T. Meadows, Starr4:42
5."I've Got This Song"Starr4:52
6."Best Seat in the House"K. Nelson, Starr4:25
7."I'll Keep Ramblin'"R. Randolph, Starr5:37
8."Seems so Far"T. Meadows, Starr4:01
9."Lord Strike Me Dead"Starr3:43
10."Let Me Down Easy"K. Nelson, Starr2:57
11."Nobody Gives a Damn"K. Nelson, Starr3:22
12."Till the Wheels Fall Off"Starr3:47
13."Mother Mountain"Starr3:39
Total length:53:44

Personnel

Blackberry Smoke

Other Musicians

"With Our Friends"

"The Black Bettys"

[8]

Charts

Chart performance for Find a Light
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 115
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 58
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 12
US Billboard 200 [18] 31
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [19] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [20] 2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [21] 3
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [22] 6

References

  1. Beaugez, Jim (April 2, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Talk Divided Nation, Tom Petty and New Album 'Find a Light'". Rolling Stone.
  2. Graff, Gary (April 4, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Premieres New Album 'Find a Light': First Listen". Billboard.
  3. 1 2 "Find A light by Blackberry Smoke". Metacritic .
  4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blackberry Smoke: Find A Light". AllMusic.com.
  5. Rushbury, Ian (April 11, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Party Like It's 1974 with 'Find a Light'". PopMatters.
  6. Zellner, Xander (April 12, 2018). "Ashley McBryde Debuts at No. 3 on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard.
  7. Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2018". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. Find A Light (CD booklet). Earache Records.
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  14. "Spanishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  18. "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  19. "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  20. "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  21. "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  22. "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.