| Find a Light | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 53:44 | |||
| Label | 3 Legged Records | |||
| Producer | Blackberry Smoke | |||
| Blackberry Smoke chronology | ||||
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Find a Light is the sixth studio album by American rock band Blackberry Smoke. The album was self-produced by the band and it was released on April 6, 2018. [1] [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| PopMatters |   [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]
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flesh and Bone" | Charlie Starr | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Run Away From it All" | K. Nelson, Starr | 4:29 |
| 3. | "The Crooked Kind" | Starr | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Medicate my Mind" | T. Meadows, Starr | 4:42 |
| 5. | "I've Got This Song" | Starr | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Best Seat in the House" | K. Nelson, Starr | 4:25 |
| 7. | "I'll Keep Ramblin'" | R. Randolph, Starr | 5:37 |
| 8. | "Seems so Far" | T. Meadows, Starr | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Lord Strike Me Dead" | Starr | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Let Me Down Easy" | K. Nelson, Starr | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Nobody Gives a Damn" | K. Nelson, Starr | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Till the Wheels Fall Off" | Starr | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Mother Mountain" | Starr | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 53:44 | ||
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] | 25 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] | 90 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] | 35 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] | 115 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 21 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [13] | 58 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 26 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 25 |
| US Billboard 200 [16] | 31 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [17] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] | 2 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [19] | 3 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [20] | 6 |
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