| Light of Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 at Ardent Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:53 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Allen Jones | |||
| The Bar-Kays chronology | ||||
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Light of Life is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee, funk band the Bar-Kays. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Released on Mercury Records in December 1978, the album would chart at number fifteen on the Billboard Soul Album charts.
All tracks composed by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard, Winson Stewart; except where indicated
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 [4] | 86 |
| Billboard US Soul [4] | 15 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||||
| 1979 | "Are You Being Real" | 61 | ||
| "I'll Dance" | 26 | |||
| "Shine" | 14 | |||
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