Part of the Light

Part of the Light
Studio album by Ray LaMontagne
Released	May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
Studio	The Big Room
Genre	Folk rock, soul
Length	46:04
Label	RCA
Producer	Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne chronology
Ouroboros (2016) Part of the Light (2018) Monovision (2020)

Part of the Light is the seventh studio album by Ray LaMontagne, released on May 18, 2018, via RCA Records. "Such a Simple Thing" was released as the lead single. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	7/10 [4]
The Independent	[5]
NME	[6]

Part of the Light received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74 based on 7 reviews. ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ray LaMontagne.

1. "To the Sea"
2. "Paper Man"
3. "Part of the Light"
4. "It's Always Been You"
5. "Let's Make It Last"
6. "As Black as Blood Is Blue"
7. "Such a Simple Thing"
8. "No Answer Arrives"
9. "Goodbye Blue Sky"

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7]	52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8]	100
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9]	44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10]	60
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11]	40
UK Albums (OCC) [12]	28
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [13]	1
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [14]	6
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	9
US Billboard 200 [16]	40
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [17]	2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [18]	10
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [19]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20]	6
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [21]	8

References

1. "Ray LaMontagne Announces New Album, U.S. Tour Dates With Neko Case". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
2. "Part of the Light by Ray LaMontage Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Part of the Light - Ray LaMontagne". AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
4. Ritchie, Matthew (May 16, 2018). "Ray LaMontagne Part of the Light". Exclaim! . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
5. Kaplan, Ilana; Rentoul, John; Robertson, Derek (May 16, 2018). "Album reviews: Courtney Barnett, Parquet Courts, Charles Watson, Ray LaMontagne" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
6. Beaumont, Mark (May 18, 2018). "Ray LaMontagne - 'Part Of The Light' Review". New Musical Express . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
7. "Ultratop.be – Ray LaMontagne – Part of the Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Ray LaMontagne – Part of the Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
9. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ray LaMontagne – Part of the Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Ray LaMontagne". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
13. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
14. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
16. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
17. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
18. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
19. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
20. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
21. "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.