Part of the Light | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 18, 2018 | |||
Studio | The Big Room | |||
Genre | Folk rock, soul | |||
Length | 46:04 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Ray LaMontagne | |||
Ray LaMontagne chronology | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
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Exclaim! | 7/10 [4] |
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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]
All songs written by Ray LaMontagne.
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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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 |