| See the Light | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 13, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | The Complex (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 49:31 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | ||||
| The Jeff Healey Band chronology | ||||
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See the Light is the debut album by the Jeff Healey Band, released in 1988. [1] [2] It was No. 50 on the top 100 albums in Canada in 1989, [3] and was the sixth best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. [4] In 1990, it was nominated for the Juno Award for "Album of the Year". [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
The Globe and Mail concluded that Healey's "performance is solid throughout, but his voice lacks the range, depth of tone and distinctiveness to leave a really strong impression." [8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Confidence Man" | John Hiatt | 3:12 |
| 2. | "My Little Girl" | Jeff Healey | 3:10 |
| 3. | "River of No Return" | Keith Reid, Jon Tiven, Sally Tiven | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Don't Let Your Chance Go By" | Healey | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Angel Eyes" | Hiatt, Fred Koller | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Nice Problem to Have" | Robbie Blunt, Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Someday, Someway" | Martin Briley, Danny Tate | 3:28 |
| 8. | "I Need to Be Loved" | Healey | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Blue Jean Blues" | Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill | 5:39 |
| 10. | "That's What They Say" | Healey | 4:27 |
| 11. | "Hideaway" | Freddie King, Sonny Thompson | 4:26 |
| 12. | "See the Light" | Healey | 4:26 |
The Jeff Healey Band
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| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US Billboard 200 [9] | 22 |
| 1989 | Canadian RPM 100 [10] | 25 |
| 1989 | UK Albums Chart [11] | 58 |
| 1989 | NZ RIANZ Albums Chart [12] | 17 |
| 1989 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart [13] | 33 |
| 1989 | Swedish Albums Chart [14] | 32 |
| 1989 | Dutch Mega Album Top 100 [15] | 23 |
| 1989 | German Albums Charts [16] | 33 |
| 1989 | Swiss Albums Charts [17] | 13 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [18] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada) [19] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) [21] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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