See the Light (The Jeff Healey Band album)

See the Light
Studio album by the Jeff Healey Band
Released	September 13, 1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	The Complex (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Blues rock
Length	49:31
Label	Arista
Producer	Jimmy Iovine Greg Ladanyi Thom Panunzio
The Jeff Healey Band chronology
See the Light (1988) Hell to Pay (1990)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

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

Production

• Greg Ladanyi – producer (1–8, 10–12), mixing (1–8, 10–12)
• Thom Panunzio – associate producer (1–8, 10–12), engineer, producer (9), mixing (9)
• Jimmy Iovine – producer (9)
• Paul Dieter – assistant engineer
• Sharon Rice – assistant engineer
• Duane Seykora – assistant engineer
• Ron Lewter – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Debbie Sommer – production assistant
• Maude Gilman – art direction
• Darius Anthony – photography
• Jas Obrecht – sleeve notes

Personnel

The Jeff Healey Band

• Jeff Healey – lead vocals, electric guitars, harmonica (4)
• Joe Rockman – bass guitar, backing vocals (7)
• Tom Stephen – drums

Additional Musicians

• Benmont Tench – keyboards (1, 2, 8, 10)
• Robbie Blunt – electric guitars (6, 11)
• Bobbye Hall – percussion (7)
• Marilyn Martin – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
• Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
• Kipp Lennon – backing vocals (7)
• Mark Lennon – backing vocals (7)
• Michael Lennon – backing vocals (7)
• Pat Lennon – backing vocals (7)

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart [9]	33
Canadian RPM 100 [10]	25
Dutch Mega Album Top 100 [11]	23
German Albums Charts [12]	33
NZ RIANZ Albums Chart [13]	17
Swedish Albums Chart [14]	32
Swiss Albums Charts [15]	13
UK Albums Chart [16]	58
US Billboard 200 [17]	22

Certifications

Certifications for See the Light

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.

References

1. Keillor, Elaine (2008). Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 279.
2. Burrows, Terry (2015). The Stratocaster Manual: Buying, Maintaining, Repairing, and Customizing Your Fender and Squier Stratocaster. Voyageur Press. p. 169.
3. "Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. Vol. 51, no. 8. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 23 December 1989. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
4. "Top 50 Cancon Albums of '89". RPM . Retrieved May 15, 2021.
5. "Artist Summary: The Jeff Healey Band". junoawards.ca. Retrieved 19 September 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. Owens, Thom. The Jeff Healey Band: See the Light > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
7. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
8. Dafoe, Chris (October 27, 1988). "See the Light The Jeff Healey Band". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
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10. "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 15. 7 August 1989. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 19 September 2011– via Library and Archives Canada.
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17. "See the Light > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic . Retrieved 19 September 2011.
18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
19. "Canadian album certifications – The Jeff Healey Band – See the Light". Music Canada . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
20. "British album certifications – Jeff Healey Band – See the Light". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
21. "American album certifications – Jeff Healey Band – See the Light". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 22, 2022.