There Will Be a Light

There Will Be a Light
Studio album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
Released	September 21, 2004
Genre	Blues, gospel
Length	38:50
Label	Virgin
Producer	Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Ben Harper chronology
Diamonds On the Inside (2003) There Will Be a Light (2004) Live at the Apollo (2005)
The Blind Boys of Alabama chronology
Go Tell It on the Mountain (2003) There Will Be a Light (2004) Live at the Apollo (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

There Will Be a Light is a gospel album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama, released in 2004. ^[2] It is Harper's sixth album.

This album earned a Grammy award for Best Gospel album while Harper also won a Grammy for the track, "11th Commandment". ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.

1. "Take My Hand" – 3:54
2. "Wicked Man" – 3:33
3. "Where Could I Go" (Marc Ford, Ben Harper, Jason Yates) – 4:09
4. "Church House Steps" – 4:46
5. "11th Commandment" (Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama) – 1:34
6. "Well, Well, Well" (Bob Dylan, Danny O'Keefe) – 3:15
7. "Pictures of Jesus" – 3:45
8. "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 3:15
9. "Mother Pray" (James Rowe, John W. Vaughan) – 3:00
10. "There Will Be a Light" – 3:22
11. "Church on Time" – 4:17 ^[1]

Personnel

• Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
• Bobby Butler
• Oliver Charles
• Rock Deadrick
• Clarence Fountain
• Ricke McKinnie
• Leon Mobley
• Juan Nelson
• Tracie Pierce
• Michael Ward
• Joe "Jackson Joe" Williams
• Jason Yates
• Marc Ford ^[4]

Production

• Producer: Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
• Executive producer: Chris Goldsmith
• Engineers: Mike Glines, Jimmy Hoyson
• Mixing: Jimmy Hoyson
• Arranger: Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
• Design: Jason Yates
• Artwork: Jason Yates
• Photography: Steve Sherman ^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for There Will Be a Light Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 50 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 19 French Albums (SNEP) [9] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 73 Italian Albums (FIMI) [11] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 7 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [13] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 3 US Billboard 200 [15] 81 US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [16] 1

Year-end charts 2004 year-end chart performance for There Will Be a Light Chart (2004) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 79 French Albums (SNEP) [18] 65 2005 year-end chart performance for There Will Be a Light Chart (2005) Position French Albums (SNEP) [19] 152

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for There Will Be a Light

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20]	Gold	35,000^
France (SNEP) [21]	2× Gold	200,000*
United States	—	197,000 [22]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Thom Jurek (September 21, 2004). "There Will Be a Light - Ben Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved July 30, 2016.
2. "Bio". Ben Harper. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
3. "Grammy nominations and wins - Ben Harper". Grammy. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. "There Will Be a Light - Ben Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
7. "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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11. "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
12. "Charts.nz – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
13. "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
15. "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
16. "Ben Harper Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
17. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
18. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2004". Snepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
19. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005". Snepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 19, 2019.
21. "French album certifications – Ben Harper – There Will Be A Light" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved January 19, 2019.
22. "No Slowing Down" (PDF). American Radio History (Billboard archive). September 14, 2013. p. 45. Retrieved June 5, 2019.