Where the Light Shines Through

Where the Light Shines Through
Studio album by Switchfoot
Released	July 8, 2016 (2016-7-8)
Recorded	2015–16
Studio	Spot X Studio, San Diego, CA
Genre	Alternative rock pop rock power pop Christian rock
Length	49:33
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Switchfoot John Fields
Switchfoot chronology
The Edge of the Earth (2014) Where the Light Shines Through (2016) Native Tongue (2019)
Singles from Where the Light Shines Through
"Live It Well" Released: May 12, 2016 "Float" Released: May 12, 2016 "I Won't Let You Go" Released: November 11, 2016 "Shake This Feeling" Released: May 5, 2017 "If the House Burns Down Tonight" Released: August 17, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
JesusFreakHideout	[2]
Newsday	B+ [3]
NewReleaseToday	[4]
CCM Magazine	[5]

Where the Light Shines Through is the tenth studio album by American rock band Switchfoot, released on July 8, 2016. The album was recorded in the band's recording studio Spot X in their hometown San Diego, ^[6] and produced by Switchfoot and John Fields, with whom the band has worked on their breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown (2003) and its follow-ups, Nothing Is Sound (2005) and Oh! Gravity. (2006). It is Switchfoot's first and only album to be released through Vanguard Records. ^[7]

Promotion

On March 10, 2016, Switchfoot released a behind-the-scenes video showing the band working on their tenth studio album. ^[6] Album title and release date were officially announced on May 12, 2016. ^{[8] [9]} Later the same day, the band released a trailer for the album, ^[10] and a music video for an acoustic version of "Live It Well" onto YouTube. ^[11] "Float" was released to radio on May 18, 2016. ^[12] An official music video for "Float", filmed in Manila, was released at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time on May 25, 2016. ^[13] The band premiered the title track "Where the Light Shines Through" on June 3, 2016, at the Del Mar Fair in San Diego, CA. ^[14] Six days later, they released the official studio recording of the same track on iTunes. ^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Holy Water"	Jon Foreman Tim Foreman	3:47
2.	"Float"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	4:12
3.	"Where the Light Shines Through"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	4:24
4.	"I Won't Let You Go"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	4:47
5.	"If the House Burns Down Tonight"	J. Foreman T. Foreman Mike Elizondo	4:31
6.	"The Day That I Found God"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	4:18
7.	"Shake This Feeling"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	3:37
8.	"Bull in a China Shop"	J. Foreman T. Foreman Elizondo	3:58
9.	"Live It Well"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	3:56
10.	"Looking for America" (featuring Lecrae)	J. Foreman T. Foreman Lecrae	3:55
11.	"Healer of Souls"	J. Foreman T. Foreman	3:47
12.	"Hope Is the Anthem"	J. Foreman	4:21
Total length:			49:33

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks ^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Light and Heavy"	J. Foreman, T. Foreman	3:33
14.	"Begin Forever"	J. Foreman, T. Foreman, Danielle Brisbois	3:58
15.	"When Was the Last Time"	J. Foreman, T. Foreman, Elizondo, Chad Butler	3:19
Total length:			60:23

Digital pre-order bonus tracks ^[17]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Light and Heavy"	3:33
14.	"Begin Forever"	3:58
15.	"When Was the Last Time"	3:19
16.	"Bloodline"	4:52
17.	"My Place in the Sunlight"	4:01
Total length:		69:16

Personnel

Switchfoot Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar Tim Foreman – bass guitar, background vocals Chad Butler – drums, percussion Jerome Fontamillas – keyboards, guitar Drew Shirley – guitar Technical [18] Switchfoot – production John Fields – production Lenny Skolnik − additional production ("Float") Joseph Barba − additional production ("I Won't Let You Go") Tanner Sparks – engineering, mixing Paul David Hager – mixing

Additional musicians Lecrae – vocals ("Looking for America") Eric Owyoung − strings ("Hope Is the Anthem") Keith Tutt II − cello section ("I Won't Let You Go") John Painter − horns ("Healer of Souls") Boaz Roberts − guitar ("The Day That I Found God") Robert Randolph − pedal steel ("The Day That I Found God") Sam Dark – oboe ("Looking for America")

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Where the Light Shines Through Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [19] 34 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [20] 20 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [21] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 69 US Billboard 200 [23] 10 US Christian Albums (Billboard) [24] 1 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [25] 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 3

Year-end charts 2016 year-end chart performance for Where the Light Shines Through Chart (2016) Peak position US Christian Albums (Billboard) [27] 28

References

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3. Gamboa, Glenn (July 6, 2016). "'Where the Light Shines Through' review: Switchfoot mixes styles, sentiments". Newsday. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
4. Hathcock, Marcus; Nikkel, Mary (July 8, 2016). "Switchfoot: Where the Light Shines Through-Double the Reactions for Switchfoot's 10th Album". NewReleaseToday. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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