There Will Be a Light
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There Will Be a Light is a gospel
album
by Ben Harper
and The Blind Boys of Alabama
, released in 2004.
This album would go on to pick up a Grammy award for Best Gospel album while Harper would also win a Grammy for the track, "11th Commandment."
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...
and The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama are a gospel group from Alabama that first formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind at Talladega, Alabama in 1939. The three main vocalists of the group and their drummer/percussionist are all blind....
, released in 2004.
This album would go on to pick up a Grammy award for Best Gospel album while Harper would also win a Grammy for the track, "11th Commandment."
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.- "Take My Hand" – 3:54
- "Wicked Man" – 3:33
- "Where Could I Go" (Marc FordMarc FordMarc Ford , is an American blues-rock guitarist. He's a former lead guitarist of the rock and roll jam band The Black Crowes and the leader of his own bands .-Burning Tree:Ford began his career with the blues-rock outfit Burning...
, Ben Harper, Jason Yates) – 4:09 - "Church House Steps" – 4:46
- "11th Commandment" (Harper, The Blind Boys of Alabama) – 1:34
- "Well, Well, Well" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Danny O'KeefeDanny O'KeefeDanny O'Keefe is a U.S. based singer-songwriter, born in Spokane, Washington, in 1943. O'Keefe's musical career has spanned four decades from his early days playing in the Minnesota coffee houses to his present station in the Seattle area...
) – 3:15 - "Picture of Jesus" – 3:45
- "Satisfied MindA Satisfied MindA Satisfied Mind is a compilation of 9 of the 12 songs from the 1962 Capitol album Big Bluegrass Special plus "A Satisfied Mind" which was previously released as flipside of Glen Campbell's 1966 Capitol single "Can’t You See I’m Trying"....
" (Joe Hayes, Jack RhodesJack RhodesAndrew Jackson Rhodes was an American country music producer and songwriter, penning such hits as "A Satisfied Mind", "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", "Conscience I'm Guilty", "The Waltz of the Angels", "Beautiful Lies", and "Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall"...
) – 3:15 - "Mother Pray" (Traditional) – 3:00
- "There Will Be a Light" – 3:22
- "Church on Time" – 4:17
Personnel
- Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
- Bobby Butler
- Oliver Charles
- Rock Deadrick
- Clarence Fountain
- Ricke McKinnie
- Leon MobleyLeon MobleyLeon Mobley is a percussionist and drummer, founder and artistic and musical director of Da Lion and Djimbe West African Drummers and Dancers and a member of The Innocent Criminals, Ben Harper's band. He is presently working with Damian Marley and Nas on the project called "Distant Relatives" Leon...
- Juan Nelson
- Tracie Pierce
- Michael Ward
- Joe "Jackson Joe" Williams
- Jason Yates
- Marc FordMarc FordMarc Ford , is an American blues-rock guitarist. He's a former lead guitarist of the rock and roll jam band The Black Crowes and the leader of his own bands .-Burning Tree:Ford began his career with the blues-rock outfit Burning...
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
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 81 |
| 2004 | Top Gospel Albums | 1 |
| 2004 | Top Internet Albums | 113 |