There Will Be a Light

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.

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]

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. "Picture 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.