See the Light (The Jeff Healey Band album)

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See the Light
See the Light album cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Jeff Healey Band
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1988
Recorded1988
StudioThe Complex, Los Angeles
GenreBlues rock
Length49:31
LabelArista
ProducerJimmy Iovine, Greg Ladanyi, Thom Panunzio
The Jeff Healey Band chronology
See the Light
(1988) 		Hell to Pay
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[2]

See the Light is the debut album by the Jeff Healey Band, released in 1988. 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]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Confidence Man"John Hiatt3:12
2."My Little Girl"Jeff Healey3:10
3."River of No Return"Keith Reid, Jon Tiven, 3:31
4."Don't Let Your Chance Go By"Healey3:20
5."Angel Eyes"Hiatt, Fred Koller5:19
6."Nice Problem to Have"Robbie Blunt, Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen4:50
7."Someday, Someway"Martin Briley, Danny Tate3:28
8."I Need to Be Loved"Healey3:43
9."Blue Jean Blues"Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill5:39
10."That's What They Say"Healey4:27
11."Hideaway"Freddie King, Sonny Thompson4:26
12."See the Light"Healey4:26

Production[]

  • Producers – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 12); Thom Panunzio (Tracks 1-12); Jimmy Iovine (Track 9).
  • Production Assistant – Debbie Sommer
  • Engineer – Thom Panunzio
  • Mixing – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 12); Thom Panunzio (Track 9).
  • Assistant Engineers – Paul Dieter, Sharon Rice and Duane Seykora.
  • Mastered by Ron Lewter and Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  • Art Direction and Design – Maude Gilman
  • Photography – Darius Anthony
  • Sleeve Notes – Jas Obrecht

Personnel[]

The Jeff Healey Band

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

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)

Chart positions[]

Year Chart Peak
Position
1989 US Billboard 200[6] 22
1989 Canadian RPM 100[7] 25
1989 UK Albums Chart[8] 58
1989 NZ RIANZ Albums Chart[9] 17
1989 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] 33
1989 Swedish Albums Chart[11] 32
1989 Dutch Mega Album Top 100[12] 23
1989 German Albums Charts[13] 33
1989 Swiss Albums Charts[14] 13

Certifications[]

Country Certification Sales
Canada (Music Canada) 3 × Platinum[15] 300,000+
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver[16] 60,000+
United States (RIAA) Platinum[17] 1,000,000+

References[]

  1. ^ Owens, Thom. The Jeff Healey Band: See the Light > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada (Volume 51, No. 8). 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. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Artist Summary: The Jeff Healey Band". junoawards.ca. Retrieved 19 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "See the Light > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  7. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 50 (15). 7 August 1989. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 19 September 2011 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ "Jeff Healey Band: See the Light". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  9. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  10. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  11. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  12. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  13. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band, See the Light" (in German). charts.de. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  14. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  15. ^ "Gold Platinum Database : See the Light : Jeff Healey Band". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  17. ^ "Gold & Platinum search for Jeff Healey". riaa.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.


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