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Find a Light
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
GenreSouthern rock, country rock
Length53:44
Label3 Legged Records
ProducerBlackberry Smoke
Blackberry Smoke chronology
Like an Arrow
(2016)
Find a Light
(2018)
You Hear Georgia
(2021)

Find a Light is the sixth studio album by American rock band Blackberry Smoke. The album was self-produced by the band and it was released on April 6, 2018.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
PopMatters[5]

Find a Light has received largely positive reviews from professional music critics, and has an overall Metacritic rating of 72 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, N. 2 on Americana/Folk Albums, and No. 31 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,000 copies (16,000 equivalent album units) in the first week.[6] It has sold 31,300 copies in the United States as of November 2018.[7]

Track listing

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Find a Light track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flesh and Bone"Charlie Starr4:32
2."Run Away From it All"K. Nelson, Starr4:29
3."The Crooked Kind"Starr3:40
4."Medicate my Mind"T. Meadows, Starr4:42
5."I've Got This Song"Starr4:52
6."Best Seat in the House"K. Nelson, Starr4:25
7."I'll Keep Ramblin'"R. Randolph, Starr5:37
8."Seems so Far"T. Meadows, Starr4:01
9."Lord Strike Me Dead"Starr3:43
10."Let Me Down Easy"K. Nelson, Starr2:57
11."Nobody Gives a Damn"K. Nelson, Starr3:22
12."Till the Wheels Fall Off"Starr3:47
13."Mother Mountain"Starr3:39
Total length:53:44

Personnel

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Blackberry Smoke

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  • Charlie Starr – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, banjo
  • Richard Turner – bass guitar, vocals
  • Paul Jackson – guitar, vocals
  • Brandon Still – piano, organ
  • Brit Turner – drums, percussion

Other Musicians

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"With Our Friends"

"The Black Bettys"

  • Sherie Murphy - vocals
  • Sherita Murphy - vocals

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Charts

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Chart performance for Find a Light
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 115
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 58
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 12
US Billboard 200[18] 31
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[19] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[22] 6

References

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  1. ^ Beaugez, Jim (April 2, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Talk Divided Nation, Tom Petty and New Album 'Find a Light'". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary (April 4, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Premieres New Album 'Find a Light': First Listen". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Find A light by Blackberry Smoke". Metacritic.
  4. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blackberry Smoke: Find A Light". AllMusic.com.
  5. ^ Rushbury, Ian (April 11, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Party Like It's 1974 with 'Find a Light'". PopMatters.
  6. ^ Zellner, Xander (April 12, 2018). "Ashley McBryde Debuts at No. 3 on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Find A Light (CD booklet). Earache Records.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.