See the Light (The Jeff Healey Band album)

See the Light is the debut album by the Jeff Healey Band. It was released on September 13, 1988. It was No. 50 of the top 100 albums in Canada in 1989.[3] In 1990 it was nominated for an "Album of the Year" Juno Award.[4]

See the Light
Studio album by The Jeff Healey Band
Released	September 13, 1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	The Complex, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock
Length	48:52
Label	Arista
Producer	Jimmy Iovine, Greg Ladanyi, Thom Panunzio
The Jeff Healey Band chronology
See the Light (1988) Hell to Pay (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

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

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[5]	22
1989	Canadian RPM 100[6]	25
1989	UK Albums Chart[7]	58
1989	NZ RIANZ Albums Chart[8]	17
1989	Australian ARIA Albums Chart[9]	33
1989	Swedish Albums Chart[10]	32
1989	Dutch Mega Album Top 100[11]	23
1989	German Albums Charts[12]	33
1989	Swiss Albums Charts[13]	13

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
Canada (Music Canada)	3 × Platinum[14]	300,000+
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver[15]	60,000+
United States (RIAA)	Platinum[16]	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. "Artist Summary: The Jeff Healey Band". junoawards.ca. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
5. "See the Light > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
6. "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.
7. "Jeff Healey Band: See the Light". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
8. "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
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10. "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
11. "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
12. "The Jeff Healey Band, See the Light" (in German). charts.de. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
13. "The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
14. "Gold Platinum Database : See the Light : Jeff Healey Band". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
15. "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
16. "Gold & Platinum search for Jeff Healey". riaa.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.