See the Light (The Jeff Healey Band album) explained

See the Light is the debut album by the Jeff Healey Band, released in 1988.^{[1] [2]} 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]

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail concluded that Healey's "performance is solid throughout, but his voice lacks the range, depth of tone and distinctiveness to leave a really strong impression."^[6]

Production

• Greg Ladanyi – producer (1–8, 10–12), mixing (1–8, 10–12)
• Thom Panunzio – associate producer (1–8, 10–12), engineer, producer (9), mixing (9)
• Jimmy Iovine – producer (9)
• Paul Dieter – assistant engineer
• Sharon Rice – assistant engineer
• Duane Seykora – assistant engineer
• Ron Lewter – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Debbie Sommer – production assistant
• Maude Gilman – art direction
• Darius Anthony – photography
• Jas Obrecht – sleeve notes

Personnel

The Jeff Healey Band

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

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	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

Notes and References

1. Book: Keillor . Elaine . Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity . 2008 . McGill-Queen's University Press . 279.
2. Book: Burrows . Terry . The Stratocaster Manual: Buying, Maintaining, Repairing, and Customizing Your Fender and Squier Stratocaster . 2015 . Voyageur Press . 169.
3. Top 100 Albums of '89 . 23 December 1989 . RPM . 51 . 8 . . 19 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024090643/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6625&type=1 . 2012-10-24 . dead .
4. Top 50 Cancon Albums of '89. May 15, 2021. RPM.
5. Web site: Artist Summary: The Jeff Healey Band . junoawards.ca . 19 September 2011 .
6. News: Dafoe . Chris . See the Light The Jeff Healey Band . The Globe and Mail . October 27, 1988 . C3.
7. RPM 100 Albums . 7 August 1989 . RPM . 50. 15 . Library and Archives Canada . 19 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024090702/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6424&type=1 . 2012-10-24 . dead .
8. Web site: Jeff Healey Band: See the Light . . 19 September 2011 .
9. Web site: The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light . charts.nz . 19 September 2011.
10. Web site: The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light . australian-charts.com . 19 September 2011.
11. Web site: The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light . swedishcharts.com . 19 September 2011.
12. Web site: The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light . Dutch . dutchcharts.nl . 19 September 2011.
13. Web site: The Jeff Healey Band, See the Light . https://archive.today/20140707085319/http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=The+Jeff+Healey+Band&title=See+The+Light&country=de . dead . July 7, 2014 . German . charts.de . 19 September 2011.
14. Web site: The Jeff Healey Band - See the Light . German . hitparade.ch . 19 September 2011.