Find a Light

Find a Light
Studio album by Blackberry Smoke
Released	April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Genre	Southern rock, country rock
Length	53:44
Label	3 Legged Records
Producer	Blackberry 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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

Find a Light track listing

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

Personnel

Blackberry Smoke

• 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

"With Our Friends"

• Robert Randolph - pedal steel guitar
• Benji Shanks - 12-string guitar, dobro
• Levi Lowrey - fiddle
• Gaurav Malhotra - congas
• Amanda Shires - vocals
• Oliver Wood - vocals
• Chris Wood - vocals

"The Black Bettys"

• Sherie Murphy - vocals
• Sherita Murphy - vocals

^[8]

Charts

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

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. "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.