Light of Life (The Bar-Kays album) explained

Light of Life
Type:Studio album
Artist:the Bar-Kays
Cover:Light of Life 1978.jpg
Released:December 1978
Recorded:1978 at Ardent Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Length:30:53
Label:Mercury
Producer:Allen Jones
Prev Title:Money Talks
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Injoy
Next Year:1979

Light of Life is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee, funk band the Bar-Kays.[1]

Reception

Released on Mercury Records in December 1978, the album would chart at number fifteen on the Billboard Soul Album charts.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard, Winson Stewart; except where indicated

  1. "Get Up 'N Do It" 3:39
  2. "Shine" 3:41
  3. "I Lean On You (You Lean On Me)" 3:12
  4. "Give It Up" 4:30
  5. "Love's What It's All About" 3:03
  6. "I'll Dance" 3:38
  7. "We're The Happiest People In The World" (Lewis Collins, Michael Toles) 3:16
  8. "Are You Being Real" 2:59
  9. "Angel Eyes" 2:55

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 86
Billboard US Soul15

Singles

YearSingleChart positions[3]
US
R&B
1979"Are You Being Real"61
"I'll Dance"26
"Shine"14

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson . Dave . Funk . 2001 . Backbeat Books . 74.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p54079/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} The Bar Kays US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-06-14.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p54079/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} The Bar Kays US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-06-14.