See the Light (Bo Bice album) explained

See the Light
Type:Studio album
Artist:Bo Bice
Cover:BoBice SeeTheLight.jpg
Released:October 23, 2007
Recorded:2007
Length:42:00
Label:Sugarmoney/StratArt
Producer:Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
Prev Title:The Real Thing
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:3
Next Year:2010

See the Light is the second album by American singer Bo Bice, released on October 23, 2007 by Sugarmoney/StratArt.

Background

Bice's debut album, The Real Thing, was with RCA. After parting ways with RCA, according to BoBice.com, he signed with the indie label $ugarmoney/StratArt, a partnership between Bo and the label of Strategic Artist Management, his management company. The album was released as a Wal-Mart exclusive.[1]

Bice stated about the sound of "See the Light" that:[2]

"It's a star-studded cast, and I'm the only one on there who's not famous," the ever-humble Bice joked. "I picked and co-wrote the songs that if I was a guy who would be spending my hard-earned money buying an album I would want to hear." That means original back-to-basics Southern rock and country-tinged singer/songwriter tunes co-written with A.J. Croce (son of 1970s singer Jim Croce) and Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats").[3]

Bice also stated that he wrote thirty-one songs for the album and narrowed it down between ten and twelve songs. The songs featured session performances by classic and southern rock luminaries keyboardist Chuck Leavell, The Black Crowes’s drummer Steve Gorman, and guitarist Waddy Wachtel (who has worked with just about everyone, including The Rolling Stones, Bryan Ferry, Stevie Nicks and Bob Seger).

Track listing

All songs written by Bo Bice, except where noted.

Personnel

Performance credits
Technical credits

Chart performance

See the Light's chart performance reached a number of 150 in the US. As of October 14, 2008 it had sold 61,000+ copies.

Release history

Region
Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
AustraliaOctober 23, 2007CD, digital downloadSugarmoney/StratStandard
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
United States

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049186/bo-bice-links-with-wal-mart-for-new-album Bo Bice Links With Wal-Mart For New Album
  2. http://www.semissourian.com/story/1167395.html seMissourian.com: Story: Banking on Bo
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070910064716/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1560421/20070524/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssMozilla VH1.com : Index : 'American Idol' Vets Bo Bice, Constantine Maroulis Can't Stop Rockin' - Rhapsody Music Downloads