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Light of Life (The Bar-Kays album)

Light of Life is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee, funk band the Bar-Kays.[2]

Light of Life
Studio album by
the Bar-Kays
ReleasedDecember 1978
Recorded1978 at Ardent Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre
Length30:53
LabelMercury
ProducerAllen Jones
The Bar-Kays chronology
Money Talks
(1978) 		Light of Life
(1978) 		Injoy
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [3]

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

Track listing

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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

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 86
Billboard US Soul[4] 15

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B
1979 "Are You Being Real" 61
"I'll Dance" 26
"Shine" 14

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hanson, Amy. The Bar Kays: Light Of Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 74.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  4. ^ a b "The Bar Kays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  5. ^ "The Bar Kays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
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