''See the Light'' is the debut album by

the Jeff Healey Band Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, Rock music, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboa ...

, released in 1988. It was No. 50 on the top 100 albums in Canada in 1989, and was the sixth best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. In 1990, it was nominated for the

Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ...

for " Album of the Year".

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...

'' 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."

Track listing

Production

Greg Ladanyi Greg Ladanyi (July 6, 1952 – September 29, 2009) was an American record producer and recording engineer of Hungarian descent, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, The Church, Caifanes, Anna Vis ...

– producer (1–8, 10–12), mixing (1–8, 10–12) *

Thom Panunzio Thom Panunzio is a music producer and engineer. His career began in 1974 at the Record Plant Studios NYC, working with John Lennon. Later, he became a staff engineer at the Record Plant, and later at The Hit Factory. Panunzio worked often with ...

– associate producer (1–8, 10–12), engineer, producer (9), mixing (9) *

Jimmy Iovine James Iovine ( ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, former Music executive, record executive, and media proprietor. He is the co-founder of Interscope Records and became chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscop ...

– producer (9) * Paul Dieter – assistant engineer * Sharon Rice – assistant engineer * Duane Seykora – assistant engineer * Ron Lewter – mastering *

Doug Sax Doug Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six Pink Floyd's albums, including '' The Wall''; Ray Charles' multiple ...

– 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 Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " Ang ...

– lead vocals, electric guitars,

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

(4) * Joe Rockman – bass guitar, backing vocals (7) * Tom Stephen – drums Additional Musicians *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin M ...

– keyboards (1, 2, 8, 10) *

Robbie Blunt Robert William Blunt (born 4 March 1951) is a rock guitarist who has worked with a variety of bands, most notably with Robert Plant's solo band in the 1980s. Since leaving Plant's band in the mid-1980s, Blunt has provided session work for a numbe ...

– electric guitars (6, 11) *

Bobbye Hall Bobbye Jean Hall is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 20 songs that reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early career, work for ...

– 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)

Charts

Certifications

References

1988 debut albums The Jeff Healey Band albums Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine Albums produced by Greg Ladanyi Albums produced by Thom Panunzio Arista Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub