Part of the Light

{{Infobox album

| name = Part of the Light

| type = studio

| artist = Ray LaMontagne

| cover = File:RLaMontagne_PartLight.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2018|05|18}}

| recorded =

| studio = The Big Room

| genre = Folk rock, soul

| length = 46:04

| label = RCA

| producer = Ray LaMontagne

| prev_title = Ouroboros

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Monovision

| next_year = 2020

}}

Part of the Light is the seventh studio album by Ray LaMontagne, released on May 18, 2018, via RCA Records. "Such a Simple Thing" was released as the lead single.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/03/ray-lamontagne-announces-new-album-and-us-tour-dat.html|title=Ray LaMontagne Announces New Album, U.S. Tour Dates With Neko Case|work=pastemagazine.com|accessdate=March 28, 2018}}

Reception

{{Album ratings

| MC = 74/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/part-of-the-light-mw0003165181 |title=Part of the Light - Ray LaMontagne |website=AllMusic |publisher=RhythmOne |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |accessdate=December 6, 2018}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2Score = 7/10{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ray_lamontagne-part_of_the_light |title=Ray LaMontagne Part of the Light |work=Exclaim! |date=May 16, 2018 |last=Ritchie |first=Matthew |accessdate=December 6, 2018}}

| rev3 = The Independent

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/courtney-barnett-parquet-courts-charles-watson-ray-lamontagne-album-review-roundup-a8354501.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/courtney-barnett-parquet-courts-charles-watson-ray-lamontagne-album-review-roundup-a8354501.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Album reviews: Courtney Barnett, Parquet Courts, Charles Watson, Ray LaMontagne |work=The Independent |date=May 16, 2018 |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |last2=Rentoul |first2=John |last3=Robertson |first3=Derek |accessdate=December 6, 2018}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/ray-lamontagne-part-light-review |title=Ray LaMontagne - 'Part Of The Light' Review |work=New Musical Express |date=May 18, 2018 |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |accessdate=December 6, 2018}}

}}

Part of the Light received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74 based on 7 reviews.{{cite web |title=Part of the Light by Ray LaMontage Reviews and Tracks |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/part-of-the-light/ray-lamontagne |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=1 June 2018}}

Track listing

All songs written by Ray LaMontagne.

"To the Sea"
"Paper Man"
"Part of the Light"
"It's Always Been You"
"Let's Make It Last"
"As Black as Blood Is Blue"
"Such a Simple Thing"
"No Answer Arrives"
"Goodbye Blue Sky"

Charts

scope="col"\| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{album chart\|Flanders\|52\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|album=Part of the Light\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|100\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|album=Part of the Light\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCanada\|44\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|60\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|album=Part of the Light\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|Ireland2\|40\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|28\|date=20180525\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|UKAmericana\|1\|date=20180525\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-05-25\|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=May 28, 2018\|access-date=May 25, 2018}} \| 6
{{album chart\|Scotland\|9\|date=20180525\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|40\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}
{{album chart\|BillboardFolk\|2\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardAlbumSales\|10\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardAlternative\|5\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRock\|6\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardVinyl\|8\|artist=Ray LaMontagne\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}

References

Category:2018 albums

Category:Ray LaMontagne albums

Category:RCA Records albums