Where the Light Shines Through
{{Short description|2016 studio album by Switchfoot}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Where the Light Shines Through
| type = studio
| artist = Switchfoot
| cover = Switchfoot Where the Light Shines Through.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|7|8}}
| recorded = 2015–16
| venue =
| studio = Spot X Studio, San Diego, CA
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|pop rock|power pop|Christian rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=33}}
| label = Vanguard
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Switchfoot
- John Fields
}}
| prev_title = The Edge
of the Earth
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Native Tongue
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Where the Light Shines Through
| type = Studio
| single1 = Live It Well
| single1date = May 12, 2016
| single2 = Float
| single2date = May 12, 2016
| single3 = I Won't Let You Go
| single3date = November 11, 2016
| single4 = Shake This Feeling
| single4date = May 5, 2017
| single5 = If the House Burns Down Tonight
| single5date = August 17, 2017
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-the-light-shines-through-mw0002947522 |title=Where the Light Shines Through – Switchfoot |first=Matt |last=Collar |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=July 8, 2016}}
| rev2 = JesusFreakHideout
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/WhereTheLightShinesThrough.asp |title=Switchfoot, "Where The Light Shines Through" Review |publisher=JesusFreakHideout |first=Roger |last=Gelwicks |date=June 18, 2016 |access-date=July 8, 2016}}
| rev3 = Newsday
| rev4 = NewReleaseToday
| rev5 = CCM Magazine
}}
Where the Light Shines Through is the tenth studio album by American rock band Switchfoot, released on July 8, 2016. The album was recorded in the band's recording studio Spot X in their hometown San Diego, and produced by Switchfoot and John Fields, with whom the band has worked on their breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown (2003) and its follow-ups, Nothing Is Sound (2005) and Oh! Gravity. (2006). It is Switchfoot's first and only album to be released through Vanguard Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/news/switchfoot-signs-worldwide-recording-and-publishing-deal-with-concord-bicycle-music/ |title=Switchfoot Signs Worldwide Recording and Publishing Deal With Concord Bicycle Music |publisher=Concord Music Group |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}}
Promotion
On March 10, 2016, Switchfoot released a behind-the-scenes video showing the band working on their tenth studio album.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laen0JSJMAQ |title=Switchfoot Studio Update: Behind The Scenes of Album #10 |publisher=YouTube |date=March 10, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}}
Album title and release date were officially announced on May 12, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://switchfoot.com/where-the-light-shines-through/ |title=Where the Light Shines Through |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://merch.switchfoot.com./products/where-the-light-shines-through-cd-pre-order?variant=17692384453|title=Where the Light Shines Through CD pre-order |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}}
Later the same day, the band released a trailer for the album,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5OpHsSspg |title=Where The Light Shines Through Album Trailer |publisher=YouTube |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}} and a music video for an acoustic version of "Live It Well" onto YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW2cayoYGdk |title=Live It Well (Acoustic Version) |publisher=YouTube |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}} "Float" was released to radio on May 18, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=40076|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|access-date=October 31, 2016}} An official music video for "Float", filmed in Manila, was released at 6:00{{nbsp}}a.m. Pacific Time on May 25, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://switchfoot.com/float-video-premiere/ |title=Float Video Premiere |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=May 24, 2016 |access-date=May 25, 2016}} The band premiered the title track "Where the Light Shines Through" on June 3, 2016, at the Del Mar Fair in San Diego, CA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/switchfoot/videos/10154891968251679/|title=Switchfoot|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-06-18}} Six days later, they released the official studio recording of the same track on iTunes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=1578|title=Switchfoot Releases Title Track From New Album|website=www.newreleasetoday.com|access-date=2016-06-18}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 49:33
| title1 = Holy Water
| writer1 = {{hlist|Jon Foreman|Tim Foreman}}
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Float
| writer2 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman}}
| length2 = 4:12
| title3 = Where the Light Shines Through
| writer3 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman}}
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = I Won't Let You Go
| writer4 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman}}
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = If the House Burns Down Tonight
| writer5 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman|Mike Elizondo}}
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = The Day That I Found God
| writer6 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman}}
| length6 = 4:18
| title7 = Shake This Feeling
| writer7 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman}}
| length7 = 3:37
| title8 = Bull in a China Shop
| writer8 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman|Elizondo}}
| length8 = 3:58
| title9 = Live It Well
| writer9 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman}}
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Looking for America
| writer10 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman|Lecrae}}
| note10 = featuring Lecrae
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Healer of Souls
| writer11 = {{hlist|J. Foreman|T. Foreman|}}
| length11 = 3:47
| title12 = Hope Is the Anthem
| writer12 = J. Foreman
| length12 = 4:21
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/where-the-light-shines-through-deluxe-edition/1440937310 |title=Where the Light Shines Through (Deluxe Edition) by Switchfoot |publisher=iTunes (US) |access-date=May 13, 2016}}
| total_length = 60:23
| title13 = Light and Heavy
| length13 = 3:33
| title14 = Begin Forever
| length14 = 3:58
| title15 = When Was the Last Time
| length15 = 3:19
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| writer13 = J. Foreman, T. Foreman
| writer14 = J. Foreman, T. Foreman, Danielle Brisbois
| writer15 = J. Foreman, T. Foreman, Elizondo, Chad Butler
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digital pre-order bonus tracks{{cite web|url=http://merch.switchfoot.com/collections/music/products/where-the-light-shines-through-deluxe-pre-order?variant=17692340549 |title=Where the Light Shines Through Deluxe bundle pre-order |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}}
| total_length = 69:16
| title13 = Light and Heavy
| length13 = 3:33
| title14 = Begin Forever
| length14 = 3:58
| title15 = When Was the Last Time
| length15 = 3:19
| title16 = Bloodline
| length16 = 4:52
| title17 = My Place in the Sunlight
| length17 = 4:01
}}
Personnel
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Switchfoot
- Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar
- Tim Foreman – bass guitar, background vocals
- Chad Butler – drums, percussion
- Jerome Fontamillas – keyboards, guitar
- Drew Shirley – guitar
TechnicalInformation from the album booklet.
- Switchfoot – production
- John Fields – production
- Lenny Skolnik − additional production {{small|("Float")}}
- Joseph Barba − additional production {{small|("I Won't Let You Go")}}
- Tanner Sparks – engineering, mixing
- Paul David Hager – mixing
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Additional musicians
- Lecrae – vocals {{small|("Looking for America")}}
- Eric Owyoung − strings {{small|("Hope Is the Anthem")}}
- Keith Tutt II − cello section {{small|("I Won't Let You Go")}}
- John Painter − horns {{small|("Healer of Souls")}}
- Boaz Roberts − guitar {{small|("The Day That I Found God")}}
- Robert Randolph − pedal steel {{small|("The Day That I Found God")}}
- Sam Dark – oboe {{small|("Looking for America")}}
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for Where the Light Shines Through |
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| {{album chart|Australia|34|artist=Switchfoot|album=Where the Light Shines Through|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|20|artist=Switchfoot|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2016-07-15|title=NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016}}
| 1 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|69|artist=Switchfoot|album=Where the Light Shines Through|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|10|M|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7439093/drake-views-no-1-billboard-200-10th-week|title=Drake's 'Views' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 10th Week|work=Billboard|artist=Switchfoot|rowheader=true|access-date=July 18, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardChristian|1|artist=Switchfoot|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=Switchfoot|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=Switchfoot|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+2016 year-end chart performance for Where the Light Shines Through ! scope="col"| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Christian Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/christian-albums|title=Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 12, 2021}}
| 28 |
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References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Switchfoot}}
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Category:Albums produced by John Fields (record producer)