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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.[1]

Part of the Light
Studio album by Ray LaMontagne
Released	May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
Studio	The Big Room
Length	46:04
Label	RCA
Producer	Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne chronology
Ouroboros (2016) Part of the Light (2018) Monovision (2020)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	7/10[4]
The Independent	[5]
NME	[6]

Part of the Light received generally favorable reviews from critics. At 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.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ray LaMontagne.

1. "To the Sea"
2. "Paper Man"
3. "Part of the Light"
4. "It's Always Been You"
5. "Let's Make It Last"
6. "As Black as Blood Is Blue"
7. "Such a Simple Thing"
8. "No Answer Arrives"
9. "Goodbye Blue Sky"

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	100
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9]	44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	60
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11]	40
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	28
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[13]	1
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[14]	6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	9
US Billboard 200[16]	40
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[17]	2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[18]	10
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20]	6
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[21]	8

References

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