I Saw the Light (Wynonna Judd song)

"I Saw the Light" is a song written by Andrew Gold and Lisa Angelle, and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna. It was released in May 1992 as the second single from Wynonna's self-titled debut album, it was also that album's second Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It was also ranked by Billboard as the Number One country hit for 1992.

Content

The narrator of the song discovers her lover is cheating on her when she peeks through the windows of his house and sees him romancing another woman, and afterward announces that she is leaving him.

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[1]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	8
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

References

↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2003." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 18, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Wynonna – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Wynonna.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

Preceded by "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single July 4-July 18, 1992	Succeeded by "The River" by Garth Brooks
Preceded by "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus	RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 18-August 1, 1992	Succeeded by "The River" by Garth Brooks
Preceded by "Don't Rock the Jukebox" by Alan Jackson	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single of the year 1992	Succeeded by "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson

Wynonna Judd

Studio albums	Wynonna Tell Me Why Revelations The Other Side New Day Dawning What the World Needs Now Is Love A Classic Christmas Sing: Chapter 1 Wynonna & the Big Noise

Compilation albums	Collection Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime Love Heals

Notable singles	"She Is His Only Need" "I Saw the Light" "No One Else on Earth" "My Strongest Weakness" "Tell Me Why" "Only Love" "Is It Over Yet" "Rock Bottom" "Girls with Guitars" "To Be Loved by You" "Heaven Help My Heart" "When Love Starts Talkin'" "Come Some Rainy Day" "Can't Nobody Love You (Like I Do)" "What the World Needs" "Heaven Help Me" "Sing"

Guest singles	"A Bad Goodbye" (with Clint Black)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records Universal Records Asylum Records Curb Records The Judds Ashley Judd Naomi Judd

Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year

1980–1989	1980: "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap 1981: "Fire and Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley 1982: "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson 1983: "José Cuervo" – Shelly West 1984: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" – Ronnie Milsap 1986: "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash 1987: "Give Me Wings" – Michael Johnson 1988: "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley 1989: "A Better Man" – Clint Black

1990–1999	1990: "Nobody's Home" – Clint Black 1991: "Don't Rock the Jukebox" – Alan Jackson 1992: "I Saw the Light" – Wynonna 1993: "Chattahoochee" – Alan Jackson 1994: "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery 1995: "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" – John Michael Montgomery 1996: "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn 1997: "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998: "Just to See You Smile" – Tim McGraw 1999: "Amazed" – Lonestar

2000–2009	2000: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" – Toby Keith 2001: "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn 2002: "The Good Stuff" – Kenny Chesney 2003: "My Front Porch Looking In" – Lonestar 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw 2005: "That's What I Love About Sunday" – Craig Morgan 2006: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins 2007: "Watching You" – Rodney Atkins 2008: "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto 2009: "I Run to You" – Lady Antebellum

2010–2019	2010: "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice 2011: "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band 2012: "Time Is Love" – Josh Turner 2013: "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line 2014: "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015: "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt

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