White Light (Gene Clark album)

White Light
Studio album by Gene Clark
Released	August 1971
Recorded	Spring 1971, A&M Studios & Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Country rock Folk rock
Length	34:58
Label	A&M
Producer	Jesse Ed Davis
Gene Clark chronology
Through the Morning (1969) White Light (1971) Roadmaster (1973)

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White Light, aka Gene Clark, is the second solo album by Gene Clark, former member of The Byrds. It received critical acclaim upon its release, but only achieved commercial success in the Netherlands, where rock critics also voted it album of the year. However, like all of his post Byrds' records, it did very poorly on the US charts.

Clark's backing band on the album included producer and guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, bassist Chris Ethridge of the Flying Burrito Brothers, organist Mike Utley, along with pianist Ben Sidran and drummer Gary Mallaber, both of the Steve Miller Band.

Track listing

All songs written by Gene Clark, except where noted.

1. "The Virgin"
2. "With Tomorrow" (Clark, Jesse Ed Davis)
3. "White Light"
4. "Because of You"
5. "One in a Hundred"
6. "For a Spanish Guitar"
7. "Where My Love Lies Asleep"
8. "Tears of Rage" (Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel)
9. "1975"

The 2002 Universal/A&M CD reissue adds the following bonus tracks:

1. "Because of You" (alternate mix)
2. "Stand by Me" (previously unreleased) (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
3. "Ship of the Lord" (previously unreleased)
4. "Opening Day" (previously unreleased)
5. "Winter In" (rare track)

Personnel

Musicians

• Gene Clark – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar
• Chris Ethridge – bass
• Gary Mallaber – drums
• Mike Utley – organ
• Ben Sidran – piano

Production

• Jesse Ed Davis – producer
• Joe Zagarino – engineer
• Baker Bigsby – assistant engineer

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