# Part of the Light

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***Part of the Light*** is the seventh studio album by [Ray LaMontagne](/source/Ray_LaMontagne), released on May 18, 2018, via RCA Records. "Such a Simple Thing" was released as the [lead single](/source/Lead_single).[1]

## Reception

*Part of the Light* received generally favorable reviews from critics. On [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/Standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 74 based on 7 reviews.[2]

## Track listing

All songs written by Ray LaMontagne.

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

## Charts

Chart (2018) Peak position New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[3] 6

## References

1. ["Ray LaMontagne Announces New Album, U.S. Tour Dates With Neko Case"](https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/03/ray-lamontagne-announces-new-album-and-us-tour-dat.html). *pastemagazine.com*. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

1. ["Part of the Light by Ray LaMontage Reviews and Tracks"](http://www.metacritic.com/music/part-of-the-light/ray-lamontagne). *Metacritic*. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

1. ["NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart"](https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-05-25). [Recorded Music NZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ). May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

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