White Light (studio album)
by Gene Clark

White Light by Gene Clark
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 7,261st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 93 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (113th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,120th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,261st)

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Gene Clark bestography

White Light is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Gene Clark on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Gene Clark is No Other which is ranked number 1079 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,611.

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This album (7,261st)
White Light
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White Light

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White Light track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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White Light ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 93 votes)
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02/25/2025 00:13 EyeKanFly  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 7,97565/100
 
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11/14/2024 19:33 davidleewrong  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,31881/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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90/100
From 06/16/2022 00:03
This record flies under the radar for so many listeners and it really deserves a lot more praise as it is brilliant. This is a singer songwriter record which has no bad songs at all. Every song is a hit and is completely commanded by Gene Clark who comes into his own on this release. The musical quality is extremely high with Clarks acoustic guitar leading every track and then instrumental flourishes being added on effectively to give the record more of an edge and grand feel. These include percussion, piano, electric guitar and the harmonica which is beautiful on the song For A Spanish Guitar. Lyrically, it is brilliantly intelligent and his words for some reason always get through to me. Gene Clark really demonstrates that he was the true powerhouse lyricist in the Byrds and he really can compete with anyone. Furthermore, his vocals are stunning and fit the style of music perfectly. It is so easy to connect to his voice and you really believe the words he sings. Overall, this is a record I can listen to over and over again without getting tired as it is just that infectious and it really does deserve more credit.
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75/100
From 06/18/2021 12:11
quite lovely a little sad folk many good tunes calm
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From 08/03/2019 19:10
Boy, I wish there was more country music possessing the same pastoral delicacy heard here. Great album!
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From 08/03/2015 21:26
Fantastic album!!!
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2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
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