Where the Light Is (John Mayer album)

Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
Live album by John Mayer
Released	July 1, 2008
Recorded	December 8, 2007
Venue	L.A. Live Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Blues rock
Length	124:16
Label	Columbia
Producer	Chad Franscoviak, John Mayer, Steve Jordan
John Mayer chronology
The Village Sessions (2006) Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles (2008) Battle Studies (2009)

Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles, commonly referred to as Where the Light Is, is a live album and concert film by American blues-rock musician John Mayer. Released on July 1, 2008, the album documents Mayer's performance at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on December 8, 2007, during the promotional tour for his 2006 third studio album Continuum.

The concert in question, which was for the Annual John Mayer Holiday Charity Revue, featured three separate performances: the first an acoustic set by Mayer alone, the second with the John Mayer Trio, and the third with Mayer's regular touring band. The title of the album is taken from a line in the song "Gravity", which was released as the second single from Continuum on January 31, 2007. Where the Light Is was released in a number of formats, including, for the audio album, Compact Disc, LP album and digital download; and, for the video album, DVD and Blu-ray Disc; as well as a 2CD+DVD set. The DVD and Blu-ray bonus material includes footage of Mayer backstage and playing outside on Mulholland Drive.^[1][2]

His acoustic cover of "Free Fallin'," originally by Tom Petty, was released as a single and met with wide critical acclaim.

The songs "No Such Thing" and "Bigger Than My Body" were played on the evening but did not make it to the DVD release for unknown reasons.

Track listing

Acoustic set
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Neon"	John Mayer, Clay Cook	Inside Wants Out (1999)	5:55
2.	"Stop This Train"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	5:00
3.	"In Your Atmosphere (LA Song)"	Mayer	Previously unreleased	5:45
4.	"Daughters"	Mayer	Heavier Things (2003)	5:04
5.	"Free Fallin'" (Tom Petty cover)	Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne	Previously unreleased	4:23
Total length:				26:07

Trio set
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
6.	"Everyday I Have the Blues"	Blues standard	Previously unreleased	4:14
7.	"Wait Until Tomorrow" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)	Jimi Hendrix	Try! (2005)	4:19
8.	"Who Did You Think I Was"	Mayer	Try! (2005)	4:23
9.	"Come When I Call"	Mayer	"Who Did You Think I Was" (2005)	3:23
10.	"Good Love Is on the Way"	Mayer, Steve Jordan, Pino Palladino	Try! (2005)	4:18
11.	"Out of My Mind"	Mayer	Try! (2005)	10:10
12.	"Vultures"	Mayer, Jordan, Palladino	Try! (2006)	5:19
13.	"Bold as Love (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)"	Hendrix	Continuum (2006)	8:38
Total length:				44:44

Band set
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Waiting on the World to Change"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	3:50
2.	"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	5:19
3.	"Why Georgia"	Mayer	Room for Squares (2001)	4:27
4.	"The Heart of Life / In Repair"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	3:40
5.	"I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ray Charles cover)	Joseph Armstead, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson	That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles (John Scofield ft. John Mayer) (2005)	6:02
6.	"I've Got Dreams to Remember (Otis Redding cover) / Gravity"	Otis Redding, Zelma Redding, Joe Rock/Mayer	Try! (2005)	9:41
7.	"I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	8:44
8.	"Belief"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	6:03
9.	"I'm Gonna Find Another You"	Mayer	Continuum (2006)	5:40
Total length:				53:26

Personnel

Musicians All sets: John Mayer – lead vocals, lead guitar, production John Mayer Trio set: Steve Jordan – drums, backing vocals, production Pino Palladino – bass John Mayer band set: David Ryan Harris – rhythm guitar, tambourine, backing vocals Robbie McIntosh – guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals David LaBruyere – bass J.J. Johnson – drums Tim Bradshaw – keyboards, lap steel guitar, backing vocals Bob Reynolds – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Brad Mason – trumpet, flugelhorn

Audio production personnel Chad Franscoviak – production, mixing Ed Cherney – engineering Ian Charbonneau – engineering Anthony Catalano – Pro Tools engineering Martin Pradler – mixing Jeremy Underwood – mixing assistance Stephen Marcussen – mastering Video production personnel Michael McDonald – executive production Lindha Narvaez – production Paul Greenhouse – editing Additional personnel Vance Burberry – photography

Reception and chart performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Music Box	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

	"Free Fallin'" excerpt From the album Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles.
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Guitarist magazine gave the album five stars, saying the disc proves that "Mayer, 30, is the complete package as a singer, songwriter and guitarist."^[6]

In the United States, the album debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number five.^[7] and has sold 258,359 copies.^[7] The album also debuted in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart at number 30.^[8] It also debuted at number-two on the Top 40 DVD chart.^[9] In its second week, the album was certified gold by ARIA for DVD shipments of 7,500 copies.^[10] It has since received a double-platinum certification for DVD shipments of 30,000 copies^[11]

Chart	Peak	Certification
Australia ARIA Albums Chart	30
Australia ARIA Top 40 DVD Chart	2	2x Platinum - 30,000
Brazil ABPD[12]	-	Gold - 15,000
UK Albums Chart	125
U.S Billboard 200 Chart	5	Gold - 500,000
U.S Billboard Top Digital Albums Chart	2
U.S Billboard Top Internet Albums Chart	3
U.S Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart	2

References

1. "'Where the light is' live album is released today", July 1, 2008
2. Roy, Paul (October 8, 2008). "Music DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is (Live In Los Angeles)". Blogcritics. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
3. Collar, Matt. "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles - John Mayer". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
4. Metzger, John (July 17, 2008). "John Mayer - Where the Light Is: Live in Los Angeles (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
5. Kemp, Mark (July 1, 2008). "Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
6. (Summer 2008), "John Mayer". Guitarist. (306):157
7. "John Mayer - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
8. Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
9. Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
10. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
11. "Accreditations - 2009 DVD". Aria.com.au. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
12. "Associaчуo Brasileira de Produtores de Disco". ABPD. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2013-10-16.