AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek [+] Gene Clark 's platter, with its stark black cover featuring his silhouette illuminated by the sun, was dubbed White Light -- though the words never appear on the cover -- and if ever a title fit a record, it's this one. Over its nine original tracks, it has established itself as one of the greatest singer/songwriter albums ever made.9/

Every year I end the summer by going to the Jersey shore for a week with a stack of obscure CD's to pass the time. A few years back Gene Clark's album "White Light" (which I had been meaning to get for years) became one of the discs in my "shore music" collection/5().

Nov 11,  · WHITE LIGHT () pretty much sums up what could and should have been. Critically acclaimed yet failed to shift in sufficient numbers, the album (and it's creator) somehow managed to slip under the radar, save for a limited number of music aficionados. The album is a beauty, a fine folk/country collection with no detectable weakness/5().

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Gene Clark's classic "White Light" is a bittersweet and knowing statement from a singer/songwriter at the peak at his creative powers. Having fronted The Byrds, Clark on his own here is stripped down in guitarist Jesse Ed Davis' stark production.

Nov 11,  · 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.

Throughout White Light, Clark's lush, haunting baritone fills every empty corner of the songs. It also embodies the many contradictions of the man himself, a poor, unlettered country kid thrust.