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[the volunteerism awards program] {{Infobox song | name = Point of Light |
cover = Randy Travis - Point of light.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist =
Randy Travis | album = High Lonesome | B-side = Waiting on the Light to Change
| released = May 9, 1991[1] | recorded = The Nightingale, Nashville, 1990 |
studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = 3:34 | label = Warner Bros.
Nashville <small>19283</small> | writer = Don Schlitz & Thom Schuyler |
producer = Kyle Lehning | prev_title = Heroes and Friends | prev_year = 1991 |
next_title = Forever Together | next_year = 1991 }} "POINT OF LIGHT" is a song
written by Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country
music artist Randy Travis. It was released in May 1991 as the lead-off single
from his album _High Lonesome_. It was his twenty-first single overall. It
charted at #3 on the _Billboard_ Hot Country Singles & Tracks and hit #1 on
the Canadian _RPM_ country Tracks chart.
** Content
This song has a moral message to do the right thing and become a "point of
light". The song goes on to praise social workers and teachers as points of
light. Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler were commissioned to write the song in
response to then-United States President George H. W. Bush's "Thousand
points of light" program.[2]
** Musicians
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- Dennis Burnside - piano
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Doyle Grisham - steel guitar
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Terry McMillan - percussion , harmonica
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- Randy Travis - lead vocals
- John Willis - electric guitar
** Background vocals
- Carol Chase
- Cindy Richardson-Walker
- John Wesley Ryles
- Lisa Silver
- Dennis Wilson
- Curtis Young
** Chart performance
"Point of Light" spent two weeks at number 1 on the Canadian _RPM_ Country
Tracks chart. {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1991)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position |- [Canadacountry] |-
[Billboardcountrysongs] |}
*** Year-end charts
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (1991)
!scope="col"|Position |- | Canada Country Tracks (_RPM_)[4] | align="center" |
3 |- | US Country Songs (_Billboard_)[5] | align="center" | 31 |}
** References
[reflist]
[Randy Travis]
Category:1991 songs Category:1991 singles Category:Randy Travis songs
Category:Songs written by Don Schlitz Category:Songs written by Thom Schuyler
Category:Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning Category:Warner Records
singles Category:American political songs Category:Songs about occupations