| "Point of Light" | ||||
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| Single byRandy Travis | ||||
| from the albumHigh Lonesome | ||||
| B-side | "Waiting on the Light to Change" | |||
| Released | May 9, 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | The Nightingale, Nashville, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville19283 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Schlitz &Thom Schuyler | |||
| Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
| Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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"Point of Light" is a song written byDon Schlitz andThom Schuyler, and recorded by Americancountry music artistRandy Travis. It was released in May 1991 as the lead-off single from his albumHigh Lonesome. It was his twenty-first single overall. It charted at #3 on theBillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks and hit #1 on the CanadianRPM country Tracks chart.
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 andThom Schuyler were commissioned to write the song in response to then-United States PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush's "Thousand points of light" program.[2]
As listed in liner notes.[3]
"Point of Light" spent two weeks at number 1 on the CanadianRPM Country Tracks chart.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 3 |
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 3 |
| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[7] | 31 |
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