I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren song)

"I Saw the Light"
Single by Todd Rundgren
from the album Something/Anything?
B-side"Marlene"
ReleasedMarch 1972[1]
RecordedLate 1971
Genre
Length2:59
LabelBearsville
Songwriter(s)Todd Rundgren
Producer(s)Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren singles chronology
"A Long Time, A Long Way to Go"
(1971) 		"I Saw the Light"
(1972) 		"Couldn't I Just Tell You"
(1972)

"I Saw the Light" is a song written and performed by American musician Todd Rundgren that was released as the opening track from his 1972 album Something/Anything? In the album's liner notes, Rundgren states that he intended the song to be the hit of the album, and copied the Motown tradition of putting hit songs at the beginning of albums.[6]

  1. ^ "Pop". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 13. March 25, 1972. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 895. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  3. ^ Chabon, Michael. "Tragic Magic: Reflections on Power Pop". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (May 4, 2015). "Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen, Hans-Peter Lindstrom: Runddans". PopMatters. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Stanley, Bob (September 13, 2013). "Progressive Rock (And Simpler Pleasures)". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  6. ^ Something/Anything (Media notes). Bearsville Records. 1972. 2BX 2066.