Fight For Your Mind CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Oppression ~ Ben Harper

2. Ground On Down ~ Ben Harper

3. Another Lonely Day ~ Ben Harper

4. Please Me Like You Want To ~ Ben Harper

5. Gold To Me ~ Ben Harper

6. Burn One Down ~ Ben Harper

7. Excuse Me Mr. ~ Ben Harper

8. People Lead ~ Ben Harper

9. Fight For Your Mind ~ Ben Harper

10. Give A Man A Home ~ Ben Harper

11. By My Side ~ Ben Harper

12. Power Of The Gospel ~ Ben Harper

13. God Fearing Man ~ Ben Harper

14. One Road To Freedom ~ Ben Harper

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Available with WELCOME TO THE CRUEL WORLD and THE WILL TO LIVE in THE BEN HARPER BOX SET.
	Personnel: Ben Harper (vocals, acoustic & Weissenborn guitars); Danielle Charles (violin); Brett Banduci (viola); Timothy Loo (cello); Ervin Pope (Hammond B-3 organ); Juan Nelson, Carey Christensen (bass); Oliver Charles (drums); Bob "Stiv" Coke (tamboura, sarod, tabla); Leon Lewis Mobley (percussion).
	Personnel: Ben Harper (vocals, acoustic guitar); Bob "Stiv" Coke (sarod, tamboura, tabla, tambourine); Danielle Charles (violin); Brett Banducci (viola); Timothy Loo (cello); Ervin Pope (organ); Oliver Charles (drums); Leon Mobley (percussion).
	Audio Mixers: Eric Sarafin; The Dub Brothers; Femi Jiya.
	Recording information: Esplosive Studio 12; Grandmaster Recording; Mad Dog Studios, Venice, CA.
	Photographers: Bob "Stiv" Coke; Jeff Gottlieb.
	Unknown Contributor Role: Ben Harper.
Producer: Bob "Stiv" Coke; JP Plunier; Ben Harper
Engineer: Bradley Cook

Artist Overview

Singer/songwriter Ben Harper, who hails from Pomona, CA, debuted in 1994 with WELCOME TO THE CRUEL WORLD. Harper's idiosyncratic mix of blues, folk, rock, funk, and reggae made an instant splash. His distinctive use of the dobro-like Weissenborn guitar became a key element of his sound. A few years later, Harper adopted a more turbo-charged heavy rock sound influenced in equal parts by Led Zeppelin and Seattle grunge, but his strongly lyrical songwriting and his band's famed live prowess continued to grow.

Compilation Appearances

	I Am Sam
	Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Bonus Tracks)
	Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for the Film Curious George (Jack Johnson)
	Goin Home:tribute To Fats Domingo
	Like A Fire
	Mind Control
	This Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul
	World Wide Rebel Songs(Explicit Version)

Associated Artists and Works

	Freund, Tom
	Relentless 7
	Relentless7

Technical Info

	Release Date : 07/01/1995
	Original Release Date : 1995
	Catalog ID : CDVUS 93
	Label : Virgin
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00724384062026

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (8/11/95, p.53)
- "...Harper is rootsy and raw on his upbeat material. And when he slows down for a ballad, he displays a gift for subtle rhythms and intimate, whispered vocalizing that speaks volumes."

- Rating: B

Q (8/95, p.123)
- 3 Stars - Good - "...colours all his...themes--love, politics and religion--with unsettling guitar tones which range from suave discords to sheer noise. Harper's vocals being an impatient murmur, it's often as if Nina Simone's band had been joined by Neil Young on ARC-WELD. He's deep, powerful and original..."

Vibe (12/95-1/96, p.142)
- "...treks down the highway of social injustice, aiming to cast out the world's problems while ushering in sensitivity and understanding....merge[s] the rage of the '60s with the frustrations of the '90s. A hybrid blessed by tradition, Harper's sound has nothing to do with retroactivity..."

Option (1-2/96, p.97)
- "...Harper is a genuinely gifted young singer/songwriter/guitarist with serious ambitions in folk, blues, gospel and rock'n'roll..."