Oppression
Ground On Down
Another Lonely Day
Please Me Like You Want To
Gold To Me
Burn One Down
Excuse Me Mr.
People Lead
Fight For Your Mind
Give A Man A Home
By My Side
Power Of The Gospel
God Fearing Man
One Road To Freedom
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Fight For Your Mind
Published: 02 Feb 2010, 14:29
Fight For Your Mind Is A 1995 See 1995 In Music Album By Ben Harper. It Was His Last Solo Album Before Adding The Innocent Criminals To His Line-Up. Reviews Were Generally Very Positive Praising Harper's Fusion Of Multiple Genres From Folk "Another Lonely Day" Folk Rock "Gold To Me" Black Sabbath-Style Riffing Heavy Metal "Ground On Down" And Politically-Charged Reggae "Excuse Me Mister" . After Harper's Well-Received Debut Welcome To The Cruel World He Expanded On His Fanbase By Touring Relentlessly With Jam Bands Like Dave Matthews Band. On This His Second Album Harper Added A More Refined Sense Of His Own Intense Spirituality Such As On The Gospel-Influenced Album Closers "Power Of The Gospel" "God Fearing Man" And "One Road To Freedom". Track Listing All Songs Written By Ben Harper Except As Noted. 1. "Oppression" 2 58 2. "Ground On Down" – 4 53 3. "Another Lonely Day" – 3 43 4. "Please Me Like You Want To" – 4 55 5. "Gold To Me" – 5 00 6. "Burn One Down" – 3 31 7. "Excuse Me Mr." Harper Plunier – 5 24 8. "People Lead" – 4 13 9. "Fight For Your Mind" – 4 06 10. "Give A Man A Home" – 3 35 11. "By My Side" – 3 34 12. "Power Of The Gospel" – 6 02 13. "God Fearing Man" – 11 49 14. "One Road To Freedom" – 4 14 Artwork The Fight For Your Mind Artwork Features The Use Of Military Roundels From African Nations Plus Jamaica To Represent Each Track On The Album. The Track Corresponding To Each Roundel Is * Angola - Oppression African Military Roundels Plus Jamaica's In The Fight For Your Mind Artwork * Cameroon - Ground On Down * Central African Republic - Another Lonely Day * Chad - Please Me Like You Want To * Uganda - Gold To Me * Jamaica - Burn One Down * Egypt - Excuse Me Mr * Niger - People Lead * Ghana/Guinea - Fight For Your Mind * Kenya - Give A Man A Home * Nigeria - By My Side * Somalia - Power Of The Gospel * Ivory Coast - God Fearing Man * Ethiopia - One Road To Freedom Harper Has Continued To Use Roundel Inspired Artwork On His Other Albums. Personnel * Ben Harper - Acoustic Guitar Vocals Weissenborn * Brett Banduci - Viola * Danielle Charles - Violin * Oliver Charles - Drums * Bob "Stiv" Coke - Tabla Tambourine Tamboura Sarod * Timothy Loo - Cello * Leon Mobley - Percussion * Juan Nelson - Bass * Ervin Pope - Organ Hammond Organ Production * Producers Ben Harper Bob "Stiv" Coke J.P. Plunier * Associate Producer Jeff Gottlieb * Assistant Producer Jeff Gottlieb * Engineer Bradley Cook * Assistant Engineers Ryan Boesh Todd Burke Paul Naguna * Mixing The Dub Brothers Femi Jiya Eric Sarafin * Mastering Eddy Schreyer * String Arrangements Ben Harper J.P. Plunier * Design Tom Dolan * Art Direction Tom Dolan J.P. Plunier * Photography Bob "Stiv" Coke Jeff Gottlieb * Research Ben Elder