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Fight For Your Mind (Album) by Ben Harper

Artist Biography For Ben Harper

Ben Harper Born In Pomona CA On 28 October 1969 Is An American Grammy-Winning Singer And Songwriter. As Well As Solo Albums He Has Recorded As Ben Harper And Tom Freund Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Ben Harper And The Blind Boys Of Alabama Ben Harper And Relentless7 Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite And Ben & Ellen Harper. Harper Grew Up Listening To Blues Folk Soul RnB And Reggae. Harper's Blend Of Groove-Laden Funky Soul And Folky Handcrafted Acoustics Helped Him To Gain Cult Status During The Course Of The 1990s And Widespread Attention Toward The End Of The Decade. Harper Combines Elements Of Classic Folk Singers Blues Revivalists And Jam Bands And Is Embraced By Critics And College Kids Alike. Harper's Body Of Work Sells Consistently And He Tours Constantly Building A Solid Dedicated Fan Base. Harper Began Playing Guitar As A Child In His Hometown Of Claremont California In California's Inland Empire . He Eventually Specialized In The Acoustic Slide Guitar Weissenborn Guitars . As A Young Man He Recorded An LP Pleasure And Pain With Fellow Folk Guitarist Tom Freund. After This Limited Edition Record Harper Got A Record Deal With Virgin Records Who Released His Debut Album Welcome To The Cruel World 1994 . This Was Followed By The Incendiary Fight For Your Mind 1995 Which Became A College Radio Favorite And Generated An Abundance Of Songs Which Still Fill His Set List To This Day.
In 1999 At The Santa Barbara Bowl Harper Met Jack Johnson Who Was Unknown At The Time And Had Not Recorded. Harper Obtained A Demo Tape Of 12 Of Johnson's Songs That He Forwarded To His Producer J.P. Plunier With Whom Johnson Recorded His First Album. From Early On In His Career His Music Received More Attention In Europe Than It Did In His Home Country. While He Was A Well-Known And Respected Figure In The States In Countries Like France Germany Switzerland Portugal And The Netherlands He Was A Star Receiving A Great Deal Of Airplay And Critical Acclaim. His Popularity In Europe Is Such That He Was French Rolling Stone Magazine's "Artist Of The Year" Artiste De L'Année In 2003 And His Tour That Year For Diamonds On The Inside Played To Packed Arenas Across The Continent. In 2004 Harper Recorded The Album "There Will Be A Light" As The Collaboration Ben Harper And The Blind Boys Of Alabama. In October 2004 Harper Participated In The Vote For Change Concert Tour Organised To Benefit Moveon.Org And Encourage People In The Swing States To Vote During The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. Over The Summer Of 2005 When The Zooma Tour Scheduled With Trey Anastasio And Various Side Stage Performers Was Cancelled Harper Took On A Tour Of More Private Clubs/venues Such As The Avalon Ballroom In Boston The Tabernacle In Atlanta And A Full-Band Acoustic Performance At The Historic Ryman Auditorium In Nashville TN. This Series Of Concerts Saw The Debut Of A Number Of New Harper Songs Such As "Get It Like You Like It" And "Dressed In Black." In 2006 Harper Released The Double Album Both Sides Of The Gun Which Debuted At #7 On The Billboard Charts.
Next Harper Did A Worldwide Tour With Support From Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley On The North American Leg.
In 2007 Harper Released The Album Lifeline Recorded In Paris Just After His Tour. In 2009 Harper Recorded The Album "White Lies For Dark Times" As The Collaboration Ben Harper And Relentless7. In 2014 Harper Recorded The Album "Childhood Home" As The Collaboration Ben & Ellen Harper. In 2018 Harper Recorded The Album "No Mercy In This Land" As The Collaboration Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite. At The 40th Blues Music Awards Ceremony Harper's Joint Composition With Charlie Musselwhite "No Mercy In This Land" Was Named As 'Song Of The Year'.

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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