Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Singer/songwriter Ben Harper formed the Innocent Criminals to act as his supporting band for 1999's Burn to Shine, his fourth album and first to focus heavily on his rock side. From that point on, the Innocent Criminals were a semi-regular concern, the group that Harper returned to whenever he wanted to underscore his funky, fuzz-guitar side.
The Innocent Criminals featured bassist Juan Nelson, drummer Dean Butterworth, and percussionist David Leach, all showcased on Burn to Shine. That album started to increase Harper's exposure -- it inched up to 67 on the Billboard Top 200 and went all the way to two in Australia -- and between that 1999 set and the next Innocent Criminals album, Lifeline, in 2007, Harper's star rose thanks to the albums Diamonds on the Inside (2003) and Both Sides of the Gun (2006). By that point, only Nelson remained in the Innocent Criminals lineup; the rest of the band comprised guitarist Michael Ward, drummer Oliver Charles, keyboardist Jason Yates, and percussionist Leon Mobley. Lifeline debuted at nine in the U.S. and the band supported it with a tour. It took Harper nearly ten years to return to the band, but he did so in 2016, releasing Call It What It Is that spring.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Burn To Shine
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Alternative & Indie - Released by Virgin Catalog (V81) on 1 Jan 1999
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Lifeline
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Virgin Records on 28 Aug 2007
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Call It What It Is
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Stax on 22 Jan 2016
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Burn To Shine
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Alternative & Indie - Released by Virgin Catalog (V81) on 1 Jan 1999
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Burn To Shine
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Virgin Records on 20 Sep 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jah Work (A Lewis Marnell Tribute)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Ben Harper Records on 5 Sep 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lifeline
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Pop - Released by Virgin Records on 28 Aug 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live From Mars (Live)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Virgin on 1 Jan 2001
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live From Mars (Live)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Virgin on 1 Jan 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lifeline
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Virgin Records on 28 Aug 2007
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shine
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Stax on 11 Mar 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Call It What It Is
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Stax on 22 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Call It What It Is
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Stax on 2 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pink Balloon
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Rock - Released by Stax on 22 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo