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Ben Harper|Welcome To The Cruel World

Welcome To The Cruel World

Ben Harper

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The full range of Ben Harper's influences would not come to bear until later albums, but his debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, lays a strong foundation. "Like a King" and "Take That Attitude to Your Grave" burn with a political conviction rarely heard during the 1990s. "Forever" has a tenderness which demonstrates Harper's emotional range. Lackluster hippie jams that cultivated his early following may have served a purpose but feel fluffy by comparison when compared to the meatier tracks. Ben closes the album with a song that frequently closes his concerts, "I'll Rise." This song, built around Maya Angelou's 1979 poem "And Still I Rise," reminds one of art's ability to pierce through society, self, and the soul.

© Ryan Randall Goble /TiVo

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Welcome To The Cruel World

Ben Harper

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1
The Three Of Us
00:02:38

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

2
Whipping Boy
00:05:32

Ben Harper, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcknight, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Darrow, Composer, Author - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

3
Breakin' Down
00:04:01

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcknight, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Composer, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

4
Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave
00:04:26

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcknight, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

5
Waiting On An Angel
00:03:52

Ben Harper, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records

6
Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now
00:02:29

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcknight, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

7
Forever
00:03:23

Ben Harper, Composer, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records

8
Like A King
00:04:19

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Taylor , Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcknight, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer - Clarence Butler, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Clabe Hangan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth McDaniel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

9
Pleasure And Pain
00:03:46

Suzie Katayama, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer - Richard Cook, Bagpipes, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

10
Walk Away
00:03:49

Ben Harper, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer - J P Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

11
How Many Miles Must We March
00:03:08

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Taylor , Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer - Clarence Butler, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Clabe Hangan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth McDaniel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

12
Welcome To The Cruel World
00:05:35

Ben Harper, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mcknight, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

13
I'll Rise
00:03:36

Ben Harper, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maya Angelou, Author - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikal Reid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Deadrick, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Pierre Plunier, Producer - Jelani Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Allen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gail Deadrick, Piano, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.

Album review

The full range of Ben Harper's influences would not come to bear until later albums, but his debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, lays a strong foundation. "Like a King" and "Take That Attitude to Your Grave" burn with a political conviction rarely heard during the 1990s. "Forever" has a tenderness which demonstrates Harper's emotional range. Lackluster hippie jams that cultivated his early following may have served a purpose but feel fluffy by comparison when compared to the meatier tracks. Ben closes the album with a song that frequently closes his concerts, "I'll Rise." This song, built around Maya Angelou's 1979 poem "And Still I Rise," reminds one of art's ability to pierce through society, self, and the soul.

© Ryan Randall Goble /TiVo

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