Ben Harper discography

The discography of Ben Harper consists of fourteen studio albums, five live albums, two digital albums, three concert films and three miscellaneous albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 SWI
[3]		 FRA
[4]		 NZ
[5]		 ITA
[6]		 POR
[7]
Welcome to the Cruel World —94—11———
Fight for Your Mind
  • Album by Ben Harper
  • Released: August 1, 1995
  • Label: Virgin Records
 —34—397——
The Will to Live
  • Album by Ben Harper
  • Released: June 17, 1997
  • Label: Virgin Records
 89173741——
Burn to Shine
  • Album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
  • Released: September 21, 1999
  • Label: Virgin Records
 6723425——
Diamonds On the Inside
  • Album by Ben Harper
  • Released: March 11, 2003
  • Label: Virgin Records
 192322110
There Will Be a Light 81631717
Both Sides of the Gun
  • Album by Ben Harper
  • Released: March 21, 2006
  • Label: Virgin Records
 7142113
Lifeline
  • Album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
  • Released: August 28, 2007
  • Label: Virgin Records
 9711615
White Lies for Dark Times
  • Album by Ben Harper and Relentless7
  • Released: May 5, 2009
  • Label: Virgin Records
 9177611723
Give Till It's Gone
  • Album by Ben Harper
  • Released: May 17, 2011
  • Label: Virgin Records
 1596313225
Get Up!
  • Album by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
  • Released: January 29, 2013
  • Label: Stax Records / Concord Music Group
 274455133017—
Childhood Home
  • Album by Ben & Ellen Harper
  • Released: May 6, 2014
  • Label: Prestige Folklore
 4340—38178—
Call It What It Is
  • Album by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
  • Released: April 8, 2016
  • Label: Concord Music Group
 111111516640
No Mercy in This Land 132608——19
[37]		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 SWI
[3]		 FRA
[4]		 NZ
[5]		 ITA
[6]		 POR
[7]
Live from Mars
  • Album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
  • Released: March 27, 2001
  • Label: Virgin Records
 702293312—
Live at the Apollo
  • Album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
  • Released: March 14, 2005
  • Label: Virgin Records
 ——9639———
Live at Twist & Shout
  • Album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
  • Released: December 4, 2007
  • Label: Virgin Records
 ———————
Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival
  • Album by Ben Harper and Relentless7
  • Released: March 9, 2010
  • Label: Virgin Records
 151——57——19
Live from the Granada Theater: Dallas, Texas September 10, 2013
  • Album by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
  • Released: December 31, 2013
  • Label: www.benharper.com
 ———————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[40]		 FRA
[41]
Pleasure and Pain
  • Album by Ben Harper and Tom Freund
  • Released: March 15, 1992
  • Label: Cardas Records
 ——
As I Call You Down 50154
By My Side
  • Career spanning Retrospective album by Ben Harper
  • Released: October 16, 2012
  • Label: Virgin / EMI
 —66
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Virtual albums

  • iTunes Originals - Ben Harper
  • iTunes Must Haves - Ben Harper

EPs

  • Ben Harper Tour EP (1996) – AUS #84[2]

DVDs

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Adult
[42]		 US
Alt.
[43]		 AUS
[2]		 ITA
[44]		 BRA JAP
[45]		 UK
[46]
"Like a King" / "Whipping Boy" 1994 ——————— Welcome to the Cruel World
"Ground on Down" 1995 ——————— Fight for Your Mind
"Excuse Me Mr." 1996 ———————
"Gold to Me" ———————
"Faded" 1997 ——43———54 The Will to Live
"Jah Work" ———————
"Glory & Consequence" ———————
"Mama's Trippin'" 1998 ——92————
"Please Bleed" 1999 ——————— Burn to Shine
"Burn to Shine" ———————
"Forgiven" 2000 ——50————
"Steal My Kisses" 15——————
"With My Own Two Hands" 2003 ———47——— Diamonds on the Inside
"Diamonds on the Inside" 31—68————
"Brown Eyed Blues" 2004 ———————
"Wicked Man" ——————— There Will Be a Light
"There Will Be a Light" ———————
"Better Way" 2006 ——5132——— Both Sides of the Gun
"Both Sides of the Gun" ———————
"Morning Yearning" ———————
"Fight Outta You" 2007 ——————— Lifeline
"Fango"
(with Jovanotti)		 ———3——— Safari
"Boa Sorte / Good Luck"
(with Vanessa da Mata)		 ———181—— Sim
"In the Colors" 2008 ——————— Lifeline
"Fool for a Lonesome Train" ———————
"Shimmer & Shine" 2009 ———46——— White Lies for Dark Times
"Fly One Time" ———————
"Lay There & Hate Me" 2010 ———————
"Skin Thin" ———————
"The Word Suicide" ———————
"Never Tear Us Apart"
(with INXS)		 ——————— Original Sin
"Rock n' Roll Is Free" 2011 —29———58— Give Till It's Gone
"Don't Give Up on Me Now" ———32———
"I Don't Believe a Word You Say" 2012 ——————— Get Up!
"Pink Balloon" 2016 ——————— Call It What It Is
"Shine" —9—————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Special appearances

Ben Harper appears in the (2002) documentary: Standing in the Shadows of Motown where he performs "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", both are live tracks recorded December, 2000

Ben Harper appeared on John Mayer's The Village Sessions EP for the song "Waiting on the World to Change". The album was released on December 12, 2006.[49]

Harper played a slide guitar version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" prior to Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals on 12 June in Cleveland. Harper performed alongside Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and John Paul Jones at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2007. He also appears on the 2003 Pearl Jam DVD Live at the Garden where Harper plays alongside friends Pearl Jam for the songs "Daughter" & "Indifference".

In 2008, Harper played the guitar in the single Fango, track of Safari, album of the Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti. He and Jovanotti performed the song as guests of Sanremo Music Festival 2008, on 29 February. Furthermore, that night Harper sung his song Lifeline.

Harper performed at several "Vote Obama" rallies and on the Willie Nelson show Outlaws & Angels. Harper teamed with the Skatalites to perform Fats Domino's "Be My Guest" on Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino. Harper was featured, alongside Jack Johnson, playing slide guitar with Toots and the Maytals, performing their 1970s reggae hit "Pressure Drop" on Saturday Night Live.

In January 2010, Harper and his band Relentless7 performed at the Grammy Museum with Ringo Starr in support of The Beatles drummer's self-produced album, Y Not.[50] In early 2010, Harper also performed "Ohio" at the MusiCares tribute to Neil Young.[51]

In July 2011, Harper performed as the headline musician at the Saturday in the Park music festival in Sioux City, IA.[52]

In April 2013, Harper and Charlie Musselwhite were invited to perform in front of President Barack Obama and the First Lady as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series which honoured "Memphis Soul." They performed the track "I'm In, I'm Out and I'm Gone" from the album "Get Up!".

References

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    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Ben Harper in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • Ben Harper Tour EP: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 May 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved August 11, 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
    • No Mercy in This Land: "ARIA Chart Watch #467". auspOp. April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Top 30 Artistas - Semana 15 de 2003" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  22. 1 2 "Edelmetall 2003" (in German). HitParade.ch. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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  34. ↑ "Certifications Albums Or - année 2009" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
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  36. ↑ "ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – No Mercy In This Land". Ultratop. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 14 (dal 2018-03-30 al 2018-04-05)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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  41. ↑ "FISTFUL OF MERCY - AS I CALL YOU DOWN (ALBUM)" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  42. ↑
  43. ↑
  44. ↑ Peak positions on the Italian Singles Chart:
    • For "Shimmer & Shine": "Top Digital (download & streaming) - Classifica settimanale WK 14 (dal 2009-03-30 al 2009-04-05)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
    • For "Don't Give Up on Me Now":
    • For all the other singles: "Italian Charts - Singles - Ben Harper". Italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  45. ↑
  46. ↑
  47. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Vanessa da Mata – Boa sorte" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  48. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Vanessa da Mata – Boa sorte" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  49. ↑ "John Mayer - The Village Sessions". Discogs.
  50. ↑ "Welcome Spin Earth Fans! | Spin Magazine Online". Spinearth.tv. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  51. ↑ "MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young: Dave Matthews, James Taylor, Elton John, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, John Fogerty, Booker T. Jones, Norah Jones, Dierks Bentley, Josh Groban, Leon Knoles: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  52. ↑ Johnson, Laura (2011-03-31). "Ben Harper, Cee Lo Green top SITP lineup". Siouxcityjournal.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
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