Lifeline (Ben Harper album)

Lifeline
Studio album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Released August 28, 2007
Recorded Gang Studios, Paris
Genre Rock, blues rock, pop rock, alternative rock, rhythm and blues, folk rock
Length 40:54
Label Virgin
Producer Ben Harper
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals chronology
Both Sides of the Gun
(2006)Both Sides of the Gun2006		 Lifeline
(2007)		 White Lies for Dark Times
(2009)White Lies for Dark Times2009

Lifeline is an album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals. It was recorded in Paris in the fall of 2006 after the lengthy European leg of the Both Sides of the Gun tour. Harper and the Innocent Criminals wrote the tracks while on tour and would rehearse the songs during sound checks while at each venue. Recorded in only seven days on analog, the album was released on August 28, 2007.[1][2]

Lifeline debuted at #9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 41,000 copies in its first week.[3]

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Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, except "Paris Sunrise #7" and "Lifeline" written by Ben Harper.

  1. "Fight Outta You" - 4:10
  2. "In the Colors" - 2:57
  3. "Fool for a Lonesome Train" - 3:30
  4. "Needed You Tonight" - 2:46
  5. "Having Wings" - 3:27
  6. "Say You Will" - 2:58
  7. "Younger Than Today" - 3:24
  8. "Put It on Me" - 3:30
  9. "Heart of Matters" - 4:31
  10. "Paris Sunrise #7" - 5:17
  11. "Lifeline" - 4:28

Musicians

  • Ben Harper - guitars, vocals
  • Juan Nelson - bass
  • Oliver Charles - drums
  • Michael Ward - guitar
  • Jason Yates - keyboards
  • Leon Mobley - percussion
  • Michelle Haynes, Rovleta Fraser - backing vocals

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[5] Gold 150,400[6]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[7] Gold 15,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Rolling Stone # , September 2007.
  2. ↑ The Spectrum - Arts and Entertainment - Sept 7, 2007 Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Jonathan Cohen, "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, September 5, 2007.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  5. ↑ "French album certifications – Ben Harper – Lifeline" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  6. ↑ http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=3047
  7. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ben Harper; 'Lifeline')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.


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