Welcome to the Cruel World
Ben Harper - CD
- Artist: Ben Harper
- Year: 2009
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 724383932023
- Item Number: EMI393202
- Release date: 02/08/1994
- 1. The Three of Us
- 2. Whipping Boy
- 3. Breakin' Down
- 4. Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave
- 5. Waiting on an Angel
- 6. Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now
- 7. Forever
- 8. Like a King
- 9. Pleasure and Pain
- 10. Walk Away
- 11. How Many Miles Must We March
- 12. Welcome to the Cruel World
- 13. I'll Rise
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Welcome to the Cruel World by Ben Harper on CD
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, Rovi
- Artist: Ben Harper
- Year: 2009
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 724383932023
- Item Number: EMI393202
- Release date: 02/08/1994
- Label: Umgd/Virgin
- Genre: Pop/Rock
- Style: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Jam Bands
- Album Time: 50:25
- Both Sides of the Gun
- Both Sides of the Gun [Bonus Tracks]
- Both Sides of the Gun [Special Edition]
- CD Box Collection
- Diamonds on the Inside
- Diamonds on the Inside
- Diamonds on the Inside [Bonus Track] (Import)
- Fight for Your Mind
- Fight for Your Mind/The Will to Live
- So High So Low [EP]
- The Will to Live
- Welcome to the Cruel World
- Will to Live [Australia]
- BEN HARPER : LIVE AT THE APOLLO
- Both Sides of the Gun [Bonus CD] (Import)
- BEN HARPER : WELCOME TO THE CRUEL WORLDLIVE FROM
- Lifeline
- Lifeline
- Lifeline
- Both Sides of the Gun
- Innocent Criminals: Live
- Burn to Shine [Bonus Tracks]
- Both Sides of the Gun [Bonus Tracks]
- Lifeline
- Give Till It's Gone
- Give Till It's Gone
- Lifeline [Deluxe Edition] (Import)
- White Lies for Dark Times (Import)
- White Lies for Dark Times
- Both Sides of the Gun
- Diamonds on the Inside
- The Will to Live: Live EP
- Alone: Live
- Welcome to the Cruel World
- Lifeline [CD/DVD]
- Lifeline (Import)
- Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival
- White Lies for Dark Times [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD]
- By My Side
- Live from Mars
- Live from Mars
- Live at the Hollywood Bowl [EP]
- Fight for Your Mind
- The Will to Live
- Burn to Shine
- Burn to Shine
- Live at the Apollo [Canada] (Import)
- Live at the Apollo
- Ben Harper : Burn To Shine
- Composers:
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Performers:
- Richard Cook - Uillean Pipes
- Clabe Hangan - Vocals (Background)
- Clarence Butler - Vocals (Background)
- Clyde Allen - Vocals (Background)
- Jelani Jones - Vocals (Background)
- John Taylor - Vocals (Background)
- Ken McDaniel - Vocals (Background)
- Kevin Williams - Vocals (Background)
- Rock Deadrick - Vocals (Background), Percussion, Drums
- Suzie Katayama - Cello
- Ben Harper - Multi Instruments, Vocals
- John McKnight - Accordion, Bass
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Credits:
- Ben Elder - Advisor, Research
- Tom Freund - ?
- Jeff Gottlieb - Associate Producer, Photography
- Mikal Reid - Associate Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Ben Harper - Main Performer, Composer, Producer
- Bradley Cook - Assistant Engineer
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- J.P. Plunier - Art Direction, Producer
- Tom Dolan - Art Direction
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