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Annotation

Limited Edition Box Set of first three albums.
Comes in CD sized box that houses booklet and 3 discs in cardboard slip cases with original album artwork on each.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-19 07:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: Welcome to the Cruel World
#TitleRatingLength
1The Three of Us
recording of:
The Three of Us
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
32:35
2Whipping Boy
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
cover recording of:
Whipping Boy
lyricist and composer:
Chris Darrow (US country rock multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter)
35:31
3Breakin' Down
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Breakin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
JP Plunier
43:59
4Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
24:23
5Waiting on an Angel
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Waiting on an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
33:52
6Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
22:29
7Forever
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Forever
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
23:22
8Like a King
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
34:16
9Pleasure and Pain
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
23:46
10Walk Away
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Walk Away
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
33:49
11How Many Miles Must We March
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
33:09
12Welcome to the Cruel World
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
25:35
13I'll Rise
2.56:14
CD 2: Fight for Your Mind
#TitleRatingLength
1Oppression
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Oppression
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
2.53:00
2Ground on Down
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Ground on Down
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
44:55
3Another Lonely Day
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Another Lonely Day
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
2.53:45
4Please Me (Like You Want To)
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Please Me (Like You Want To)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
44:55
5Gold to Me
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Gold to Me
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
3.54:58
6Burn One Down
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Burn One Down
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
43:30
7Excuse Me Mr.
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Excuse Me Mr.
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
35:25
8People Lead
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
People Lead
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
34:14
9Fight for Your Mind
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Fight for Your Mind
composer:
Oliver Charles (American Drummer), Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals), Leon Mobley (Percussionist, Innocent Criminals) and Juan Nelson (American bass player and composer)
44:05
10Give a Man a Home
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Give a Man a Home
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
33:35
11By My Side
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
By My Side
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
33:33
12Power of the Gospel
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
viola:
Brett Banducci (composer/violist)
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
strings arranger:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
recording of:
Power of the Gospel
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
26:00
13God Fearing Man
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
The Dub Brothers, Femi Jiya and Eric Sarafin
cello:
Timothy Loo (US cellist)
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
God Fearing Man
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
2.511:52
14One Road to Freedom
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook (engineer)
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
One Road to Freedom
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
34:16
CD 3: The Will to Live
#TitleRatingLength
1Faded
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
classical guitar:
Alan Anderson (guitarist)
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Faded
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
44:50
2Homeless Child
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
percussion:
Rock Deadrick
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Homeless Child
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
43:52
3Number Three
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Number Three
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
21:43
4Roses From My Friends
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
bass:
Louis Allen
cello:
Emily Wright
viola:
Brett Banducci (composer/violist)
violin:
Danielle Charles
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Roses From My Friends
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
36:24
5Jah Work
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
guitar:
Alan Anderson (guitarist)
percussion:
Rock Deadrick
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Jah Work
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
24:54
6I Want to Be Ready
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
background vocals:
Agnes Baddoo and Amy Piatt
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
I Want to Be Ready
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
34:03
7The Will to Live
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
background vocals:
Amy Piatt
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
The Will to Live
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
34:57
8Ashes
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
mandolin:
Patrick Brayer
saxophone:
Eric Person
background vocals:
Amy Piatt
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Ashes
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
33:53
9Widow of a Living Man
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Widow of a Living Man
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
24:11
10Glory & Consequence
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
fiddle:
Patrick Brayer
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Glory & Consequence
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
45:41
11Mama's Trippin'
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
percussion:
Rock Deadrick
saxophone:
Eric Person
background vocals:
Juan Nelson (American bass player and composer)
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Mama’s Trippin’
writer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
33:45
12I Shall Not Walk Alone
recording engineer:
Todd Burke
producer:
JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
fiddle:
Patrick Brayer
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
I Shall Not Walk Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
35:12