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Welcome to the Cruel World

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Released
  
February 8, 1994

Length
  
50:25

Release date
  
8 February 1994

Producers
  
Ben Harper, JP Plunier

Recorded
  
at The Convent

Artist
  
Ben Harper

Label
  
Virgin Records

Welcome to the Cruel World(1994)
  
Fight for Your Mind(1995)

Genres
  
Blues, Alternative rock, Folk music

Similar
  
Fight for Your Mind, The Will to Live, Burn to Shine, Pleasure and Pain, Both Sides of the Gun

Ben harper the three of us wmv


Welcome to the Cruel World is Ben Harper's debut album from Virgin Records. Released in 1994, the album established Harper as a popular folk musician in the California area. After this release, Harper went on to add a permanent backing band, the Innocent Criminals, although they remained unnamed until the Burn to Shine album.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.

  1. "The Three of Us" – 2:35
  2. "Whipping Boy" (Chris Darrow) – 5:31
  3. "Breakin' Down" (Harper, Jean Pierre Plunier) – 4:00
  4. "Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave" – 4:25
  5. "Waiting on an Angel" – 3:53
  6. "Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now" – 2:29
  7. "Forever" – 3:23
  8. "Like a King" – 4:18
  9. "Pleasure and Pain" – 3:44
  10. "Walk Away" – 3:49
  11. "How Many Miles Must We March" – 3:07
  12. "Welcome to the Cruel World" – 5:36
  13. "I'll Rise" (Maya Angelou, Harper) – 3:35
  14. Contains the hidden track "...By and By I'm Going to See the King" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 0:30
  15. "Remember - unreleased version (bonus track) - 2:49

Personnel

Music credits
  • Ben Harper - vocals, multiple instruments
  • Clyde Allen - background vocals
  • Clarence Butler - background vocals
  • Richard Cook - Uillean pipes
  • Rock Deadrick - percussion, drums, background vocals
  • Tom Freund
  • Clabe Hangan - background vocals
  • Jelani Jones - background vocals
  • Suzie Katayama - cello
  • Ken McDaniel - background vocals
  • John McKnight - bass, accordion
  • John Taylor - background vocals
  • Kevin Williams - background vocals
  • Tommy D. Daugherty - drum programming
    • Production credits
  • Producers: Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier
  • Associate producer: Jeff Gottlieb, Mikal Reid
  • Engineer: Mikal Reid
  • Assistant engineer: Bradley Cook
  • Mixing: Mikal Reid
  • Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
  • Advisor: Ben Elder
  • Art direction: Tom Dolan, J.P. Plunier
  • Research: Ben Elder
  • Photography: Jeff Gottlieb

    • Songs

    1The Three of Us2:35
    2Whipping Boy5:31
    3Breakin' Down3:59

    References

    Welcome to the Cruel World Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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