Fight for Your Mind
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| Fight for Your Mind | ||
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| Missing image BenHarperFightForYourMind.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Ben Harper | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | ?? min ?? sec | |
| Record label | Virgin | |
| Producers | Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier, Bob "Stiv" Coke | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5F10D1CAEE52B0DD64373E85E4A368284F36&uid=SUB020411050038&sql=10:ol3zefrk8gf4~T1) |
| Ben Harper Chronology | ||
| Welcome to the Cruel World (1994) | Fight for Your Mind (1995) | The Will to Live (1997) |
Fight for Your Mind is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by Ben Harper. It was his last solo album before adding The Innocent Criminals to his line-up. Reviews were generally very positive, praising Harper's fusion of multiple genres, from folk ("Another Lonely Day"), folk-rock ("Gold to Me"), Black Sabbath-style riffing heavy metal ("Ground on Down") and politically-charged reggae ("Excuse Me Mister").
After Harper's well-received debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, he expanded on his fanbase by touring relentlessly with jam bands like Dave Matthews Band. On this, his second album, Harper added a more refined sense of his own intense spirituality, such as on the gospel-influenced album closers, "Power of the Gospel", "God Fearing Man" and "One Road to Freedom".
Track listing
- "Oppression" (Harper) - 2:58
- "Ground on Down" (Harper) - 4:53
- "Another Lonely Day" (Harper) - 3:43
- "Please Me Like You Want To" (Harper) - 4:55
- "Gold to Me" (Harper) - 5:00
- "Burn One Down" (Harper) - 3:31
- "Excuse Me Mr." (Harper, Plunier) - 5:24
- "People Lead" (Harper) - 4:13
- "Fight for Your Mind" (Harper) - 4:06
- "Give a Man a Home" (Harper) - 3:35
- "By My Side" (Harper) - 3:34
- "Power of the Gospel" (Harper) - 6:02
- "God Fearing Man" (Harper) - 11:49
- "One Road to Freedom" (Harper) - 4:14
Personnel
- Ben Harper - acoustic guitar, vocals, weissenborn
- Brett Banduci - viola
- Danielle Charles - violin
- Oliver Charles - drums
- Bob "Stiv" Coke - tabla, tambourine, tamboura, sarod
- Timothy Loo - cello
- Leon Mobley - percussion
- Juan Nelson - bass
- Ervin Pope - organ, Hammond organ
Production
- Producers: Ben Harper, Bob "Stiv" Coke, J.P. Plunier
- Associate Producer: Jeff Gottlieb
- Assistant Producer: Jeff Gottlieb
- Engineer: Bradley Cook
- Assistant engineers: Ryan Boesh, Todd Burke, Paul Naguna
- Mixing: The Dub Brothers, Femi Jiya, Eric Sarafin
- Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
- String arrangements: Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier
- Design: Tom Dolan
- Art direction: Tom Dolan, J.P. Plunier
- Photography: Bob "Stiv" Coke, Jeff Gottlieb
- Research: Ben Elder