Ben Harper discography

The discography of Ben Harper consists of thirteen studio albums, five live albums, two digital albums, three concert films and three miscellaneous albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [2]	SWI [3]	FRA [4]	NZ [5]	ITA [6]	POR [7]
Welcome to the Cruel World	Album by Ben Harper Released: February 8, 1994 Label: Virgin Records	—	94	—	11	—	—	—	AUS: Gold[8] CAN: Gold[9] FRA: Platinum[10]
Fight for Your Mind	Album by Ben Harper Released: August 1, 1995 Label: Virgin Records	—	34	—	39	7	—	—	CAN: Platinum[11] FRA: Gold[12]
The Will to Live	Album by Ben Harper Released: June 17, 1997 Label: Virgin Records	89	17	37	4	1	—	—	AUS: Platinum[8] FRA: Platinum[13]
Burn to Shine	Album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Released: September 21, 1999 Label: Virgin Records	67	2	34	2	5	—	—	AUS: Platinum[14] FRA: Platinum[15] NZ: Platinum[16]
Diamonds On the Inside	Album by Ben Harper Released: March 11, 2003 Label: Virgin Records	19	2	3	2	2	1	10	AUS: 2×Platinum[17] CAN: Gold[18] FRA: Platinum[19] ITA: Platinum[20] POR: Silver[21] SWI: Gold[22] NZ: 2×Platinum[23]
There Will Be a Light	Album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama Released: September 21, 2004 Label: Virgin Records	81	6	3	1	7	1	7	AUS: Gold[24] FRA: 2×Gold[25]
Both Sides of the Gun	Album by Ben Harper Released: March 21, 2006 Label: Virgin Records	7	1	4	2	1	1	3	AUS: Platinum[26] CAN: Gold[27] FRA: Platinum[28] SWI: Gold[29] NZ: Platinum[30]
Lifeline	Album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Released: August 28, 2007 Label: Virgin Records	9	7	1	1	6	1	5	AUS: Gold[31] FRA: Platinum[32] SWI: Gold[22]
White Lies for Dark Times	Album by Ben Harper and Relentless7 Released: May 5, 2009 Label: Virgin Records	9	17	7	6	11	7	23	FRA: Gold[33]
Give Till It's Gone	Album by Ben Harper Released: May 17, 2011 Label: Virgin Records	15	9	6	3	13	2	25	FRA: Gold[34]
Get Up!	Album by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite Released: January 29, 2013 Label: Stax Records / Concord Music Group	27	44	55	13	30	17	—
Childhood Home	Album by Ben & Ellen Harper Released: May 6, 2014 Label: Prestige Folklore	43	40	—	38	17	8	—
Call It What It Is	Album by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Released: April 8, 2016 Label: Concord Music Group	11	11	11	5	16	6	40
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [2]	SWI [3]	FRA [4]	NZ [5]	ITA [6]	POR [7]
Live from Mars	Album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Released: March 27, 2001 Label: Virgin Records	70	2	29	3	3	12	—	AUS: 2×Platinum[17] FRA: Gold[35] NZ: Gold[36]
Live at the Apollo	Album by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama Released: March 14, 2005 Label: Virgin Records	—	—	96	39	—	—	—
Live at Twist & Shout	Album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Released: December 4, 2007 Label: Virgin Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival	Album by Ben Harper and Relentless7 Released: March 9, 2010 Label: Virgin Records	151	—	—	57	—	—	19
Live from the Granada Theater: Dallas, Texas September 10, 2013	Album by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite Released: December 31, 2013 Label: www.benharper.com	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [37]	FRA [38]
Pleasure and Pain	Album by Ben Harper and Tom Freund Released: March 15, 1992 Label: Cardas Records	—	—
As I Call You Down	Album by Fistful of Mercy Released: October 5, 2010 Label: HOT Records	50	154
By My Side	Career spanning Retrospective album by Ben Harper Released: October 16, 2012 Label: Virgin / EMI	—	66
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Virtual albums

• iTunes Originals - Ben Harper
• iTunes Must Haves - Ben Harper

DVDs

• Pleasure and Pain (2002)
• Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2003)
• Live at the Apollo (2005)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		US Adult [39]	US Alt. [40]	AUS [41]	ITA [42]	BRA	JAP [43]	UK [44]
"Like A King / Whipping Boy"	1994	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Welcome to the Cruel World
"Ground on Down"	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fight for Your Mind
"Excuse Me Mr."	1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gold to Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Faded"	1997	—	—	43	—	—	—	54		The Will to Live
"Jah Work"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Glory & Consequence"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Please Bleed"	1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Burn to Shine
"Burn to Shine"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Forgiven"	2000	—	—	50	—	—	—	—
"Steal My Kisses"		15	—	—	—	—	—	—
"With My Own Two Hands"	2003	—	—	—	47	—	—	—		Diamonds On the Inside
"Diamonds On the Inside"		31	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Brown Eyed Blues"	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wicked Man"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		There Will Be a Light
"There Will Be a Light"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Better Way"	2006	—	—	—	32	—	—	—		Both Sides of the Gun
"Both Sides Of The Gun"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Morning Yearning"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fight Outta You"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lifeline
"Fango" (with Jovanotti)		—	—	—	3	—	—	—		Safari
"Boa Sorte/Good Luck" (with Vanessa da Mata)		—	—	—	18	1	—	—	BRA: Gold[45] ITA: Gold[46]	Sim
"In the Colors"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lifeline
"Fool for a Lonesome Train"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Shimmer & Shine"	2009	—	—	—	46	—	—	—		White Lies for Dark Times
"Fly One Time"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lay There & Hate Me"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Skin Thin"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Word Suicide"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Never Tear Us Apart" (with INXS)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Original Sin
"Rock N' Roll Is Free"	2011	—	29	—	—	—	58	—		Give Till It's Gone
"Don't Give Up on Me Now"		—	—	—	32	—	—	—
"I Don't Believe A Word You Say"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Get Up!
"Pink Balloon"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Call It What It Is
"Shine"		—	9	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Special appearances

Ben Harper appears in the (2002) documentary: Standing in the Shadows of Motown where he performs Ain't Too Proud to Beg and I Heard It Through the Grapevine, both are live tracks recorded December, 2000

Ben Harper appeared on John Mayer's The Village Sessions EP for the song Waiting on the World to Change. The album was released on December 12, 2006.^[47]

Harper played a slide guitar version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" prior to Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals on 12 June in Cleveland. Harper performed alongside Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and John Paul Jones at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2007. He also appears on the 2003 Pearl Jam DVD Live at the Garden where Harper plays alongside friends Pearl Jam for the songs "Daughter" & "Indifference".

In 2008, Harper played the guitar in the single Fango, track of Safari, album of the Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti. He and Jovanotti performed the song as guests of Sanremo Music Festival 2008, on 29 February. Furthermore, that night Harper sung his song Lifeline.

Harper performed at several "Vote Obama" rallies and on the Willie Nelson show Outlaws & Angels. Harper teamed with the Skatalites to perform Fats Domino's "Be My Guest" on Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino. Harper was featured, alongside Jack Johnson, playing slide guitar with Toots and the Maytals, performing their 1970s reggae hit "Pressure Drop" on Saturday Night Live.

In January 2010, Harper and his band Relentless7 performed at the Grammy Museum with Ringo Starr in support of The Beatles drummer's self-produced album, Y Not.^[48] In early 2010, Harper also performed "Ohio" at the MusiCares tribute to Neil Young.^[49]

In July 2011, Harper performed as the headline musician at the Saturday in the Park music festival in Sioux City, IA.^[50]

In April 2013, Harper and Charlie Musselwhite were invited to perform in front of President Barack Obama and the First Lady as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series which honoured "Memphis Soul." They performed the track "I'm In, I'm Out and I'm Gone" from the album "Get Up!".

References

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50. Johnson, Laura (2011-03-31). "Ben Harper, Cee Lo Green top SITP lineup". Siouxcityjournal.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.

External links

• Official website