Burn to Shine (album)

Burn to Shine is an album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, released in 1999 on Virgin Records America. The album shows Harper working within many different genres, including blues, rock, soul, and folk. The songs "Steal My Kisses" and "Suzie Blue" became successful on college radio. Like most other Harper albums, different versions were released in different regions within varying bonus material.

Burn to Shine
Studio album by
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999
GenreAlternative rock, blues rock, soul
Length54:29
LabelVirgin Records America
ProducerJean-Pierre Plunier
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals chronology
The Will to Live
(1997)		 Burn to Shine
(1999)		 Live from Mars
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.0/10)[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper.

  1. "Alone" – 3:58
  2. "The Woman in You" – 5:41
  3. "Less" – 4:05
  4. "Two Hands of a Prayer" – 7:50
  5. "Please Bleed" – 4:37
  6. "Suzie Blue" – 4:29
  7. "Steal My Kisses" – 4:05
  8. "Burn to Shine" – 3:34
  9. "Show Me a Little Shame" – 3:44
  10. "Forgiven" – 5:17
  11. "Beloved One" – 4:03
  12. "In The Lord's Arms" – 3:06

Personnel

Production
  • Producer: J.P. Plunier
  • Engineers: Eric Sarafin, Dan Steinberg
  • Assistant engineer: Dan Steinberg
  • Mixing: Eric Sarafin
  • Mixing assistant: Steve Gamberoni, Geoff Walcha
  • Mastering: Dave Collins
  • String arrangements: Suzie Katayama
  • Art direction: J.P. Plunier
  • Design: Tom Dolan, Mike King, J.P. Plunier
  • Photography: Annalisa
  • Illustrations: Mike King
  • Research: Ben Elder

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1999 The Billboard 200 67

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Steal My Kisses" Adult Top 40 15

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[5] Platinum 300,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r429632
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "Canadian album certifications – Ben Harper – Burn to shine". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. "French album certifications – Ben Harper – Burn to shine" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. "New Zealand album certifications – Ben Harper – Burn to shine". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "American album certifications – Ben Harper – Burn to shine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 January 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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