Lifeline (Ben Harper album)

Lifeline is an album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals. It was recorded in Paris in the fall of 2006 after the lengthy European leg of the Both Sides of the Gun tour. Harper and the Innocent Criminals wrote the tracks while on tour and would rehearse the songs during sound checks while at each venue. Recorded in only seven days on analog, the album was released on August 28, 2007.[8][9]

Lifeline
Studio album by
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
ReleasedAugust 28, 2007
RecordedGang Studios, Paris
GenreRock, blues rock, pop rock, alternative rock, rhythm and blues, folk rock
Length40:54
LabelVirgin
ProducerBen Harper
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals chronology
Both Sides of the Gun
(2006)		 Lifeline
(2007)		 White Lies for Dark Times
(2009)
Singles from Lifeline
  1. "Fight Outta You"
    Released: 2007
  2. "In the Colors"
    Released: 2008
  3. "Fool for a Lonesome Train"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Brag[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Okayplayer[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Robert Christgau[7]

Lifeline debuted at #9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 41,000 copies in its first week.[10] As of November 2008 the album has sold 173,000 copies in United States. [11]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, except "Paris Sunrise #7" and "Lifeline" written by Ben Harper.

  1. "Fight Outta You" - 4:10
  2. "In the Colors" - 2:57
  3. "Fool for a Lonesome Train" - 3:30
  4. "Needed You Tonight" - 2:46
  5. "Having Wings" - 3:27
  6. "Say You Will" - 2:58
  7. "Younger Than Today" - 3:24
  8. "Put It on Me" - 3:30
  9. "Heart of Matters" - 4:31
  10. "Paris Sunrise #7" - 5:17
  11. "Lifeline" - 4:28

Musicians
  • Ben Harper - guitars, vocals
  • Juan Nelson - bass
  • Oliver Charles - drums
  • Michael Ward - guitar
  • Jason Yates - keyboards
  • Leon Mobley - percussion
  • Michelle Haynes, Rovleta Fraser - backing vocals

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[13] Gold 200,000[14]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 15,000^

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

References
  1. Lifeline at AllMusic
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071014014451/http://www.thebragmag.com/reviews/opinons-we-have-them-the-brag.php
  3. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054172,00.html
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006195045/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/ben-harper-2_0907.htm
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012083940/http://okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/lifeline/
  6. https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/benharper/albums/album/16080005/review/16109905/lifeline
  7. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5853&name=Ben+Harper+and+the+Innocent+Criminals
  8. Rolling Stone # , September 2007.
  9. The Spectrum - Arts and Entertainment - Sept 7, 2007 Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Jonathan Cohen, "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, September 5, 2007.
  11. Cohen, Jonathan (11 November 2008). "Ben Harper Rocks Out With New Band". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  13. "French album certifications – Ben Harper – Lifeline" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  14. Cadet, Thierry (4 February 2009). "Ben Harper quitte le groupe The Innocent Criminals". Charts in France. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ben Harper; 'Lifeline')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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