Fight for Your Mind
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| Studio album by Ben Harper | |||||
| Released | August 1, 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Rock | ||||
| Length | 68:05 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Producer | Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier, Bob "Stiv" Coke |
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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".
Contents |
[edit] 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
[edit] Artwork
The Fight For Your Mind artwork features the use of military roundels from African nations to represent each track on the album. The track corresponding to each roundel is:
- Angola - Oppression
African Military roundels in the Fight For Your Mind artwork
- Cameroon - Ground on Down
- Central African Republic - Another Lonely Day
- Chad - Please Me Like You Want To
- Uganda - Gold to Me
- Jamaica - Burn One Down
- Egypt - Excuse Me Mr
- Niger - People Lead
- Ghana/Guinea - Fight For Your Mind
- Kenya - Give a Man a Home
- Nigeria - By My Side
- Somalia - Power of the Gospel
- Ivory Coast - God Fearing Man
- Ethiopia - One Road to Freedom
Harper has continued to use roundel inspired artwork on his other albums.
[edit] Certifications
| Chart | Certification | Sales |
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| Canada | Platinum[1] | 100 000 |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
