Lifeline (Ben Harper album) explained

Lifeline
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Cover:	benharperlifeline.jpg
Released:	August 28, 2007
Studio:	Gang Studios, Paris
Genre:	Rock blues rock pop rock alternative rock rhythm and blues folk rock
Length:	40:54
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Ben Harper
Prev Title:	Both Sides of the Gun
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	White Lies for Dark Times
Next Year:	2009

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.^{[1] [2]} It is Harper's eighth album.

Lifeline debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 41,000 copies in its first week.^[3] As of November 2008, the album has sold 173,000 copies in United States.^[4]

Reception

Thom Jurek at AllMusic described the album as "...a deeply focused, loose, and laid-back record that is musically compelling and deeply soulful, and contains some of Harper's finest songs to date".

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

Personnel

• 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

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)! scope="col"

Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[5]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	73

Chart (2008)! scope="col"

Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	152

Notes and References

1. Rolling Stone, September 2007.
2. Web site: The Spectrum - Arts and Entertainment - Sept 7, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071212015447/http://www.ndsuspectrum.com/ae/07Fall/08_Aug/9_7_07_ae_say.html. dead. 12 December 2007. 27 December 2021.
3. Jonathan Cohen, "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, September 5, 2007.
4. Web site: Ben Harper Rocks Out With New Band. Billboard. Jonathan. Cohen. November 11, 2008. January 23, 2019.
5. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2007. SNEP. fr. October 21, 2020.
6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007. Hitparade.ch. October 21, 2020.
7. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2008. SNEP. fr. October 21, 2020.