Welcome to the Cruel World
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Welcome to the Cruel World is the debut record of Ben Harper from Virgin Records. This album established Harper as a popular folk musician in his era.
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[edit] About
Released on February 8, 1994, this album was Ben Harper's first with Virgin Records. The album was Harper's claim-to-fame album where it established him as a folk musician known worldwide. Also, in this album laid a strong foundation to a strong sophomore effort in Fight for Your Mind where it showed obvious growth in his musical experimentation and individual declamation.
The album tracks has a mixed of political conviction rarely heard and tenderness which demonstrates Harper's emotional range. The tracks end with "And Still I Rise", that has built around Maya Angelou's 1979 poem.
[edit] Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Three of Us | 2:35 |
| 2 | Whipping Boy | 5:31 |
| 3 | Breakin' Down | 4:00 |
| 4 | Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave | 4:25 |
| 5 | Waiting on an Angel | 3:53 |
| 6 | Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now | 2:29 |
| 7 | Forever | 3:23 |
| 8 | Like a King | 4:18 |
| 9 | Pleasure and Pain | 3:44 |
| 10 | Walk Away | 3:49 |
| 11 | How Many Miles Must We March | 3:07 |
| 12 | Welcome to the Cruel World | 5:36 |
| 13 | I'll Rise | 3:35 |
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[edit] Credits
Performance Credits
Ben Harper Primary Artist, Vocals, Multi Instruments
John McKnight Bass, Accordion
Kevin Williams Background Vocals
Suzie Katayama Cello
Clyde Allen Background Vocals
Clarence Butler Background Vocals
Rock Deadrick Percussion, Drums, Background Vocals
Richard Cook uillean pipes
John Taylor Background Vocals
Clabe Hangan Background Vocals
Jelani Jones Background Vocals
Ken McDaniel Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Ben Harper Producer
Eddy Schreyer Mastering
Tom Freund Contributor
Mikal Reid Engineer
Tom Dolan Art Direction
Ben Elder Advisor
J.P. Plunier Producer, Art Direction
[edit] Trivia
- This album was Ben Harper's claim to fame.
- The tracks end with "And Still I Rise", that has been built around Maya Angelou's 1979 poem.
- The album is Ben Harper's first under Virgin Records.
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