Lifeline (Ben Harper album)

Lifeline
Studio album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Released	August 28, 2007
Recorded	Gang Studios, Paris
Genre	Rock, blues rock, pop rock, alternative rock, rhythm and blues, folk rock
Length	40:54
Label	Virgin
Producer	Ben Harper
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals chronology
Both Sides of the Gun (2006) Lifeline (2007) White Lies for Dark Times (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]

Lifeline debuted at #9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 41,000 copies in its first week.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Brag	link
Entertainment Weekly	(B+) link
MusicOMH	link
Okayplayer	link
Rolling Stone	link

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

References

1. Rolling Stone # , September 2007.
2. The Spectrum - Arts and Entertainment - Sept 7, 2007
3. Jonathan Cohen, "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, September 5, 2007.