Name: Welcome To The Cruel World by Ben Harper
Brand: Ben Harper
SKU: 724383932054
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

The full range of Ben Harper's influences would not come to bear until later albums, but his debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, lays a strong foundation. "Like a King" and "Take That Attitude to Your Grave" burn with a political conviction rarely heard during the 1990s. "Forever" has a tenderness which demonstrates Harper's emotional range. Lackluster hippie jams that cultivated his early following may have served a purpose but feel fluffy by comparison when compared to the meatier tracks. Ben closes the album with a song that frequently closes his concerts, "I'll Rise." This song, built around Maya Angelou's 1979 poem "And Still I Rise," reminds one of art's ability to pierce through society, self, and the soul.
© Ryan Randall Goble /TiVo

1. The Three Of Us

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

2. Whipping Boy

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Bass: John Mcknight; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Mcknight
Rock Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Chris Darrow; Composer
Composer: Chris Darrow; Composer
Author: Chris Darrow; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
John Mcknight; Production
Author: Chris Darrow; Production

3. Breakin' Down

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Bass: John Mcknight; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Mcknight
Rock Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
John Mcknight; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

4. Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Bass: John Mcknight; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Mcknight
Rock Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
John Mcknight; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

5. Waiting On An Angel

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Harper; Other

6. Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Bass: John Mcknight; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Mcknight
Rock Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
John Mcknight; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

7. Forever

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Percussion: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick; Production

8. Like A King

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Background Vocals: John Taylor
Clarence Butler
Clabe Hangan
Kenneth Mcdaniel; Performer
Bass: John Mcknight; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
John Mcknight
Clarence Butler
Clabe Hangan
Kenneth Mcdaniel
John Taylor; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Percussion: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Taylor
John Mcknight
Rock Deadrick
Clarence Butler
Clabe Hangan
Kenneth Mcdaniel; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer

9. Pleasure And Pain

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Bagpipes: Richard Cook; Performer
Cello: Suzie Katayama; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Percussion: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Performer: Suzie Katayama
Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
Richard Cook; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
Richard Cook
Suzie Katayama; Production

10. Walk Away

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier
J P Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Harper; Other

11. How Many Miles Must We March

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Background Vocals: John Taylor
Clarence Butler
Clabe Hangan
Kenneth Mcdaniel; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Percussion: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
Clarence Butler
Clabe Hangan
Kenneth Mcdaniel
John Taylor; Production
Guitar: Ben Harper; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Taylor
Rock Deadrick
Clarence Butler
Clabe Hangan
Kenneth Mcdaniel; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production

12. Welcome To The Cruel World

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Bass: John Mcknight; Performer
Drums: Rock Deadrick; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
John Mcknight
Rock Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Ben Harper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Rock Deadrick
John Mcknight; Production
Author: Ben Harper; Production

13. I'll Rise

by Ben Harper

Primary Artist: Ben Harper; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Kevin Williams
Rock Deadrick
Jelani Jones
Clyde Allen; Performer
Performer: Ben Harper
Kevin Williams
Rock Deadrick
Jelani Jones
Clyde Allen
Gail Deadrick; Performer
Piano: Gail Deadrick; Performer
Vocals: Ben Harper; Performer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Composer: Ben Harper; Composer
Author: Maya Angelou; Production
Mastering Engineer: Eddy Schreyer; Production
Mixing: Mikal Reid; Production
Producer: Ben Harper
Jean Pierre Plunier; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddy Schreyer
Mikal Reid; Production
Artist: Ben Harper
Gail Deadrick
Rock Deadrick
Jelani Jones
Kevin Williams
Clyde Allen; Production
Author: Maya Angelou; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

53 minutes and 7 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

12/13 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

11/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Jam Bands, Adult Alternative, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Label

Virgin Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1993

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

724383932054

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Notification

Welcome To The Cruel World

1. The Three Of Us

2. Whipping Boy

3. Breakin' Down

4. Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave

5. Waiting On An Angel

6. Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now

7. Forever

8. Like A King

9. Pleasure And Pain

10. Walk Away

11. How Many Miles Must We March

12. Welcome To The Cruel World

13. I'll Rise

Technical Specifications

Welcome To The Cruel World

Product information

Release options

1. The Three Of Us

2. Whipping Boy

3. Breakin' Down

4. Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave

5. Waiting On An Angel

6. Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now

7. Forever

8. Like A King

9. Pleasure And Pain

10. Walk Away

11. How Many Miles Must We March

12. Welcome To The Cruel World

13. I'll Rise

Technical Specifications