Lifeline (Ben Harper album)



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. 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. As of November 2008, the album has sold 173,000 copies in United States.

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