Welcome to the Cruel World is Ben Harper's debut album from Virgin Records. Released in 1994, the album established Harper as a popular folk musician in the California area. After this release, Harper went on to add a permanent backing band, the Innocent Criminals, although they remained unnamed until the Burn to Shine album.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.
- "The Three of Us" – 2:35
- "Whipping Boy" (Darrow) – 5:31
- "Breakin' Down" (Harper, Plunier) – 4:00
- "Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave" – 4:25
- "Waiting on an Angel" – 3:53
- "Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now" – 2:29
- "Forever" – 3:23
- "Like a King" – 4:18
- "Pleasure and Pain" – 3:44
- "Walk Away" – 3:49
- "How Many Miles Must We March" – 3:07
- "Welcome to the Cruel World" – 5:36
- "I'll Rise" (Maya Angelou, Harper) – 3:35
- Contains the hidden track "...By and By I'm Going to See the King"
[edit] Credits
- Ben Harper - vocals, multiple instruments
- Clyde Allen - background vocals
- Clarence Butler - background vocals
- Richard Cook - Uillean pipes
- Rock Deadrick - percussion, drums, background vocals
- Tom Freund
- Clabe Hangan - background vocals
- Jelani Jones - background vocals
- Suzie Katayama - cello
- Ken McDaniel - background vocals
- John McKnight - bass, accordion
- John Taylor - background vocals
- Kevin Williams - background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producers: Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier
- Associate producer: Jeff Gottlieb, Mikal Reid
- Engineer: Mikal Reid
- Assistant engineer: Bradley Cook
- Mixing: Mikal Reid
- Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
- Advisor: Ben Elder
- Art direction: Tom Dolan, J.P. Plunier
- Research: Ben Elder
- Photography: Jeff Gottlieb
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