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White Lies for Dark Times
Studio album by
Ben Harper and Relentless7
ReleasedMay 5, 2009
GenreAlternative rock, blues rock
Length47:17
LabelVirgin
ProducerBen Harper, Danny Kalb, Relentless7
Ben Harper chronology
Lifeline
(2007) 		White Lies for Dark Times
(2009) 		As I Call You Down
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Okayplayer86/100[2]

White Lies for Dark Times is a blues-rock album by Ben Harper and Relentless7. It was released on May 5, 2009, and is Harper's first album with the Texas-based backing band Relentless7, and his ninth album overall.

Track listing

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White Lies for Dark Times track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Number with No Name"3:05
2."Up to You Now"5:01
3."Shimmer & Shine"3:06
4."Lay There & Hate Me"4:14
5."Why Must You Always Dress In Black"4:41
6."Skin Thin"4:33
7."Fly One Time"4:12
8."Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart)"4:56
9."Boots Like These"3:54
10."The Word Suicide"5:04
11."Faithfully Remain"4:28
Deluxe edition DVD
No.TitleLength
12."Shimmer & Shine" (music video)3:11
13."Documentary & Photo Gallery" 

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for White Lies for Dark Times
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 11
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10] 23
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 7
US Billboard 200[13] 9

Certifications

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Certifications for White Lies for Dark Times
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[14] Gold 50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Okayplayer review
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "French album certifications – Ben Harper – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 22 January 2019.


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