Give Till It's Gone

Give Till It's Gone
Studio album by Ben Harper
Released May 10, 2011
Genre Alternative rock, blues rock
Length 49:55
Language English
Label Virgin
Ben Harper chronology
As I Call You Down
(2010)		 Give Till It's Gone
(2011)
Singles from Give Till It's Gone
  1. "Rock N' Roll Is Free"
    Released: March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
  2. "Don't Give Up on Me Now"
    Released: April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
  3. "Waiting On a Sign"
    Released: July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22)

Give Till It's Gone is the tenth studio album by Ben Harper.[1] The album was released in Italy on May 10, 2011[2] and worldwide on May 17, 2011 by Virgin Records.[1] It is Harper's first solo album since Both Sides Of The Gun, released in 2006.[3]

The album was preceded by the single "Rock N' Roll Is Free", released as a free download on March 22, 2011.[4] In Italy, the first single from the album was "Don't Give Up on Me Now", released on April 1, 2011.[5]

In the album, Ben Harper collaborates with the ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, who co-wrote and played the drums in the tracks "Spilling Faith" and "Get There from Here".[6] Another song from the album, "Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn", features American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.[3]

Contents

Track listing

CD (EAN 5099909506725)[7]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Don't Give Up on Me Now"   Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky 3:32
2. "I Will Not Be Broken"   Harper, Mozersky 5:04
3. "Rock N' Roll Is Free"   Harper 4:21
4. "Feel Love"   Harper, Mozersky 3:46
5. "Clearly Severely"   Harper, Mozersky, Jordan Richardson 4:52
6. "Spilling Faith"   Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Ringo Starr, Jesse Ingalls 3:31
7. "Get There from Here"   Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Starr, Ingalls 5:54
8. "Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn"   Harper, Mozersky 4:42
9. "Waiting On a Sign"   Harper, Ingalls 5:00
10. "Dirty Little Lover"   Harper, Richardson 4:46
11. "Do It for You, Do It for Us"   Harper, Mozersky, Ingalls 4:27

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 72
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] 16
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 12
French Albums Chart[13] 3
Italian Albums Chart[14] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 13
Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 25
Spanish Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 49
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 6
US Billboard 200[12] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 50,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ a b "Give Till It's Gone". www.benharper.com. 24 February 2011. http://www.benharper.com/news/2011/give-till-its-gone. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Ben Harper, esce domani nuovo album" (in Italian). ANSA. 9 May 2011. http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/spettacolo/2011/05/09/visualizza_new.html_871961034.html. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Poppy Reid (25 February 2011). "Ben Harper announces first solo album in five years". www.themusicnetwork.com. http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2011/02/25/ben-harper-announces-first-solo-album-in-five-years/. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Matthew Perpetua (29 March 2011). "Listen: Ben Harper Gives Away 'Rock N' Roll is Free'". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/listen-ben-harper-gives-away-rock-n-roll-is-free-away-20110329. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  5. ^ "Musica/ Ben Harper: esce domani in Italia "Give till it's gone"" (in Italian). TMNews. 9 May 2011. http://www.tmnews.it/web/sezioni/spettacolo/PN_20110509_00263.shtml. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  6. ^ Alex Young (24 February 2011). "Ben Harper returns with Give Till It’s Gone". Consequence of Sound. http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/02/ben-harper-returns-with-give-till-its-gone/. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  7. ^ "Give Till It's Gone - Ben Harper". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/give-till-its-gone-r2149763. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
  8. ^ "HMV Japan: Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone (Bonus Track)". http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/4020478. Retrieved 2011-05-25. 
  9. ^ "australian-charts.com - Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone". Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-05-22. 
  10. ^ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". www.ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)" (in French). www.ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved May 20, 2011. 
  12. ^ a b "Give Till It's Gone - Ben Harper". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/ben-harper/give-till-it-s-gone/1501660. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  13. ^ "Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Classifica settimanale dal 09/05/2011 al 15/05/2011" (in Italian). FIMI. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2011&mese=05&id=371. Retrieved May 20, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". portuguesecharts.com. http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". spanishcharts.com. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Ben+Harper&titel=Give+Till+It%27s+Gone&cat=a. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Ben Harper. "Give Till It's Gone" certifié disque d'or" (in French). www.rtl2.fr. 21 luglio 2011. http://www.rtl2.fr/musique/news/7704399351/give-till-it-s-gone-certifie-disque-d-or.html. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
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