The Will to Live

The Will to Live
Studio album by Ben Harper
Released	June 17, 1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	53:18
Label	Virgin America
Producer	Jean-Pierre Plunier
Ben Harper chronology
Fight for Your Mind (1995) The Will to Live (1997) Burn to Shine (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10 link

The Will to Live (1997), an album by Ben Harper which showed his continuing folk-centric focus, while at the same time expanding on his rock talents. This was the second album with the Innocent Criminals (uncredited), and was packaged with a special bonus CD in certain countries.

The record would yield his first UK Top 75 single, Faded. To date it remains his only UK single entry.

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.

1. "Faded" – 4:48
2. "Homeless Child" – 3:51
3. "Number Three" – 1:43
4. "Roses from My Friends" – 6:23
5. "Jah Work" – 4:54
6. "I Want to Be Ready" – 4:02
7. "The Will to Live" – 4:57
8. "Ashes" – 3:52
9. "Widow of a Living Man" – 4:10
10. "Glory & Consequence" – 5:40
11. "Mama's Trippin'" (Harper, Plunier) – 3:45
12. "I Shall Not Walk Alone" – 5:13

Personnel

• Ben Harper - guitar, saz, vocals, weissenborn
• Louis Allen - bass
• Alan Anderson - guitar
• Agnes Baddoo - background vocals
• Brett Banduci - viola
• Patrick Brayer - fiddle
• Dean Butterworth - drums
• Danielle Charles - violin
• Juan Nelson - bass, background vocals
• Eric Person - saxophone
• Amy Piatt - background vocals
• Emily Wright - cello

Production

• Producer: J.P. Plunier
• Engineer: Todd Burke
• Assistant engineers: Peter Doell, Erica Stephenson, Dann Thompson
• Mixing: Eric Sarafin
• Mastering: Dave Collins
• Art direction: J.P. Plunier
• Design: Flavia Cureteu
• Photography: Annalisa, J.P. Plunier

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)