Fight for Your Mind is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by Ben Harper. It w… Read Full Bio ↴Fight for Your Mind is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by Ben Harper. It was his last solo album before adding The Innocent Criminals to his line-up. Reviews were generally very positive, praising Harper's fusion of multiple genres, from Folk ("Another Lonely Day"), folk rock ("Gold to Me"), Black Sabbath-style riffing heavy metal ("Ground on Down") and politically-charged reggae ("Excuse Me Mister").
After Harper's well-received debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, he expanded on his fanbase by touring relentlessly with jam bands like Dave Matthews Band. On this, his second album, Harper added a more refined sense of his own intense spirituality, such as on the gospel-influenced album closers, "Power of the Gospel", "God Fearing Man" and "One Road to Freedom".
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.
1. "Oppression" 2:58
2. "Ground on Down" – 4:53
3. "Another Lonely Day" – 3:43
4. "Please Me Like You Want To" – 4:55
5. "Gold to Me" – 5:00
6. "Burn One Down" – 3:31
7. "Excuse Me Mr." (Harper, Plunier) – 5:24
8. "People Lead" – 4:13
9. "Fight for Your Mind" – 4:06
10. "Give a Man a Home" – 3:35
11. "By My Side" – 3:34
12. "Power of the Gospel" – 6:02
13. "God Fearing Man" – 11:49
14. "One Road to Freedom" – 4:14
Artwork
The Fight For Your Mind artwork features the use of military roundels from African nations (plus Jamaica) to represent each track on the album. The track corresponding to each roundel is:
* Angola - Oppression
African Military roundels (plus Jamaica's) in the Fight For Your Mind artwork
* Cameroon - Ground on Down
* Central African Republic - Another Lonely Day
* Chad - Please Me Like You Want To
* Uganda - Gold to Me
* Jamaica - Burn One Down
* Egypt - Excuse Me Mr
* Niger - People Lead
* Ghana/Guinea - Fight For Your Mind
* Kenya - Give a Man a Home
* Nigeria - By My Side
* Somalia - Power of the Gospel
* Ivory Coast - God Fearing Man
* Ethiopia - One Road to Freedom
Harper has continued to use roundel inspired artwork on his other albums.
Personnel
* Ben Harper - acoustic guitar, Vocals, weissenborn
* Brett Banduci - viola
* Danielle Charles - violin
* Oliver Charles - drums
* Bob "Stiv" Coke - tabla, tambourine, tamboura, sarod
* Timothy Loo - cello
* Leon Mobley - percussion
* Juan Nelson - bass
* Ervin Pope - organ, Hammond organ
Production
* Producers: Ben Harper, Bob "Stiv" Coke, J.P. Plunier
* Associate Producer: Jeff Gottlieb
* Assistant Producer: Jeff Gottlieb
* Engineer: Bradley Cook
* Assistant engineers: Ryan Boesh, Todd Burke, Paul Naguna
* Mixing: The Dub Brothers, Femi Jiya, Eric Sarafin
* Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
* String arrangements: Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier
* Design: Tom Dolan
* Art direction: Tom Dolan, J.P. Plunier
* Photography: Bob "Stiv" Coke, Jeff Gottlieb
* Research: Ben Elder
After Harper's well-received debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, he expanded on his fanbase by touring relentlessly with jam bands like Dave Matthews Band. On this, his second album, Harper added a more refined sense of his own intense spirituality, such as on the gospel-influenced album closers, "Power of the Gospel", "God Fearing Man" and "One Road to Freedom".
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.
1. "Oppression" 2:58
2. "Ground on Down" – 4:53
3. "Another Lonely Day" – 3:43
4. "Please Me Like You Want To" – 4:55
5. "Gold to Me" – 5:00
6. "Burn One Down" – 3:31
7. "Excuse Me Mr." (Harper, Plunier) – 5:24
8. "People Lead" – 4:13
9. "Fight for Your Mind" – 4:06
10. "Give a Man a Home" – 3:35
11. "By My Side" – 3:34
12. "Power of the Gospel" – 6:02
13. "God Fearing Man" – 11:49
14. "One Road to Freedom" – 4:14
Artwork
The Fight For Your Mind artwork features the use of military roundels from African nations (plus Jamaica) to represent each track on the album. The track corresponding to each roundel is:
* Angola - Oppression
African Military roundels (plus Jamaica's) in the Fight For Your Mind artwork
* Cameroon - Ground on Down
* Central African Republic - Another Lonely Day
* Chad - Please Me Like You Want To
* Uganda - Gold to Me
* Jamaica - Burn One Down
* Egypt - Excuse Me Mr
* Niger - People Lead
* Ghana/Guinea - Fight For Your Mind
* Kenya - Give a Man a Home
* Nigeria - By My Side
* Somalia - Power of the Gospel
* Ivory Coast - God Fearing Man
* Ethiopia - One Road to Freedom
Harper has continued to use roundel inspired artwork on his other albums.
Personnel
* Ben Harper - acoustic guitar, Vocals, weissenborn
* Brett Banduci - viola
* Danielle Charles - violin
* Oliver Charles - drums
* Bob "Stiv" Coke - tabla, tambourine, tamboura, sarod
* Timothy Loo - cello
* Leon Mobley - percussion
* Juan Nelson - bass
* Ervin Pope - organ, Hammond organ
Production
* Producers: Ben Harper, Bob "Stiv" Coke, J.P. Plunier
* Associate Producer: Jeff Gottlieb
* Assistant Producer: Jeff Gottlieb
* Engineer: Bradley Cook
* Assistant engineers: Ryan Boesh, Todd Burke, Paul Naguna
* Mixing: The Dub Brothers, Femi Jiya, Eric Sarafin
* Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
* String arrangements: Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier
* Design: Tom Dolan
* Art direction: Tom Dolan, J.P. Plunier
* Photography: Bob "Stiv" Coke, Jeff Gottlieb
* Research: Ben Elder
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Fight For Your Mind
Ben Harper Lyrics
Another Lonely Day Yes indeed I'm alone again And here comes emptiness crashing…
Burn One Down Let us burn one From end to end And pass it over To…
By My Side Don't you get ahead of me And I won't leave you…
Excuse Me Mr. Excuse me Mr. Do you have the time Or are you so…
Fight For Your Mind If you're gonna live Then live it up And if you're gonna…
Give a Man a Home Have you ever lost your way Have you ever feared another…
God Fearing Man Listen mister brother sister Family and friend I fear with e…
Gold To Me You look like gold to me And I'm not too blind…
Ground On Down I believe in a few things God the devil and love Cause…
One Road To Freedom Tell me which road are you traveling Which road are you…
Oppression Oppression You pray on us when we sleep Oppression You chase…
People Lead When the people lead The leaders they will have to follow An…
Please Me Like You Want To Don't do me any favors Matter of fact why don't you…
Power of the Gospel It will make a weak man mighty It will make a…