Fight for Your Mind

1995 studio album by Ben Harper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fight for Your Mind

Fight for Your Mind is the second album by Ben Harper. Released on August 1, 1995, 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"), and politically charged reggae ("Excuse Me Mr.").

Quick Facts Studio album by Ben Harper, Released ...
Fight for Your Mind
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 1995
GenreAlternative rock
Length68:05
LabelVirgin
Producer
  • Ben Harper
  • Jean-Pierre Plunier
  • Bob "Stiv" Coke
Ben Harper chronology
Welcome to the Cruel World
(1994)
Fight for Your Mind
(1995)
The Will to Live
(1997)
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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".

Artwork

The album cover features Harper's face on fire, as the 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:

Harper has continued to use roundel-inspired artwork on his other albums.

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, Jean-Pierre 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

Personnel

Musicians

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

Charts

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Chart performance for Fight for Your Mind
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]44
French Albums (SNEP)[9]39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10]7
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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for Fight for Your Mind
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[12] 2× Gold 200,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 544,000[15]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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