The Will to Live (Ben Harper album)
The Will to Live is a 1997 album by Ben Harper, which showed his continuing folk-centric focus, while at the same time expanding on his rock talents. This was his third album, his second with the Innocent Criminals, and was packaged with a special bonus CD in certain countries.
The album would yield Harper's first UK Singles Chart single, "Faded". To date, it remains his only UK single entry.
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Harper, except as noted.- "Faded" – 4:48
- "Homeless Child" – 3:51
- "Number Three" – 1:43
- "Roses from My Friends" – 6:23
- "Jah Work" – 4:54
- "I Want to Be Ready" – 4:02
- "The Will to Live" – 4:57
- "Ashes" – 3:52
- "Widow of a Living Man" – 4:10
- "Glory & Consequence" – 5:40
- "Mama's Trippin'" – 3:45
- "I Shall Not Walk Alone" – 5:13
Personnel
Musicians
;Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals- Ben Harper – vocals, guitars, Weissenborns, saz
- Juan Nelson – bass; background vocals
- Dean Butterworth – drums
- Alan Anderson – guitar
- Eric Person – saxophone
- Patrick Brayer – fiddle ; mandolin
- Rock Deadrick – percussion
- Agnes Baddoo – background vocals
- Amy Piatt – background vocals
- String quartet :
- *Danielle Charles – violin
- *Brett Banducci – viola
- *Emily Wright – cello
- *Louis Allen – bass
Production
- Producer: J.P. Plunier
- Engineer: Todd Burke
- Assistant engineers: Erica Stephenson, Dann Thompson, Peter Doell
- Mixing: Eric Sarafin
- Mastering: Dave Collins
- Art direction: J.P. Plunier
- Design: Flavia Cureteu
- Photography: Annalisa, J.P. Plunier