Fight for Your Mind
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| Studio album by Ben Harper | ||||
| Released | August 1, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 68:05 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Ben Harper, Jean-Pierre Plunier, Bob "Stiv" Coke | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| Rhapsody | (favorable) |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) |
Fight for Your Mind is an album by Ben Harper. Released in August 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"), Black Sabbath-style riffing heavy metal ("Ground on Down") and politically charged reggae ("Excuse Me Mr.").
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".
All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.
The Fight For Your Mind 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.
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