Lifeline | ||||
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Studio album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals | ||||
Released | August 28, 2007 | |||
Recorded | Gang Studios, Paris | |||
Genre | Rock, blues rock, pop rock, alternative rock, rhythm and blues, folk rock | |||
Length | 40:54 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Ben Harper | |||
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | link |
The Brag | link |
Entertainment Weekly | (B+) link |
MusicOMH | link |
Okayplayer | link |
Rolling Stone | link |
Robert Christgau | link |
Lifeline is an album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals. It was recorded in Paris in the fall of 2006 after the lengthy European leg of the Both Sides of the Gun tour. Harper and the Innocent Criminals wrote the tracks while on tour and would rehearse the songs during sound checks while at each venue. Recorded in only seven days on analog, the album was released on August 28, 2007.
Lifeline debuted at #9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 41,000 copies in its first week.
All songs written by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, except "Paris Sunrise #7" and "Lifeline" written by Ben Harper.