Give Till It's Gone

Give Till It's Gone
Studio album by Ben Harper
Released May 10, 2011
Genre Alternative rock, blues rock
Length 49:55
Language English
Label Virgin
Ben Harper chronology
As I Call You Down
(2010)		 Give Till It's Gone
(2011)		 Get Up!
(2013)
Singles from Give Till It's Gone
  1. "Rock N' Roll Is Free"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  2. "Don't Give Up on Me Now"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  3. "Waiting On a Sign"
    Released: July 22, 2011

Give Till It's Gone is the tenth studio album by Ben Harper.[1] The album was released in Italy on May 10, 2011[2] and worldwide on May 17, 2011 by Virgin Records.[1] It is Harper's first solo album since Both Sides Of The Gun, released in 2006.[3] However, his band, Relentless7, feature prominently on all the tracks, even co-writing some of the tracks with Harper. The album's title is taken from a line in the second track, "I Will Not Be Broken."

The album was preceded by the single "Rock N' Roll Is Free", released as a free download on March 22, 2011.[4] In Italy, the first single from the album was "Don't Give Up on Me Now", released on April 1, 2011.[5]

In the album, Ben Harper collaborates with the ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, who co-wrote and played the drums in the tracks "Spilling Faith" and "Get There from Here".[6] Another song from the album, "Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn", features American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.[3]

Track listing

CD (EAN 5099909506725)[7]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Don't Give Up on Me Now"  Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky 3:32
2. "I Will Not Be Broken"  Harper, Mozersky 5:04
3. "Rock N' Roll Is Free"  Harper 4:21
4. "Feel Love"  Harper, Mozersky 3:46
5. "Clearly Severely"  Harper, Mozersky, Jordan Richardson 4:52
6. "Spilling Faith"  Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Ringo Starr, Jesse Ingalls 3:31
7. "Get There from Here"  Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Starr, Ingalls 5:54
8. "Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn"  Harper, Mozersky 4:42
9. "Waiting On a Sign"  Harper, Ingalls 5:00
10. "Dirty Little Lover"  Harper, Richardson 4:46
11. "Do It for You, Do It for Us"  Harper, Mozersky, Ingalls 4:27

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 72
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] 16
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 12
French Albums Chart[13] 3
Italian Albums Chart[14] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 13
Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 25
Spanish Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 49
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 6
US Billboard 200[12] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 50,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 "Give Till It's Gone". www.benharper.com. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ben Harper, esce domani nuovo album" (in Italian). ANSA. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 Poppy Reid (25 February 2011). "Ben Harper announces first solo album in five years". www.themusicnetwork.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Matthew Perpetua (29 March 2011). "Listen: Ben Harper Gives Away 'Rock N' Roll is Free'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Musica/ Ben Harper: esce domani in Italia "Give till it's gone"" (in Italian). TMNews. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Alex Young (24 February 2011). "Ben Harper returns with Give Till It’s Gone". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Give Till It's Gone - Ben Harper". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "HMV Japan: Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone (Bonus Track)". Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  9. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  10. ↑ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)" (in French). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Give Till It's Gone - Ben Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Classifica settimanale dal 09/05/2011 al 15/05/2011" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". charts.org.nz. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Bel Harper - Give Till It's Gone (album)". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Ben Harper. "Give Till It's Gone" certifié disque d'or" (in French). www.rtl2.fr. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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