Give Till It's Gone
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."
Give Till It's Gone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 10, 2011 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, blues rock | |||
Length | 49:55 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Singles from Give Till It's Gone | ||||
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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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls | 3:31 |
7. | "Get There from Here" | Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Starkey, 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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Feel Love" (acoustic) | Harper, Mozersky | 3:38 |
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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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 | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[19] | Gold | 50,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Give Till It's Gone". www.benharper.com. February 24, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- "Ben Harper, esce domani nuovo album" (in Italian). ANSA. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- Poppy Reid (February 25, 2011). "Ben Harper announces first solo album in five years". www.themusicnetwork.com. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- Matthew Perpetua (March 29, 2011). "Listen: Ben Harper Gives Away 'Rock N' Roll is Free'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- "Musica/ Ben Harper: esce domani in Italia "Give till it's gone"" (in Italian). TMNews. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- Alex Young (February 24, 2011). "Ben Harper returns with Give Till It's Gone". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
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- "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)" (in French). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- "Give Till It's Gone – Ben Harper". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- "Ben Harper – Give Till It's Gone". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- "Classifica settimanale dal 09/05/2011 al 15/05/2011" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)". charts.nz. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)". portuguesecharts.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)". spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- "Ben Harper – Give Till It's Gone". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- "Ben Harper. "Give Till It's Gone" certifié disque d'or" (in French). www.rtl2.fr. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.