Description
By using a wide range of influences and styles, singer/songwriter Ben Harper manages to create a harmonious gem with BURN TO SHINE. Fans of Harper will not be thrown off by his dynamic versatility. In fact, new listeners will be drawn to the buffet of moods and emotions. "Steal My Kisses" is an up-tempo folk track that features a bit of human beat-boxing underneath. Harper's soft ballad voice shines bright on "Beloved One." Other tracks to check out are "Alone" and "The Woman in You," which both show off the tender side of Harper's songwriting. If you looking to rock outright, check out the title cut and "Forgiven."
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Product Details
- Artist
- Ben Harper
- Year of release
- 1999
- Label / Studio
- EMD / VIRGIN
- Media Content Format
- Album
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #13293
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Run Time (minutes)
- 54
- Original year of release
- 1999
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #9616
- Cast & Crew
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (Music Performer)
- JP Plunier (Producer)
Press Reviews
...the hoarse entreaties, the uncoiling curls of slide guitar, the religiose imagery, the smouldering verses bursting into flaming choruses - [are] all present on [BURN], along with several new features that suggest the guitarist's trying to broaden his stylistic palette. Mojo (10/99, p.120)
3 stars out of 5 - "...On a song called 'Forgiven' he uses his muscle in surging bursts, counterpointing quiet acoustic verses to catch the turmoil of his preoccupation with earthly wickedness and divine grace... Q (11/99, p.124)
7 out of 10 - "...His delivery becomes its own kind of theater: It's the sound of someone desperate enough to scream - for blood, for truth, for anything that's real. It's those transformations...that light up Harper's dauntingly eclectic fourth effort... Spin (11/99, p.193)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Alone
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Woman in You, The
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Less
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Two Hands of a Prayer
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Please Bleed
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Suzie Blue
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Steal My Kisses
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Burn to Shine
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Show Me a Little Shame
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Forgiven
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Beloved One
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In the Lords Arms
