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Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism.

Harper's fan base spans several continents. His albums have been commercially successful in North America, Europe and Oceania. Harper is a two-time Grammy Award winner as well, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005.

Welcome to the Cruel World is Ben Harper's debut album from Virgin Records. Released in 1994, the album established Harper as a popular folk musician in the California area. After this release, Harper went on to add a permanent backing band, the Innocent Criminals, although they remained unnamed until the Burn to Shine album.

* From Wikipedia.org (adapted)

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1 - The Three Of Us 	                        2:35 	
2 - Whipping Boy                                5:31 	
3 - Breakin' Down                               4:00 	
4 - Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave 	4:25 	
5 - Waiting On An Angel 	                3:53 	
6 - Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now                 2:29 	
7 - Forever 	                                3:23 	
8 - Like A King                                 4:18 	
9 - Pleasure And Pain                           3:44 	
10 - Walk Away                                  3:49 	
11 - How Many Miles Must We March               3:07 	
12 - Welcome To The Cruel World 	        5:36 	
13a - I'll Rise                                 3:35 	
13b - By And By I'm Going To See The King 	0:40 	



 
http://www.discogs.com/Ben-Harper-Welcome-To-The-Cruel-World/release/1851319



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