| Musicians | the complete list |
| Pleasure and Pain (Cardas Records,
1992) |
• Vocals: Ben Harper and Tom Freund
• Weissenborn, Dobro: Ben Harper
• Acoustic guitar: Tom Freund |
| Welcome To The Cruel World (Virgin,
1994) |
| • Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Weissenborn,
Dobro: Ben Harper
• Drums and Percussion: Rock Deadrick
• Bass: John McKnight
• Accordion (Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now):
John McKnight
• Background vocals (Like A King, How Many Miles
Must We March): Mutonic Four (Clarence Butler, Clabe
Hangan, Kenneth McDaniel, John Taylor).
• Illean Pipe (Pleasure And Pain): Richard
Cook
• Cello (Pleasure And Pain): Suzie Katayama
• Piano (I'll Rise): Gail Deadrick
• Background vocals (I'll Rise): Rock Deadrick,
Jelani Jones, Kevin Williams, Clyde Allen.
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| Fight For Your Mind (Virgin, 1995) |
| • Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Weissenborn:
Ben Harper
• Bass: Juan Nelson
• Drums: Oliver Charles
• Percussion: Leon Lewis Mobley
• Hammond B3: Ervin Pope
• Tamboura, Sarod, Tabla: Bob (Stiv) Coke
• String quartet (Power Of The Gospel):
Violon: Danielle Charles
Viola: Brett Banduci
Cello: Timothy Loo
Bass: Carey Christensen |
| The Will To Live (Virgin, 1997) |
| • Vocals, Guitar, Weissenborn, Saz:
Ben Harper
• Bass: Juan Nelson
• Drums: Dean Butterworth
• Guitar (Jah Work, Faded): Al Anderson
• Saxophone (Mama's Trippin', Ashes): Eric
Person
• Fiddle (I Shall Not Walk Alone, Glory And Consequence):
Patrick Brayer
• Mandoline (Ashes): Patrick Brayer
• Percussion (Jah Work, Mama's Trippin', Homeless
Child): Rock Deadrick
• Background vocals (I want To Be Ready):
Agnes Badoo
• Background vocals (Ashes, The Will To Live,
I Want To Be Ready): Amy Piatt
• Background vocals (Mama's Trippin'): Juan
Nelson
• String quartet (Roses From My Friends):
Violon: Danielle Charles
Bass: Louis Allen
Cello: Emily Wright
Viola: Brett Banducci |
| Burn To Shine (Virgin, 1999) |
• Vocals, Guitars: Ben Harper
• Bass: Juan Nelson
• Drums: Dean Butterworth
• Percussion: David Leach
• Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle (In The Lord's Arms):
David Lindley
• Keyboards (The Woman In You, Show Me A Little
Shame): Tyrone Downie
• Piano (Beloved One): Eric Sarafin
• Harmonium (Two Hands Of A Prayer): Eric
Sarafin
• Human beatbox (Steal My Kisses): Nick Rich
• Quintet (Beloved One)
Cello: Suzie Katayama
First violin: Joel Derouin
Second violin: Eve Butler
Viola: Matthew Funes
Oboe, English Horn: Jon Clarke
• The Real Time Jazz Band (Suzie Blue):
Bass: David Firman
Trombone: Jim Leigh
Clarinet: Jim Bogen
Guitar: Bruce Bishop
Washboard: Richard Barnes
Banjo: Michael Fay |
| Live From Mars (Virgin, 2001) |
• Vocals, Guitars: Ben Harper
• Bass, Vocals: Juan Nelson
• Drums, Vocals: Dean Butterworth
• Percussion: David Leach
• Human beatbox (Steal My Kisses): Nick Rich
• Human beatbox (Steal My Kisses): Rahzel |
| Diamonds On The Inside (Virgin,
2003) |
• With My Own
Two Hands - Ben Harper : Vocals, Rhythm guitar - Juan
D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver Francis Charles : Drums, Backing
vocals - Leon Lewis Mobley : Percussion, Backing vocals
- Greg Kurstin : Hammond B3, Clavinet - Al Anderson : Lead
guitar
• When It's Good - Ben Harper : Vocals, Acoustic
slide guitar - Leon Mobley : Box of rocks - Carla L. Benson
: Backing vocals - John Ingram : Backing vocals - Misty
Love : Backing vocals
• Diamonds On The Inside - Ben Harper : Vocals,
Electric Guitars, Acoustic guitars - Juan D. Nelson : Bass
- Oliver Francis Charles : Drums - Leon Mobley : Percussion
- Greg Kurstin : Electric piano - Greg Leisz : Pedal steel
- Nicky P. : Electric lead guitar
• Touch From Your Lust - Ben Harper : Vocals,
Guitars - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver Francis Charles
: Drums - Leon Mobley : Percussion - Greg Kurstin : Electric
piano
• When She Believes - Ben Harper : Vocals,
Guitar - Oliver Francis Charles : Drums - Greg Kurstin :
Celeste - Josef Zimmerman : Upright bass - Danielle Charles-Hunter
: Violin - Darrel Sims : Viola - Rebecca Yeh : Cello - Ron
Blake : Trumpet - David Ralicke : Trombone - Leo Chelyapov
: Clarinet - Amy Wilkins : Harp - Barbara Nightengale :
Accordion
• Brown Eyed Blues - Ben Harper : Vocals,
Guitar - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver Francis Charles
: Drums - Leon Mobley : Percussion - Greg Kurstin : Electric
piano, Clavinet
• Bring The Funk - Ben Harper : Vocals, Guitar,
Bass synth - Juan D. Nelson : Bass, Backing vocals - Oliver
Francis Charles : Drums, Backing vocals - Leon Mobley :
Percussion, Backing vocals - Greg Kurstin : Electric piano,
Synthesizers, Backing vocals
• Everything - Ben Harper : Vocals, Acoustic
slide, Acoustic guitar - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver
Francis Charles : Drums - Leon Mobley : Percussion - Greg
Kurstin : Electric piano, Hammond B3 - Nicky P. : Acoustic
lead guitar
• Amen Omen - Ben Harper : Vocals, Guitar
- Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver Francis Charles : Drums
- Greg Kurstin : Piano - Timothy Loo : Cello
• Temporary Remedy - Ben Harper : Vocals,
Slide Guitars - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver Francis Charles
: Drums
• So High So Low - Ben Harper : Vocals, Slide
guitars, Electric guitars - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver
Francis Charles : Drums - Greg Kurstin : Electric piano,
Mellotron - Nicky P. : Lead guitar
• Blessed To Be A Witness - Ben Harper :
Vocals, Church organ, Thiele tongue drum - Leon Mobley :
Percussions - Juan D. Nelson : Bass
• Picture Of Jesus
Ben Harper and South African a cappella singing group Ladysmith
Black Mambazo.
• She's Only Happy In The Sun - Ben Harper
: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums - Greg Kurstin : Electric
piano, Mellotron - Leon Mobley : Percussion |
| There Will Be A Light (Virgin,
2004) |
• The Blind Boys of Alabama ::
Clarence Foutain - Jimmy Carter - George Scott - Ricky McKinnie
- Joey Williams - Bobby Butler - Tracy Pierce.
• Session 1 / January 25-27, 2004 :: Church on Time
- Church House Steps - Picture of Jesus - Mother Pray -
There Will Be a Light.
Ben Harper (Vocals, Guitars) - Juan Nelson (Bass) - Leon
Mobley (Percussion) - Jason Yates (Keyboards) - Marc Ford
(Guitar) - Michael Ward (Guitar) - Rock Deadrick (Drums).
• Session 2 / March 15-19, 2004 :: Take My Hand -
Wicked Man - 11th Commandment - Well Well Well - Satisfied
Mind - Where Could I Go.
Ben Harper (Vocals, Guitars) - Juan Nelson (Bass) - Leon
Mobley (Percussion) - Jason Yates (Keyboards) - Marc Ford
(Guitar) - Oliver Charles (Drums). |
| Both Sides of the Gun (Virgin,
2006) |
| • Morning Yearning
- Ben Harper : Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Piano,
Vibes - Alyssa Park : First violin - Patrick Rosalez : Second
violin - Brett Banducci : Viola - Timothy Loo : Cello -
Matt Cory : Bass
• Waiting For You - Ben Harper : Guitar,
Vocals, Drums, Piano - Michael Ward : Guitar, Bass - Timothy
Loo : Cello - David Palmer : Keys
• Picture In a Frame - Ben Harper : Vocals
- Michael Ward : Guitars - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver
Francis Charles : Drums - Leon Mobley : Percussion - Jason
Yates : Keys
• Never Leave Lonely Alone - Ben Harper :
Guitar, Piano - Matt Cory : Bass
• Sweet Nothing Serenade - Ben Harper : Weissenborn,
Drums, Bass, Vibes
• Reason To Mourn - Ben Harper : Guitar/Slide
guitar, Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Piano - Jason Yates :
Keys - Michael Ward : 12 String Guitar - Alyssa Park : First
Violin - Patrick Rosalez : Second Violin - Brett Banducci
: Viola - Timothy Loo : Cello - Matt Cory : Bass
• More Than Sorry - Ben Harper : Vocals -
Danny Kalb : Guitar
• Crying Won't Help You Now - Ben Harper
: Acoustic guitar, Vocals - Jan Ghazi : Electric guitar,
Backing vocals - Nick Sandro : Bass, Backing vocals - JP
Plunier : Drums - Ellen Harper : Backing vocals - Sue Chase
: Backing vocals
• Happy Everafter In Your Eyes - Ben Harper
: Vocals, Piano, Vibes - Alyssa Park : First violin - Joel
Pargman : Second violin - Brett Banducci : Viola - Timothy
Loo : Cello - Matt Cory : Bass
• Better Way - Ben Harper : Weissenborn,
Vocals, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Keys - David Lindley :
Tambura
• Both Sides Of The Gun - Ben Harper : Guitars,
Vocals, Bass, Drums, Percussion - Greg Kurstin : Hammond
B3
• Engraved Invitation - Ben Harper : Guitars,
Vocals, Bass, Drums, Percussion
• Black Rain - Ben Harper : Vocals, Bass,
Drums, Percussion - Jason Yates : Keys - Alyssa Park : First
violin - Joel Pargman : Second violin - Brett Banducci :
Viola - Timothy Loo : Cello - Matt Cory : Bass
• Gather 'Round The Stone - Ben Harper :
Guitar, Slide guitar, Vocals - Juan D. Nelson : Bass, Backing
vocals - Oliver Francis Charles : Drums, Backing vocals
- Leon Mobley : Percussion, Backing vocals - Jason Yates
: Keys, Backing vocals - Michael Ward : Guitar, 12 String,
Backing vocals - Charlie Musselwhite : Backing vocals
• Please Don't Talk About Murder While I'm Eating
- Ben Harper : Guitar, Slide guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drums,
Percussion - Jason Mozersky : Guitar
• Get It Like You Like It - Ben Harper :
Acoustic guitar, Vocals - Juan D. Nelson : Bass - Oliver
Francis Charles : Drums - Leon Mobley : Percussion - Jason
Yates : Keys - Michael Ward : Guitar - Marc Ford : Guitar
- Scott Thomas : Backing Vocals
• The Way You Found Me - Ben Harper : Slide
guitar, Vocals - Michael Ward : Guitar - Greg Kurstin :
Piano - Jose Medeles : Drums - William Gus Seyffert : Bass
- Michelle Griepentrog : Backing vocals - Jennifer Ohrstrom
: Backing vocals - Natasha Cockrell : Backing vocals
• Serve Your Soul - Ben Harper : Acoustic
guitar, Slide guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Keys, Piano -
Jason Mozersky : Guitar - Jesse Ingulls : Bass - Jordan
Richardson : Drums |
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