Both Sides of the Gun, is a Ben Harper album released in 2006. Split into two discs, the title suggests at the two sides of Harper's musical nature. The first disc ("White") is made of mostly acoustic and string-driven songs hinted at on the last track ("She's Only Happy In The Sun") of Harper's previous album Diamonds on the Inside. The second disc ("Black") is made of the more rootsy and upbeat material and touching on genres such as hard rock, funk and gospel. The album saw Harper playing the majority of the instruments on both discs; an approach that he had rarely used on his previous albums. However, the Innocent Criminals would appear on a few tracks whilst his later band, Relentless7, would appear together for the first time on "Serve Your Soul", the last track on the second disc. The album became Harper's first US top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 200 album charts, entering and peaking at #7 on its release. To date it is his highest album entry in that chart. Both Sides of the Gun, is a Ben Harper album released in 2006. Split into two discs, the title suggests at the two sides of Harper's musical nature. The first disc ("White") is made of mostly acoustic and string-driven songs hinted at on the last track ("She's Only Happy In The Sun") of Harper's previous album Diamonds on the Inside. The second disc ("Black") is made of the more rootsy and upbeat material and touching on genres such as hard rock, funk and gospel. The album saw Harper playing the majority of the instruments on both discs; an approach that he had rarely used on his previous albums. However, the Innocent Criminals would appear on a few tracks whilst his later band, Relentless7, would appear together for the first time on "Serve Your Soul", the last track on the second disc. The album became Harper's first US top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 200 album charts, entering and peaking at #7 on its release. To date it is his highest album entry in that chart. false 2024-12-17 06:03:18 2006 2006-01-01 2006-01-01 128 Alternative Rock Rock 112299 2117475 f94604ab-d91c-4fd8-9dd3-5197d9c45447 1582a5b8-538e-45e7-9ae4-4099439a0e79 b3de1213-52f3-3308-a98d-7844aa549cd7 /media/data/media5/Music/Ben Harper/Both Sides of the Gun/folder.jpg Ben Harper Ben Harper 1 1 04:08 1 1 04:09 1 2 03:34 1 2 03:33 1 3 04:36 1 3 04:36 1 4 02:51 1 4 02:51 1 5 02:45 1 5 02:44 1 6 04:26 1 6 04:26 1 7 03:24 1 7 03:24 1 8 02:35 1 8 02:35 1 9 02:30 1 9 02:31 2 1 03:58 2 1 03:58 2 2 02:44 2 2 02:44 2 3 02:55 2 3 02:55 2 4 02:57 2 4 02:56 2 5 03:06 2 5 03:08 2 6 02:34 2 6 02:34 2 7 03:27 2 7 03:28 2 8 02:52 2 8 02:53 2 9 08:22 2 9 08:21 Benjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. 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. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally.Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013.At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper's joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, "No Mercy in This Land", was named Song of the Year. Virgin Records America, Inc.