The Will to Live (1997), an album by Ben Harper which showed his continuing folk-centric focus, while at the same time expanding on his rock talents. This was the second album with the Innocent Criminals (uncredited), and was packaged with a special bonus CD in certain countries. The record would yield his first UK Top 75 single, "Faded". To date it remains his only UK single entry. The Will to Live (1997), an album by Ben Harper which showed his continuing folk-centric focus, while at the same time expanding on his rock talents. This was the second album with the Innocent Criminals (uncredited), and was packaged with a special bonus CD in certain countries. The record would yield his first UK Top 75 single, "Faded". To date it remains his only UK single entry. false 2025-09-25 20:34:28 The Will to Live 1997 1997-01-01 1997-01-01 118 Rock 112299 2117472 40fa3e11-a109-45c1-ae85-4ce6b63c4ca3 1582a5b8-538e-45e7-9ae4-4099439a0e79 8b15cd26-8a8c-37d7-bad5-4d1ff19908a3 /media/data/media5/Music/Ben Harper/The Will to Live/folder.jpg Ben Harper Ben Harper 1 1 Faded 04:49 1 1 Faded 04:49 1 2 Homeless Child 03:51 1 2 Homeless Child 03:51 1 3 Number Three 01:43 1 3 Number Three 01:42 1 4 Roses From My Friends 06:24 1 4 Roses From My Friends 06:23 1 5 Jah Work 04:53 1 5 Jah Work 04:54 1 6 I Want to Be Ready 04:02 1 6 I Want to Be Ready 04:02 1 7 The Will to Live 04:57 1 7 The Will to Live 04:56 1 8 Ashes 03:52 1 8 Ashes 03:52 1 9 Widow of a Living Man 04:10 1 9 Widow of a Living Man 04:12 1 10 Glory & Consequence 05:40 1 10 Glory & Consequence 05:42 1 11 Mama’s Trippin’ 03:45 1 11 Mama’s Trippin’ 03:44 1 12 I Shall Not Walk Alone 05:11 1 12 I Shall Not Walk Alone 05:13 2 5 Voodoo Chile 11:18 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.