Ben Harper
Welcome To The Cruel World 2LP vinyl

Celebrating 25 years since its original release, Ben Harper’s debut album Welcome to the Cruel World is reissued on Double 45RPM 180 Gram Vinyl.

Like a King and Take That Attitude to Your Grave burn with a political conviction rarely heard during the 1990s. Forever has a tenderness which demonstrates Harper’s emotional range. Ben closes the album with a song that frequently closes his concerts, I’ll Rise. This song, built around Maya Angelou’s 1979 poem And Still I Rise, reminds one of art’s ability to pierce through society, self, and the soul.

NEW / Released in 1994 / Reissue 2025

Tracklist:

A1 The Three Of Us

A2 Whipping Boy

A3 Breakin' Down

B1 Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave

B2 Waiting On An Angel

B3 Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now

B4 Forever

C1 Like A King

C2 Pleasure And Pain

C3 Walk Away

D1 How Many Miles Must We March

D2 Welcome To The Cruel World

D3 I'll Rise