On August 1, 1995, “Virgin” label released “Fight for Your Mind”, the second Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Ben Harper, Jean-Pierre Plunier and Bob “Stiv” Coke.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper – vocals, acoustic guitar, weissenborn, string arrangements
- Ervin Pope – organ, Hammond organ
- Bob “Stiv” Coke – tabla, tambourine, tamboura, sarod
- Juan Nelson – bass
- Oliver Charles – drums
- Leon Mobley- percussion
- Danielle Charles – violin
- Brett Banduci – viola
- Timothy Loo – cello
- J.P. Plunier – string arrangements, art direction
- Bradley Cook – engineer
- Ryan Boesh, Todd Burke, Paul Naguna – engineer assistant
- The Dub Brothers, Femi Jiya, Eric Sarafin – mixing
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Tom Dolan – art direction, design
- Bob “Stiv” Coke, Jeff Gottlieb – photography
- Ben Elder – research
- Jeff Gottlieb – producer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Harper except where noted.
- Oppression
- Ground on Down
- Another Lonely Day
- Please Me Like You Want To
- Gold to Me
- Burn One Down
- Excuse Me Mr. – Ben Harper, J. P. Plunier
- People Lead
- Fight for Your Mind
- Give a Man a Home
- By My Side
- Power of the Gospel
- God Fearing Man
- One Road to Freedom