On April 8, 2016, “Stax” label released “Call It What It Is”, the thirteenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ben Harper, Ethan Allen, Juan Nelson, Leon Mobley, Oliver Charles, Jason Yates and Michael Ward.

Personnel:

• Ben Harper – vocals, guitar, slide guitar
• Michael Ward – guitar, backing vocals
• Jason Yates – Hammond B3, piano, Fender Rhodes], Wurlitzers], clavinet, guitar, backing vocals
• Juan Nelson – bass, backing vocals
• Leon Mobley – percussion, bongos, cabasa, claves, congas, djembe, flexitone, music stand, shaker, tambourine, triangle, viber flab, wind chimes, whirly tube, backing vocals
• Oliver Charles – drums, Djun Djun percussion, backing vocals
• Gabriel Burch, Matt Dyson, Will Wetzel – engineer assistant
• Ethan Allen – mixing
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Tom Dolan – design
• Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper, except where noted.

1. When Sex Was Dirty
2. Deeper and Deeper – Ben Harper, Michel Ward
3. Call What It Is
4. How Dark Is Gone – Ben Harper, Jason Yates, Leon Mobley
5. Shine
6. All That Has Grown
7. Pink Balloon – Ben Harper, Jaclyn Harper
8. Finding Our Way – Ben Harper, Oliver Charles
9. Bones