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.
- When Sex Was Dirty
- Deeper and Deeper – Ben Harper, Michel Ward
- Call What It Is
- How Dark Is Gone – Ben Harper, Jason Yates, Leon Mobley
- Shine
- All That Has Grown
- Pink Balloon – Ben Harper, Jaclyn Harper
- Finding Our Way – Ben Harper, Oliver Charles
- Bones