Ben Harper - Burn To Shine (1999)

1.Alone 3:58
2.The Woman In You 5:41
3.Less 4:05
4.Two Hands Of A Prayer 7:50
5.Please Bleed 4:37
6.Suzie Blue 4:29
7.Steal My Kisses 4:05
8.Burn To Shine 3:34
9.Show Me A Little Shame 3:44
10.Forgiven 5:17
11.Beloved One 4:03
12.In The Lord's Arms 3:06

Ben Harper - guitar, vocals
Richard Barnes - washboard
Bruce Bishop - guitar
Jim Bogen - clarinet
Eve Butler - violin
Dean Butterworth - drums, snare drums
Jon Clarke - English horn, oboe
Joel Derouin - violin
Tyrone Downie - keyboards
Michael Fay - banjo
David Firman – bass
Matt Funes - viola
Suzie Katayama - cello
David Leach - percussion
James Leigh - trombone
David Lindley - banjo, fiddle, mandolin
Juan Nelson - bass
Real Time Jazz Band
Nick Rich - human beatbox
Eric Sarafin - piano, harmonium, recorder

Burn to Shine presents proof positive that you can always distill the essence of rock & roll down to a solitary man alone with his guitar and conscience. It sounds inventive yet firmly rooted in the blues-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist tradition of Taj Mahal and of Neil Young and Cat Stevens at their most confessional. Harper's guitar with falsetto vocal in "The Woman in You" even suggests a Curtis Mayfield tune in the hands of Prince. "Steal My Kisses" is one of those uncluttered, radio-friendly rock shuffles that simply makes you bob your head and feel better. Even Harper's detours -- like the wobbling New Orleans shuffle with the Real Time Jazz Band, "Suzie Blue," and charred Black Sabbath metal in "Less" -- prove worth exploring. Other cameos include guitarists David Lindley and former Bob Marley sideman Tyrone Downey. Burn to Shine is a minor masterpiece that may prove to be not so minor. ---Chris Slawecki, Rovi

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