Welcome to the Cruel World

Track listing

1. "The Three of Us" – 2:35
2. "Whipping Boy" – 5:31
3. "Breakin' Down" – 4:00
4. "Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave" – 4:25
5. "Waiting on an Angel" – 3:53
6. "Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now" – 2:29
7. "Forever" – 3:23
8. "Like a King" – 4:18
9. "Pleasure and Pain" – 3:44
10. "Walk Away" – 3:49
11. "How Many Miles Must We March" – 3:07
12. "Welcome to the Cruel World" – 5:36
13. "I'll Rise" – 3:35
14. * Contains the hidden track "...By and By I'm Going to See the King" – 0:30
15. * "Remember - unreleased version - 2:49

    Personnel

• Ben Harper - vocals, multiple instruments
• Clyde Allen - background vocals
• Clarence Butler - background vocals
• Richard Cook - Uillean pipes
• Rock Deadrick - percussion, drums, background vocals
• Tom Freund
• Clabe Hangan - background vocals
• Jelani Jones - background vocals
• Suzie Katayama - cello
• Ken McDaniel - background vocals
• John McKnight - bass, accordion
• John Taylor - background vocals
• Kevin Williams - background vocals
• Tommy D. Daugherty - drum programming

• Producers: Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier
• Associate producer: Jeff Gottlieb, Mikal Reid
• Engineer: Mikal Reid
• Assistant engineer: Bradley Cook
• Mixing: Mikal Reid
• Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
• Advisor: Ben Elder
• Art direction: Tom Dolan, J.P. Plunier
• Research: Ben Elder
• Photography: Jeff Gottlieb

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