Give Till It's Gone

Give Till It's Gone is the tenth studio album by Ben Harper.[1] The album was released in Italy on May 10, 2011[2] and worldwide on May 17, 2011 by Virgin Records.[1] It is Harper's first solo album since Both Sides of the Gun, released in 2006.[3] However, his band, Relentless7, feature prominently on all the tracks, even co-writing some of the tracks with Harper. The album's title is taken from a line in the second track, "I Will Not Be Broken."

Give Till It's Gone
Studio album by
Ben Harper
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
GenreAlternative rock, blues rock
Length49:55
LanguageEnglish
LabelVirgin
Ben Harper chronology
As I Call You Down
(2010)		 Give Till It's Gone
(2011)		 Get Up!
(2013)
Singles from Give Till It's Gone
  1. "Rock N' Roll Is Free"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  2. "Don't Give Up on Me Now"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  3. "Waiting On a Sign"
    Released: July 22, 2011

The album was preceded by the single "Rock N' Roll Is Free", released as a free download on March 22, 2011.[4] In Italy, the first single from the album was "Don't Give Up on Me Now", released on April 1, 2011.[5]

In the album, Ben Harper collaborates with the ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, who co-wrote and played the drums in the tracks "Spilling Faith" and "Get There from Here".[6] Another song from the album, "Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn", features American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.[3]

Track listing
CD (EAN 5099909506725)[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Give Up on Me Now"Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky3:32
2."I Will Not Be Broken"Harper, Mozersky5:04
3."Rock N' Roll Is Free"Harper4:21
4."Feel Love"Harper, Mozersky3:46
5."Clearly Severely"Harper, Mozersky, Jordan Richardson4:52
6."Spilling Faith"Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls3:31
7."Get There from Here"Harper, Mozersky, Richardson, Starkey, Ingalls5:54
8."Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn"Harper, Mozersky4:42
9."Waiting On a Sign"Harper, Ingalls5:00
10."Dirty Little Lover"Harper, Richardson4:46
11."Do It for You, Do It for Us"Harper, Mozersky, Ingalls4:27
Japanese bonus track[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Feel Love" (acoustic)Harper, Mozersky3:38

Charts and certifications

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 72
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] 16
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 12
French Albums Chart[13] 3
Italian Albums Chart[14] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 13
Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 25
Spanish Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 49
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 6
US Billboard 200[12] 15

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. "Ben Harper, esce domani nuovo album" (in Italian). ANSA. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  3. Poppy Reid (February 25, 2011). "Ben Harper announces first solo album in five years". www.themusicnetwork.com. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  4. Matthew Perpetua (March 29, 2011). "Listen: Ben Harper Gives Away 'Rock N' Roll is Free'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  5. "Musica/ Ben Harper: esce domani in Italia "Give till it's gone"" (in Italian). TMNews. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  6. Alex Young (February 24, 2011). "Ben Harper returns with Give Till It's Gone". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  7. "Give Till It's Gone – Ben Harper". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  8. "HMV Japan: Ben Harper – Give Till It's Gone (Bonus Track)". Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  9. "australian-charts.com – Ben Harper – Give Till It's Gone". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
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  11. "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)" (in French). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  12. "Give Till It's Gone – Ben Harper". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  13. "Ben Harper – Give Till It's Gone". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  14. "Classifica settimanale dal 09/05/2011 al 15/05/2011" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  15. "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)". charts.nz. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  16. "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)". portuguesecharts.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  17. "Bel Harper – Give Till It's Gone (album)". spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  18. "Ben Harper – Give Till It's Gone". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  19. "Ben Harper. "Give Till It's Gone" certifié disque d'or" (in French). www.rtl2.fr. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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