Give Till It's Gone

Give Till It's Gone
Studio album by
Ben Harper
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
Genre
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

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."

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]

  1. ^ a b "Give Till It's Gone". benharper.com. February 24, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ben Harper, esce domani nuovo album" (in Italian). ANSA. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  3. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. 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.