Burn to Shine [Import]

burn to shine [import]

Track Listings
1. Alone
2. The Woman In You
3. Less
4. Two Hands Of A Prayer
5. Please Bleed
6. Suzie Blue
7. Steal My Kisses
8. Burn To Shine
9. Show Me A Little Shame
10. Forgiven
11. Beloved One
12. In The Lord's Arms
13. Wicked Man
14. Nobody's Fault But Mine

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese edition of the folky alternative rocker's 1999 & fourth album with two bonus tracks added, 'Wicked Man' & 'Nobody's Fault But Mine'. 14 tracks total, also featuring the singles 'Please Bleed', 'Burn To Shine' & 'Forgiven'. 1999 release.

Burn to Shine,Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals,Toshiba EMI Japan,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Jam Bands,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

Burn to Shine [Import]
Burn to Shine
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A combination of blues, jazz and hard rock
  • Burn to Shine is a fantastic all purpose album....(4.5 stars)
  • Rockin
  • Magnificent Masterpiece For All
  • Burned and Shines!
 Burn to Shine
Ben Harper
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Fight for Your Mind
  2. The Will to Live
  3. Welcome to the Cruel World
  4. Diamonds on the Inside
  5. Both Sides of the Gun

ASIN: B00001IVI6
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

  1. Alone
  2. The Woman In You
  3. Less
  4. Two Hands Of A Prayer
  5. Please Bleed
  6. Suzie Blue
  7. Steal My Kisses
  8. Burn to Shine
  9. Show Me A Little Shame
  10. Forgiven
  11. Beloved One
  12. In The Lord's Arms

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Harper's soulful musical mix continues to defy genre categorization and his growth as an artist continues to amaze. Burn to Shine is his most ambitious work to date, tapping a multitude of styles and moods and revolving as usual around his incredibly expressive vocals and searing guitar work. --Marc Greilsamer

Amazon.com essential recording

Ben Harper's musical eclecticism has been well established, but what often goes unnoticed is that few musicians possess such an expansive emotional range. And those complex, unsettled emotions never seem to come one at a time; instead, they are layers to be peeled and reassembled. When the mood is ominous, you still sense an urgent hopefulness around the bend, and even on a jaunty Dixieland number like "Suzie Blue," with its playful trombone and clarinet, you can see the clouds on the horizon. The tension may not always be overt, but it's never lower than just below the surface. Angry, aggressive metal rants; bruising, bombastic, operatic rockers; lighthearted Caribbean grooves; strutting Southern boogie; deep country soul; and delicate acoustic folk play out like scenes within a Byzantine film. Harper's soulful moans, agonized groans, and earth-shaking whispers narrate this battle between shadows and light, and his sonic war zone is as dynamic, detailed, and diverse as it's ever been. As weighty as but more personal than its three predecessors, Burn to Shine has the sensation of grandeur that seems to accompany all of Harper's work, but it's more than a delusion. --Marc Greilsamer

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A combination of blues, jazz and hard rock.......2006-08-17

I love Ben Harper and this has to be his most creative CD yet. You can find Bens classc acoustic sound to high gain slide guitar to the delta blues and even some jazz. It is one of my favorites now.

4 out of 5 stars Burn to Shine is a fantastic all purpose album....(4.5 stars).......2005-10-18

Most of us in our mid-20's went through that Ben Harper phase around 2000 when he started touring campuses around the nation and the buzz built. Some of his other albums have come and gone but Burn To Shine is his masterpiece that will forever endure. It's his most even album and I still listen to it semi-regularly 5 years later.

Harper's music is guitar driven poetry. It's mellow with the occasional upbeat tempo thrown in to liven things up. There are many immitators out there but I think what separates Ben from the rest is the raw emotion he emits not just from his angelic voice, but also from his ingenious guitar. At times subtle, at times barraging, he wears his heart on his sleeve through every song.

The great thing about this album is that it can stand alone with a glass of wine or can be great in a background setting. It's not overpowering (except perhaps the best song - Please Bleed) and I often read or do work with this on in the background.

Bottom Line: Great for all music lovers. Appropriate for all ages. For the younger crowd looking for some music they might have missed out on....this is disc you must have for your collection.

4 out of 5 stars Rockin.......2005-03-09

I had heard "Steal Your Kisses" on the radio and fiogured I'd see what the whole album sounded like. I am not disappointed. What a great artist. You can really feel the emotion in his music.

5 out of 5 stars Magnificent Masterpiece For All.......2005-02-07

Working on a college radio broadcasting team - we continually obsessed with playing the song "Always Have To Steal My Kisses" on a regular basis - as it's upbeat gutair sequence and drum kicks mix perfectly for a sort of southern type sound, with pop written all over it, always put us in a good mood.
Thinking it not be the style of my more hard-rocking mates I was suprised to look into their CD case and see a giant collection of Harper CD's. This intreged me to buy "Burn To Shine"

As soon as I flipped it into the CD player I was already impressed with the army-like drumming to introduce the first song "Alone" a song that I immediately fell in love with. The song sounding a bit more sinister and darker than the rest of the album, a good kick start.
Following this album was the almost Hendrix-type-soul, "The Woman In You" this song is tremendously laced with Harpers voice and strong lyrics.
Just a few tracks away stands the best track of the album "Two Hands of A Prayer" 7 minutes and 50 seconds of pure brilliance of a song - this is what a song is all about.
Other strong points along the album are "Suzie Blue" which inspires from a jazz-blues type area, and the awesome track "Forgiven" which is probably the easiest song on the ears as far as the lyrics are decent - and the rock of the song will keep you listening.
Track 11 and 12 is a strong way to finish too - "Beloved One" is a piano, and violin backed song that I listened to probably eight times continually when I first really got into it - and continually do now - on a regular basis.
And "In The Lords Arms" is Harper all over, easy voice and decent lyrics.
Apart from some - B Grade songs such as "Less" and perhaps "Please Bleed" (although I wont skip the track) the album is top notch all the way, Ben Harper as a music writer - covering almost every style possible (and making each style seem like it's his front style) and The Innocent Criminals have put together another masterpiece - this probably being his best in my opinion.

Get A Hold of it. Don't miss out......

4 out of 5 stars Burned and Shines!.......2004-10-08

It gets tiring hearing the same bands who play the same songs over and over again 12 times and call it an album. This Album is the exact oposite. It provides proof that you can always distill the essence of Rock and Roll down to a solitary man alone with his guitar and concience. It is inventive, yet firmly rooted in the blues-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist tradition.

Ben's music taps into the soudns and souls of musicians that have lived before him and explodes histories of oppression, love and courage. Harper's music enables me to listen to something
Burn to Shine
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • extra song
 Burn to Shine
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026X26
Release Date: 1999-08-20

Tracks:

  1. Alone
  2. Woman in You
  3. Less
  4. Two Hands of a Prayer
  5. Please Bleed
  6. Suzie Blue
  7. Steal My Kisses
  8. Burn to Shine
  9. Show Me a Little Shame
  10. Forgiven
  11. Beloved One
  12. In the Lords Arms
  13. Wicked Man
  14. Nobody's Fault But Mine

Album Description

Japanese edition of the folky alternative rocker's 1999 & fourth album with two bonus tracks added, 'Wicked Man' & 'Nobody's Fault But Mine'. 14 tracks total, also featuring the singles 'Please Bleed', 'Burn To Shine' & 'Forgiven'. 1999 release.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Wicked Man, and Nobody's Fault.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars extra song.......2000-02-23

Anyone know what the extra track is?
Burn to Shine
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • a gem
  • Ben Harper never lets you down
 Burn to Shine
Ben Harper
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TA4N
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

  1. Alone - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  2. Woman in You - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  3. Less - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  4. Two Hands of a Prayer - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  5. Please Bleed - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  6. Suzie Blue - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  7. Steal My Kisses - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  8. Burn to Shine - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  9. Show Me a Little Shame - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  10. Forgiven - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  11. Beloved One - Ben Harper, Ben Harper
  12. In the Lord's Arms - Ben Harper, Ben Harper

Tracks:

  1. Alone [live*] - Ben Harper, Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals
  2. Burn [live*] - Ben Harper, Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals
  3. Woman in You [live*] - Ben Harper, Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals
  4. Steal My Kisses [live*] - Ben Harper, Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals
  5. Nobody's Fault But Mine (Live) - Ben Harper, Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals
  6. Please Bleed [live*] - Ben Harper, Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals

Album Description

Australian edition of the folky alternative rocker's 1999 & fourth album with a six track bonus disc added featuring six live recordings from Australia, France & the U.S., including the radio hit 'Steal My Kisses'. The extra CD contains'Alone', 'Burn To S

Album Details

Ben Harper's Latest Re-issued with a Bonus Six Song Live Disc from the Australian Tour.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a gem.......2001-03-30

I took a trip to Idaho to visit my brother who is a student at the Idaho State University in Pocatello. As I played Dave Matthews over and over again on my cd player my brother asked if I had heard Ben Harper. I listened to his copy of Burn to Shine and haven't taken it out of my player since. I'm always on the lookout for powerful original music and with Burn to Shine I have found just what I'm looking for.

5 out of 5 stars Ben Harper never lets you down.......2000-07-05

Ben Harper's most recent release, Burn to Shine, amazes audiences once again. He doesn't know how to let his listeners down. Burn to Shine and its extra cuts are superb. Adding this CD to your collection is definitely worth your time and money.
Burn to Shine (Aus)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Another great Harper single
 Burn to Shine (Aus)
Ben Harper
Manufacturer: Virgi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003Q4BA
Release Date: 1999-10-25

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Another great Harper single.......1999-12-22

It's always great when a band you like releases a new CD not only because of the album, but because of the singles. This single features the great title track of Ben's new record Burn to shine, which sounds like eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally" It has a great old skool rock flavor. The first B-Side is Waiting on an Angel recorded live at a sold out show at Royal Albert Hall. Like any acoustic performance by Harper this song is performed with an unparalled level of emotion you can only hear at one of Ben Harper's shows. The second b-side appeared on some singles off of Fight For your Mind. It's a gospel tune called If I could hear my mama pray again. It is acapella with a small choir and Ben just singing his heart out. It's really a great song that is seldom performed live. If you can afford to drop the 12 bucks or whatever this is a great CD for any Harper fan.
Burn to Shine
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Love the
 Burn to Shine
Ben Harper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RJKO
Release Date: 2000-01-10

Tracks:

  1. Alone
  2. The Woman In You
  3. Less
  4. Two Hands Of A Prayer
  5. Please Bleed
  6. Suzie Blue
  7. Steal My Kisses
  8. Burn To Shine
  9. Show Me A Little Shame
  10. Forgiven
  11. Beloved One
  12. In The Lord's Arms
  13. Waiting On An Angel (Live)
  14. Another Lonely Day (Live)

Album Description

Acclaimed acoustic folk rocker's 1999 & fourth album with abonus CD featuring 2 previously unreleased non-album, livetracks 'Another Lonely Day' & 'Waiting On An Angel', plus an enhanced portion featuring a 15 minute long video program of his 'Will To Live' tour, plus photos and hypertext links.Standard jewel case in slipcase.

Album Details

Limited Edition Double CD Set. Includes Two Bonus Tracks, a 15-minute Movie, Six Pictures and a Link to his Web Site.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Love the.......2003-04-15

Two (2) live songs, a low-quality 15-minute excerpt from Plunier's "Will to Live" film, 6 photos, and a link to Ben's website! What more could you ask for--a new computer and an internet connection to make it to Ben's website? Can't get much more "french" than this limited edition 2cd set.

Of course, I'm the loser that bought the thing so I could make a complete sweep on Ben's imports: I now have the Japanese, Australian and French imports for Burn to Shine. Yeah, I don't have a lot of friends, but I have a lot of fun collecting these things. ;)
Burn to Shine/Fight for Your Mind/Willto Live
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Burn to Shine/Fight for Your Mind/Willto Live
    Ben Harpen
    Manufacturer: EMI
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002TKG4E
    Release Date: 2004-09-13

    Tracks:

    1. Alone
    2. The Woman In You
    3. Less
    4. Two Hands Of A Prayer
    5. Please Bleed
    6. Suzie Blue
    7. Steal My Kisses
    8. Burn To Shine
    9. Show Me A Little Shame
    10. Forgiven
    11. Beloved One
    12. In The Lord's Arms

    Tracks:

    1. Oppression
    2. Ground On Down
    3. Another Lonely Day
    4. Please Me Like You Want To
    5. Gold To Me
    6. Burn One Down
    7. Excuse Me Mr.
    8. People Lead
    9. Fight For Your Mind
    10. Give A Man A Home
    11. By My Side
    12. Power Of The Gospel
    13. God Fearing Man
    14. One Road To Freedom

    Tracks:

    1. Faded
    2. Homeless Child
    3. Number Three
    4. Roses From My Friends
    5. Jah Work
    6. I Want To Be Ready
    7. The Will To Live
    8. Ashes
    9. Widow Of A Living Man
    10. Glory And Consequence
    11. Mama's Trippin'
    12. I Shall Not Walk Alone

    Album Description

    Limited edition box-set combines the singer/songwriter's 1995, 1999, & 1997 albums. EMI. 2004.
    Burn to Shine//Will to Live
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Burn to Shine//Will to Live
      Ben Harper
      Manufacturer: Virgin
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004YMUI
      Release Date: 2000-11-06

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