Diamonds On the Inside

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Diamonds On the Inside
Ben Harper Diamonds On The Inside.jpg
Studio album by Ben Harper
Released March 11, 2003
Recorded 2002
Genre Blues rock, reggae, funk rock, jam band
Length 61:29
Label Virgin
Producer Ben Harper
Ben Harper chronology
Live from Mars
(2001)Live from Mars2001
Diamonds On the Inside
(2003)
There Will Be a Light
(2004)There Will Be a Light2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork Media (6.5/10)[2]

Diamonds On the Inside is a 2003 album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper. Although he did not explicitly credit the Innocent Criminals for the first time in 10 years, all the touring members continue to support him on the album. On this album, Harper brought on several new additions to his band, the first being guitarist Nicky Panicci (aka Nicky P) in 2002 who is the first guitar player to be credited on a Ben Harper record. Panicci toured with Harper on the Diamonds on the Inside Tour for almost a year. After leaving Harper's band on his own accord, Marc Ford, formerly of The Black Crowes replaced Panicci and joined Harper's band.

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Harper except as noted.

  1. "With My Own Two Hands" – 4:35
  2. "When It's Good" – 3:03
  3. "Diamonds On The Inside" – 4:27
  4. "Touch from Your Lust" – 4:28
  5. "When She Believes" – 5:20
  6. "Brown Eyed Blues" (Harper/Nelson) – 5:42
  7. "Bring the Funk" (Charles/Harper/Kurstin/Mobley/Nelson) – 4:07
  8. "Everything" – 3:04
  9. "Amen Omen" – 5:51
  10. "Temporary Remedy" – 3:11
  11. "So High So Low" – 3:44
  12. "Blessed to Be a Witness" – 4:11
  13. "Picture of Jesus" – 5:49
  14. "She's Only Happy in the Sun" (Dean Butterworth/Harper) – 3:57

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Ben Harper
  • Engineers: Todd Burke, Rick "Soldier" Will
  • Assistant engineers: Kevin Dean, June Murakawa
  • Mixing: Todd Burke
  • Mastering: Gavin Lurssen
  • Arrangers: Ben Harper, Greg Kurstin
  • Assistants: Josh Florian, Rail Jon Rogut
  • Advisor: Ben Elder
  • Design: Mike King
  • Layout Design: Mike King
  • Photography: Warren Darius Aftahi, Blue Sky, Jon Shapiro
  • Research: Ben Elder

Charts and certifications

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2003 The Billboard 200 19
2003 Top Canadian Albums 8
2003 Top Internet Albums 19

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "Diamonds on the Inside" Adult Top 40 31

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[3] 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000
France (SNEP)[5] Platinum 300,000
Italy (FIMI)[6] Platinum 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] 2× Platinum 30,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] Gold 20,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Diamonds On the Inside at AllMusic
  2. Pitchfork Media review
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