Call It What It Is
by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
  • Record Label: Fantasy
  • Release Date: Apr 8, 2016
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  1. anonymous1baby
    Jul 5, 2016
    5
    All the beats and melodies are lifted from Blues and Reggae standards.

    "If we could dance like fire we'd never get burned" Yikes, that's what passes for a lyric Ben? After you've waded through the numerous tepid, obvious, and tedious songs on this album, you'll find a couple merely listenable items like Shine, Bones, and even the silly Pink Balloon. I can't honestly recommend this    All the beats and melodies are lifted from Blues and Reggae standards.

    "If we could dance like fire we'd never get burned" Yikes, that's what passes for a lyric Ben?

    After you've waded through the numerous tepid, obvious, and tedious songs on this album, you'll find a couple merely listenable items like Shine, Bones, and even the silly Pink Balloon. I can't honestly recommend this album just for those 3 songs however, so only die-hard Ben Harper fans need give this a listen.    … Expand

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73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. AllMusic
    Apr 8, 2016
    70
    When he's backed by the Innocent Criminals, Harper never seems to be trying too hard, and that's why Call It What It Is is a cut above many of his records.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Apr 8, 2016
    91
    It’s a welcome homecoming. Recorded in separate sessions spanning the course of a year, the 11-song set is his most diverse collection in years.
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  3. Mojo
    Apr 6, 2016
    60
    The best songs here--the loose, Blaxploitation soul groove Bones; the Cat Stevens-like Deeper And Deeper--are those on which Harper sounds most relaxed and contemplative. [May 2016, p.86]
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