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Diamonds On the Inside

{{Infobox album

| name = Diamonds On the Inside

| type = studio

| artist = Ben Harper

| cover = Ben Harper Diamonds On The Inside.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 11, 2003

| recorded = 2002

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 61:29

| label = Virgin

| producer = Ben Harper

| prev_title = Live from Mars

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = There Will Be a Light

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Diamonds On the Inside

| type = studio

| single1 = With My Own Two Hands

| single1date = 2002

| single2 = Diamonds On the Inside

| single2date = April 21, 2003

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r630830}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = 6.5/10[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18378-diamonds-on-the-inside Pitchfork Media review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422010514/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18378-diamonds-on-the-inside |date=April 22, 2008 }}

| noprose = yes

}}

Diamonds On the Inside is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, released in 2003. 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 (a.k.a. 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

=Musicians=

  • Ben Harper – organ, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, vocals, synthesiser bass, tongue drum
  • Al Yasha Anderson – guitar solo on "With My Own Two Hands"
  • Carla Benson – background vocals
  • Ron Blake – trumpet
  • Leo Chelyapov – clarinet
  • John Ingram – background vocals
  • Greg Kurstin – synthesizer, piano, celeste, Hammond organ, electric piano, background vocals, clavinet, mellotron
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo – vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Timothy Loo – cello
  • Misty Love – background vocals
  • Leon Mobley – percussion, sound effects, background vocals
  • Juan Nelson – bass, background vocals
  • Nicky Panicci (a.k.a. Nicky P.) – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
  • David Ralicke – trombone
  • Darrel Sims – viola
  • Amy Wilkins – harp
  • Rebecca Yeh – cello
  • Josef Zimmerman – upright bass

=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

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for Diamonds On the Inside

! scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Austria|64|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Flanders|29|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|8|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|8|artist=Ben Harper|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|France|2|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Germany4|73|id=4399|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Italy|1|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Portugal|10|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Ben Harper|album=Diamonds On The Inside|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Ben Harper|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+2003 year-end chart performance for Diamonds On the Inside

! scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2003/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2003|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}

| 17

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2003|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}

| 66

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2003|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2003|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}

| 23

scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2003-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2003|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=October 28, 2020}}

| 8

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2003|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}

| 60

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|+2004 year-end chart performance for Diamonds On the Inside

! scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2004|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2004|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}

| 155

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|relyear=2003|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|award=Platinum|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|relyear=2003|certyear=2004|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|award=Platinum|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|relyear=2003|certref={{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2003/06/03/parco-nord-fermata-grande-rock.html|work=la Repubblica (Bologna)| title = Parco Nord, fermata grande rock|author= Giuseppe Palazzolo|date=June 3, 2003|language = Italian}}|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|id=2004-01-16|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2003}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=album|award=Silver|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?qano=2003&top=topalbuns&sem=15|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|title=Top 30 Artistas - Semana 15 de 2003|language=Portuguese|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006052144/http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?qano=2003&top=topalbuns&sem=15 |archivedate=October 6, 2011 }}|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|relyear=2003}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Ben Harper|title=Diamonds On the Inside|certyear=2017|relyear=2003|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

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References

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Category:Ben Harper albums

Category:2003 albums

Category:Virgin Records albums