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Both Sides of the Gun by Ben Harper
Both Sides of the Gun is an album by Ben Harper, released in 2006. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Better Way”, on 5 lists with a best position of #87.
Both Sides of the Gun, Ben Harper's seventh album, came out on Virgin in 2006 as a double album split right down the middle of his musical personality. The first disc, "White", is hushed and acoustic, full of strings: the ballad "Morning Yearning" opens it, "More Than Sorry" is a lone-guitar confession with a Nick Drake hush, and "Happy Everafter in Your Eyes" closes it as a love letter to his wife, Laura Dern. The second disc, "Black", plugs in and gets loud, wandering through hard rock, funk, gospel and the blues of "The Way You Found Me".
Harper played most of the instruments himself, something he had rarely done before, with the Innocent Criminals on a few tracks and his next band, Relentless7, making their debut together on the closing jam "Serve Your Soul". The political climate got in too, most pointedly on "Black Rain", his furious broadside at the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina. It gave him his first US top-10 album, peaking at number 7.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Both Sides of the Gun on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Way | 5 | #87 | – | 2006–2018 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.