Childhood Home

Childhood Home is the twelfth studio album by American musician Ben Harper, released on May 6, 2014, under Prestige Folklore. It is a collaboration with his mother, Ellen Harper.[2]

Childhood Home
Studio album by
Ben & Ellen Harper
ReleasedMay 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
StudioThe Machine Shop, Santa Monica, California
Genre
Length33:47
LabelPrestige Folklore
Producer
  • Ben Harper
  • Ethan Allan
  • Jason Mozersky
  • Jesse Ingalls
  • Jimmy Paxson
Ben Harper chronology
Get Up!
(2013)		 Childhood Home
(2014)		 Call It What It Is
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

The album debuted at No. 43 on the US Billboard 200,[3] and No. 3 on the US Folk Albums chart,[4] selling around 7,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 23,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ben Harper; except where indicated

Childhood Home track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A House Is a Home" 2:43
2."City of Dreams"Ellen Harper3:42
3."Born to Love You" 3:30
4."Heavyhearted World" 2:57
5."Farmer's Daughter"Ellen Harper3:15
6."Memories of Gold" 3:48
7."Altar of Love"Ellen Harper3:21
8."Break Your Heart"Ellen Harper3:41
9."Learn It All Again Tomorrow" 3:03
10."How Could We Not Believe" 3:47
Total length:33:47

Charts
Chart performance for Childhood Home
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 38
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 38
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 14
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 30
US Billboard 200[14] 43
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[15] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 5

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Ben & Ellen Harper's Childhood Home
  3. "Billboard 200". Billboard. May 24, 2014.
  4. "Folk Albums". Billboard. May 24, 2014.
  5. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper – Childhood Home". Hung Medien.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Ben & Ellen Harper – Childhood Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Ben & Ellen Harper – Childhood Home" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper – Childhood Home". Hung Medien.
  10. "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper – Childhood Home". Hung Medien.
  11. "Charts.nz – Ben & Ellen Harper – Childhood Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  12. "Spanishcharts.com – Ben & Ellen Harper – Childhood Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Ben & Ellen Harper – Childhood Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  14. "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  15. "Ben Harper Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  16. "Ben Harper Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  17. "Ben Harper Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.


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