Childhood Home

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Childhood Home
Ben Harper Childhood Home.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
StudioThe Machine Shop, Santa Monica, California
Genre
Length33:47
Label Prestige 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
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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]

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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

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