White Lies for Dark Times

White Lies for Dark Times
Studio album by Ben Harper and Relentless7
Released	May 5, 2009
Genre	Alternative rock, blues rock
Length	47:17
Label	Virgin
Producer	Ben Harper, Danny Kalb, Relentless7
Ben Harper chronology
Lifeline (2007) White Lies for Dark Times (2009) As I Call You Down (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Okayplayer	86/100 [2]

White Lies for Dark Times is a blues-rock album by Ben Harper and Relentless7. It was released on May 5, 2009, and is Harper's first album with the Texas-based backing band Relentless7, and his ninth album overall.

Track listing

White Lies for Dark Times track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Number with No Name"	3:05
2.	"Up to You Now"	5:01
3.	"Shimmer & Shine"	3:06
4.	"Lay There & Hate Me"	4:14
5.	"Why Must You Always Dress In Black"	4:41
6.	"Skin Thin"	4:33
7.	"Fly One Time"	4:12
8.	"Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart)"	4:56
9.	"Boots Like These"	3:54
10.	"The Word Suicide"	5:04
11.	"Faithfully Remain"	4:28

Deluxe edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Shimmer & Shine" (music video)	3:11
13.	"Documentary & Photo Gallery"

Personnel

• Ben Harper – vocals, slide guitar
• Jason Mozersky – guitar
• Jesse Ingalls – bass guitar
• Jordan Richardson – drums

Charts

Chart performance for White Lies for Dark Times

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4]	68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5]	60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6]	11
French Albums (SNEP) [7]	6
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8]	7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9]	11
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [10]	23
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [11]	53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	7
US Billboard 200 [13]	9

Certifications

Certifications for White Lies for Dark Times

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [14]	Gold	50,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Okayplayer review
3. "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
5. "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
6. "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
7. "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
9. "Charts.nz – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
10. "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
11. "Spanishcharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
13. "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
14. "French album certifications – Ben Harper – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2019.