Winter Is for Lovers

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Winter Is for Lovers
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2020
Length31:45
Label Anti-
Ben Harper chronology
No Mercy in This Land
(2018)
Winter Is for Lovers
(2020)
Bloodline Maintenance
(2022)

Winter Is For Lovers is an instrumental album by Ben Harper, released through Anti- on October 23, 2020. [1] [2] The only instrument on the album is a Monteleone lap steel guitar. [3] Each track of the album is named for one of Harper's favorite places in the world. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Winter Is for Lovers track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Istanbul"1:48
2."Manhattan"3:10
3."Joshua Tree"3:57
4."Inland Empire"3:27
5."Harlem"2:28
6."Lebanon"0:31
7."London"2:10
8."Toronto"1:57
9."Verona"1:34
10."Brittany"0:48
11."Montreal"1:47
12."Bizanet"2:49
13."Toronto (Reprise)"0:37
14."Islip"1:49
15."Paris"3:03
Total length:31:45

Charts

Chart performance for Winter Is for Lovers
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 65
French Albums (SNEP) [6] 67
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] 73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 66

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References

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