Childhood Home

Childhood Home
Studio album by
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]

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]

Reception

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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

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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

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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

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  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.