White Lies for Dark Times

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

2009 studio album by Ben Harper and Relentless7

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

^ Allmusic review
^ Okayplayer review
^ "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Charts.nz – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "French album certifications – Ben Harper – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Okayplayer review

[ac_Australia_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-3] "Australiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Austria_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-4] "Austriancharts.at – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Flanders_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-5] "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Wallonia_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-6] "Ultratop.be – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_France_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-7] "Lescharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Italy_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-8] "Italiancharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_New_Zealand_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-9] "Charts.nz – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Portugal_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-10] "Portuguesecharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Spain_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-11] "Spanishcharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Ben_Harper_and_Relentless7-12] "Swisscharts.com – Ben Harper and Relentless7 – White Lies for Dark Times". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Ben_Harper-13] "Ben Harper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[FranceBen_HarperWhite_Lies_for_Dark_TimesalbumCertRef-14] "French album certifications – Ben Harper – White Lies for Dark Times" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 22 January 2019.