No Mercy In This Land is a blues record. Charlie Musselwhite and Ben Harper were introduced to one another by John Lee Hooker. The legendary musician thought the two men should play together, so he brought them into the studio to record a song called simply “Burnin’ Hell.” The two remained friends and their paths periodically crossed out there on the road. But it wasn’t until 2013 that the two met up in a studio to record what would be their Grammy winning album Get Up!. And as good as that record was, it was just the beginning. Both men agree that their friendship deepened in the many months of touring that followed. And it’s that bond, that closeness, that makes this new record something special. At first glance, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite might seem an unlikely pairing. While Ben grew up in in the tree lined Southern California college town of Claremont, a bastion of culture and liberalism just east of Los Angeles, Charlie was raised in Memphis during the time of rockabilly and Sun Records. But while the two might have come to their musical knowledge in different eras and places, as Charlie explains, “We were both searchers and we’re still seeking.” Each of them possess an enduring hunger for musical knowledge that came to them early.

Tracklist:

When I Go (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
Bad Habits (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
Love And Trust (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
The Bottle Wins Again (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
Found The One (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
When Love Is Not Enough (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
Trust You To Dig My Grave (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
No Mercy In This Land (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
Movin’ On (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
Nothing At All (Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite)
La Lobita
El Empollerado
Bajo Mundo
La Mapana
María
Mi Princesa
Osito De Peluche
Qué Lindo
Tilín Tilín
Rosita
Serenata De Amor
Soleliana
Suelta La Perra

UPC: 045778756117
Label: Anti
Release Date: 3.30.18
Format: Vinyl Record

Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This Land [LP]