Burn to Shine is an album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, released in 1999 on Virgin Records America.
[1][2] Harper's fourth album, it shows him working within many different genres, including blues, rock, soul, and folk.
Like most other Harper albums, different versions were released in different regions within varying bonus material.
The Washington Post wrote that "while the songs are seldom as interesting as the album's textured instrumental weave, Harper deserves credit for trying to break free of the cliches that have a stranglehold on the blues.
"[9] Trouser Press called Harper "a thinking man's Lenny Kravitz".