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| Ben Folds Five |
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| Studio album by Ben Folds Five |
| Released |
August 8, 1995 |
| Recorded |
Wave Castle, North Carolina, February 1995 |
| Genre |
Alternative Rock, Piano rock |
| Length |
46:14 |
| Label |
Passenger |
| Producer |
Caleb Southern |
| Professional reviews |
- All Music Guide
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- EW (7/10) July 28, 1995, p. 62
- Melody Maker June 8, 1996, p. 48
- NME
 April 27, 1996, p. 53
- Option January, 1996, p. 92
- Pitchfork Media (9.6/10) link
- Rolling Stone
 10/5/99, p. 59
- Village Voice February 20, 1996
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| Ben Folds Five chronology |
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Ben Folds Five is the self-titled debut album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1995. A non-traditional rock album by any estimation, it was widely praised as having "genius moments".[1] Despite the band's and the album's name, Ted Ehrhard and Chris Eubank were studio musicians rather than full band members, so Ben Folds Five was, in reality, a trio. The album, released on a small independent label, failed to chart, but sparked an intense bidding war eventually won by Sony Music.[2] Several of the songs on Ben Folds Five have reappeared on live releases.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ben Folds except as indicated.
- "Jackson Cannery" – 3:23
- "Philosophy" – 4:36
- "Julianne" – 2:30
- "Where's Summer B." (Ben Folds/Darren Jessee) – 4:07
- "Alice Childress" (Ben Folds/Anna Goodman) – 4:34
- "Underground" – 4:11
- "Sports and Wine" – 2:58
- "Uncle Walter" – 3:51
- "Best Imitation of Myself" – 2:38
- "Video" – 4:07
- "The Last Polka" (Ben Folds/Anna Goodman) – 4:34
- "Boxing" – 4:45
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Production
- Producer: Caleb Southern
- Mixing: Marc Becker
- Photography: Alexandria Searls
[edit] References
