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 an indie pop album that excluded lead guitars completely.[4] The album was released on the small independent label Passenger Records, owned by Caroline Records, a subsidiary of Virgin/EMI.
Ben Folds Five received almost universally positive reviews, and spawned five singles. The record failed to chart, but sparked an intense bidding war eventually won by Sony Music.[5] Several live versions of songs originally released on Ben Folds Five reappeared later as b-sides or on compilations.
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All songs written and composed by Ben Folds, except where noted.
[edit] Reviews
The album received positive reviews from NME, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and Entertainment Weekly.
AllMusic gave Ben Folds Five 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a potent, and extremely fun, collection of postmodern rock ditties that comes off as a pleasantly workable combination of Tin Pan Alley showmanship, Todd Rundgren-style power pop, and myriad alt-rock sensibilities."[4]
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- Producer: Caleb Southern
- Mixing: Marc Becker
- Photography: Alexandria Searls
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April 27, 1996, p. 53
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