Lonely Avenue (album)

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Lonely Avenue
Studio album by Ben Folds and Nick Hornby
Released September 28, 2010
Genre Alternative rock
Length 43:37
Label Nonesuch Records
Ben Folds and Nick Hornby chronology
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
(2009)
Lonely Avenue
(2010)
The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars [1]
BBC (favorable) [2]
The Independent 4/5 stars [3]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars [4]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars [5]
SPIN 7/10 stars [6]
M Is For Music 4/5 stars [7]

Lonely Avenue is a collaboration album by American singer-songwriter Ben Folds and English novelist Nick Hornby, and was released in the United States of America on September 28, 2010 by Nonesuch Records.

The album contains eleven new songs featuring music by Folds with lyrics by Hornby. "From Above", the first single, was released on August 6 and is available on the iTunes Store.

The album was leaked on September 18, 2010.[citation needed]

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by Nick Hornby, all music composed by Ben Folds.

Lonely Avenue
No. Title Length
1. "A Working Day"   1:51
2. "Picture Window"   3:42
3. "Levi Johnston's Blues"   5:16
4. "Doc Pomus"   4:14
5. "Your Dogs"   3:23
6. "Practical Amanda"   3:52
7. "Claire's Ninth"   3:50
8. "Password"   5:21
9. "From Above"   4:04
10. "Saskia Hamilton"   3:06
11. "Belinda"   6:13
Amazon bonus track
No. Title Length
1. "Christian Life"   3:34
iTunes bonus tracks
No. Title Length
1. "Picture Window (Pop version)"   4:04
2. "Things You Think (featuring Pomplamoose)"   3:14
3. "Lonely Avenue Trailer" (music video) 7:15

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