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1995 studio album by Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five is the self-titled debut studio album by American alternative rock band Ben Folds Five , released in 1995. A non-traditional rock album, it featured an innovative indie-pop sound, and excluded lead guitars completely.[ 1] The album was released on the small independent label Passenger Records , owned by Caroline Records , a subsidiary of Virgin /EMI . Ben Folds Five received positive reviews, and spawned five singles. The record failed to chart, but sparked an intense bidding war eventually won by Sony Music .[ 2] Several live versions of songs originally released on Ben Folds Five reappeared later as b-sides or on compilations.
Reception
Ben Folds Five received positive reviews from NME , Rolling Stone , Pitchfork , and Entertainment Weekly . Michael Gallucci praised the album as "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."[ 1] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Boxing" as a "choice cut".[ 12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ben Folds, except where noted
Personnel
Production
Producer: Caleb Southern
Mixing: Marc Becker
Photography: Alexandria Searls
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
^ a b c Gallucci, Michael. "Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five" . AllMusic . Retrieved May 31, 2012 .
^ Kurutz, Steve. Ben Folds Five at AllMusic . Retrieved May 31, 2012.
^ Stewart, Allison (November 30, 1995). "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five (Caroline)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 5, 2013 .
^ Smith, Jon (November 29, 2001). "Album Review: Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five" . Drowned in Sound . Retrieved May 31, 2012 .
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Ben Folds Five". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press . ISBN 0-85712-595-8 .
^ Mirkin, Steven (July 28, 1995). "Ben Folds Five" . Entertainment Weekly . p. 62. Retrieved May 31, 2012 .
^ Arnold, Gina (August 13, 1995). "Ben Folds Five Is Catchy and Fresh" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
^ "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". NME . April 27, 1996. p. 53.
^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 .
^ Cohen, Jason (October 5, 1995). "Ben Folds: Ben Folds Five" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013 .
^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Ben Folds Five". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . pp. 61–62 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five" . RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013 .
^ "australian-charts.com Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five " (ASP) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 2, 2014 .
^ "ベン・フォールズ・ファイヴ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Ben Folds Five by Ben Folds Five]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style . Retrieved February 2, 2014 .
^ "RIAJ > The Record > May 1997 > Certified Awards (March 1997)" (PDF) . Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014 .
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