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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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(choice cut)[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork Media9.6/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]

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."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Folds, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Jackson Cannery" 3:23
2."Philosophy" 4:36
3."Julianne" 2:30
4."Where's Summer B.?"Folds, Darren Jessee4:07
5."Alice Childress"Folds, Anna Goodman4:34
6."Underground" 4:11
7."Sports & Wine" 2:58
8."Uncle Walter" 3:51
9."Best Imitation of Myself" 2:38
10."Video" 4:07
11."The Last Polka"Folds, Anna Goodman4:34
12."Boxing" 4:45

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Caleb Southern
  • Mixing: Marc Becker
  • Photography: Alexandria Searls

Charts


References

  1. ^ a b c Gallucci, Michael. "Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Kurutz, Steve. Ben Folds Five at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ Stewart, Allison (November 30, 1995). "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five (Caroline)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Smith, Jon (November 29, 2001). "Album Review: Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  6. ^ Mirkin, Steven (July 28, 1995). "Ben Folds Five". Entertainment Weekly: 62. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". NME: 53. April 27, 1996.
  8. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 11 March 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  9. ^ Cohe, Jason (October 5, 1995). "Ben Folds: Ben Folds Five". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 15, 2007 suggested (help)
  10. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  11. ^ "australian-charts.com Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  12. ^ "ベン・フォールズ・ファイヴ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2014-02-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > May 1997 > Certified Awards (March 1997)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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