My Old, Familiar Friend

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My Old, Familiar Friend is the fourth album by American musician Brendan Benson, released August 18, 2009. The first single, "A Whole Lot Better", was released on the same day. The album debuted at #110 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums in the US.

My Old, Familiar Friend was recorded in 2007, in between Benson's work on Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely, as a member of The Raconteurs.

Track listing

All songs written by Brendan Benson, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Whole Lot Better"		3:23
2.	"Eyes on the Horizon"	Benson, Andrew Higley	3:54
3.	"Garbage Day"		3:21
4.	"Gonowhere"		3:47
5.	"Feel Like Taking You Home"	Benson, Dean Fertita	3:33
6.	"You Make a Fool Out of Me"		3:31
7.	"Poised and Ready"		3:11
8.	"Don't Wanna Talk"		3:48
9.	"Misery"		3:53
10.	"Lesson Learned"		4:29
11.	"Borrow"	Benson, Higley	3:38

iTunes Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"I'll Never Tell"	3:14

Limited Edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"New Words of Wisdom"	2:59
13.	"I'll Never Tell"	3:14