Ben Folds Five (album)

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Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five.jpg
Studio album by Ben Folds Five
Released August 8, 1995
Recorded Wave Castle, North Carolina, February 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Length 46:14
Label Passenger
Producer Caleb Southern
Ben Folds Five chronology
Ben Folds Five
(1995)		 Whatever and Ever Amen
(1997)Whatever and Ever Amen1997
Singles from Ben Folds Five
  1. "Jackson Cannery"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Underground"
    Released: April 8,1996
  3. "Where's Summer B.?"
    Released: June 7, 1996
  4. "Philosophy"
    Released: 1996
  5. "Uncle Walter"
    Released: 1996

Ben Folds Five is the self-titled debut album by 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
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide (choice cut)[4]
Drowned in Sound 9/10[5]
Entertainment Weekly B+[6]
NME 9/10[7]
Pitchfork Media 9.6/10[8]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars[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 songs written and composed by Ben Folds, except where noted. 

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "Jackson Cannery"     3:23
2. "Philosophy"     4:36
3. "Julianne"     2:30
4. "Where's Summer B.?"   Folds, Darren Jessee 4:07
5. "Alice Childress"   Folds, Anna Goodman 4:34
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 Goodman 4:34
12. "Boxing"     4:45

Personnel

Production

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

Charts


References

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