Ben Folds Five (album)
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
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.
Personnel
Production
- Producer: Caleb Southern
- Mixing: Marc Becker
- Photography: Alexandria Searls
Charts
Peak positions
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References
- 1 2 3 Gallucci, Michael. "Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Kurutz, Steve. Ben Folds Five at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ Stewart, Allison (November 30, 1995). "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five (Caroline)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Jon (November 29, 2001). "Album Review: Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Mirkin, Steven (July 28, 1995). "Ben Folds Five". Entertainment Weekly: 62. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". NME: 53. April 27, 1996.
- ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 11 March 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Cohe, Jason (October 5, 1995). "Ben Folds: Ben Folds Five". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "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 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "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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