Ben Folds Five (album)

Ben Folds Five
Studio album by Ben Folds Five
Released August 8, 1995
Recorded Wave Castle, North Carolina, February 1995
Genre Alternative rock, power pop, jazz fusion, cabaret
Length 46:14
Label Passenger
Producer Caleb Southern
Ben Folds Five chronology
Ben Folds Five
(1995)		 Whatever and Ever Amen
(1997)
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 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]
Drowned in Sound9/10[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork Media9.6/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]

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".[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ben Folds, except where noted. 

No. TitleLyrics 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] 37
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[13] 72

Certifications

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Region Certification
Japan (RIAJ)[14] Gold


References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Smith, Jon (November 29, 2001). "Album Review: Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
  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 15, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  10. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  11. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ "australian-charts.com Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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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