Best Imitation Of Myself:retrospectiv(Explicit Version) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Brick [Radio Mix] - (remix, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

2. Annie Waits ~ Ben Folds

3. Philosophy - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

4. Underground - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

5. Landed [Strings Version] ~ Ben Folds

6. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

7. Don't Change Your Plans - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

8. Luckiest, The ~ Ben Folds

9. Smoke [Live in Perth, Australia 2003] - (previously unreleased, featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra) ~ Ben Folds

10. Rockin' the Suburbs ~ Ben Folds

11. Kate - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

12. Gracie ~ Ben Folds

13. Still Fighting It [Extended Version] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds

14. You Don't Know Me - (featuring Regina Spektor) ~ Ben Folds

15. There's Always Someone Cooler Than You ~ Ben Folds

16. Still ~ Ben Folds

17. From Above ~ Ben Folds

18. House - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Liner Note Author: Ben Folds.
	Recording information: Ben Grosse's House, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Ben's Studio, Nashville (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Chapel Hill, NC (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Grandmaster Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Kings Park, Perth, Australia (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Krell Studios, Adelaide, Australia (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); RPM Studios, New York, NY (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); The Mix Room (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Water Music, Hoboken, NJ (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Wave Castle, NC (03/12/2005-03/13/2005).
	Photographers: Joshua Kessler; Kerry McCarthy; Ingvar Renne; Fleur Folds; Lance Mercer; Alan Wolmark; Alexandria Searls; Katrina Dickson; Ben Folds.
	The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective represents Ben Folds' first U.S. career overview. The collection features 18 tracks, including a new song with Ben Folds Five.
Producer: Darren Salmieri; Timothy J. Smith (Compilation)
Musical Guests
	Ben Folds Five
	West Australian Symphony Orchestra
	Regina Spektor

Compilation Appearances

	I Am Sam
	Hoodwinked

Associated Artists and Works

	Fear Of Pop
	Lonely Avenue ~ Nick Hornby
	Lonely Avenue [Deluxe Edition] [PA] ~ Nick Hornby
	WASO

Technical Info

	Release Date : 10/10/2011
	Original Release Date : 2011
	Catalog ID : 88697944452
	Label : Epic (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Mixed
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00886979444522

Professional Reviews

Record Collector (magazine)
(p.94)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he three ballads recorded at the Royal Albert Hall are as heartrending as tales of love and loss come..."

Uncut (magazine)
(p.86)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Of most interest are three new songs with his first group, Ben Folds Five. 'Tell Me What I Did' in particular recalls their trademark belligerent nerdiness..."