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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
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Julianne [Stockholm, SE 1997] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
2. Video [Stockholm, SE 1997] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
3. Song For The Dumped [Las Vegas, NV 1996] - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
4. Missing The War [London, UK 1999] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
5. Mess [London, UK 1999] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
6. Magic [London, UK 1999] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
7. Selfless, Cold And Composed [New York, NY 2001] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
8. Zak And Sara [New York, NY 2002] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
9. Girl [New York, NY 2002] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
10. Just Pretend [Melbourne, AU 2003] - (previously unreleased, featuring The Bens) ~ Ben Folds
11. Fred Jones, Pt. 2 [Perth, AU 2005] - (previously unreleased, featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra) ~ Ben Folds
12. Careless Whisper [Saratoga, CA 2005] - (previously unreleased, featuring Rufus Wainwright) ~ Ben Folds
13. All You Can Eat [Nashville, TN 2006] ~ Ben Folds
14. Long Tall Texan [Houston, TX 2008] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
15. Army [Chapel Hill, NC 2008] - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
16. Battle Of Who Could Care Less [Chapel Hill, NC 2008] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
17. Kylie From Connecticut [Detroit, MI 2008] ~ Ben Folds
18. Effington [Seoul, KR 2011] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
19. Picture Window [London, UK 2011] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
20. Sentimental Guy [Adelaide, AU 2011] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
21. Not The Same [Adelaide, AU 2011] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
Disc 3
Song Title
1. Unrelated [Unfinished Song Demo 1996] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
2. Best Imitation Of Myself [Demo 1992] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
3. Rocky [4 Track Home Demo 1993] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
4. Boxing [Demo 1992] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
5. Julianne [Unreleased 1st Album 1994] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
6. Evaporated [Unreleased 1st Album 1994] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
7. Alice Childress [KCRW Sessions 1996] - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
8. Barrytown [Me, Myself And Irene Soundtrack 2000] - (featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
9. Amelia Bright [Mitch Easter Sessions 2000] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
10. Tell Me What I Did [Previously Unreleased New Recording 2011] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
11. Rock Star [Demo 2000] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
12. Losing Lisa [Demo 2000] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
13. Break Up At Food Court [Demo 2000] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
14. Hiro's Song [Demo 2000] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
15. Wandering [Demo 2000] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
16. Secret Life Or Morgan Davis [Alternate Mix 2001], The - (remix, previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
17. Such Great Heights [Alternate Mix From MySpace Sessions 2006] - (remix, previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
18. Bitches Ain't Shit [B-Side Of "Landed" Single 2005] ~ Ben Folds
19. Time [Alternate Version 2004] - (previously unreleased) ~ Ben Folds
20. Sleazy ["Download To Donate - Tsunami Relief" 2011] ~ Ben Folds
21. Because the Origami - (featuring Neil Gaiman/8in8/Damian Kulash/Amanda Palmer) ~ Ben Folds
22. Stumblin' Home Winter Blues [Previously Unreleased New Recording 2011] - (previously unreleased, featuring Ben Folds Five) ~ Ben Folds
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Ben Folds (piano); Britt Uzzell (guitar, keyboards); Chad Chapin (guitar, percussion); Andrew Higley (French horn, keyboards, percussion); Jim Bogios, Sam Smith, Darren Jessee, Lindsay Jamieson (drums). |
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Liner Note Author: Ben Folds. |
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Recording information: A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia (02/20/2011); Ax Hall Seoul, South Korea (02/20/2011); Ben Grosse's House, Los Angeles, CA (02/20/2011); Ben's Studio, Nashville, TN (02/20/2011); Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (02/20/2011); Captiol Studios, Hollywood, CA (02/20/2011); Chapel Hill, NC (02/20/2011); Fidelitorium Recordings, Kernersville, NC (02/20/2011); Grandmaster Studios, Los Angeles, CA (02/20/2011); Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (02/20/2011); HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK (02/20/2011); Kings Park, Perth, Australia (02/20/2011); Krell Studios, Adelaide, Australia (02/20/2011); Mad Oak Studio, Allston, MA (02/20/2011); Metalworks, Toronto, CAN (02/20/2011); Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA (02/20/2011); Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (02/20/2011); Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY (02/20/2011); Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (02/20/2011); RPM Studios, New York, NY (02/20/2011); Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA (02/20/2011); Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, CA (02/20/2011); State Theatre, Detroit, MI (02/20/2011); Studio 4 Recording, Conshohocken, PA (02/20/2011); Studion, Stockholm, Sweden (02/20/2011); The Joint (02/20/2011); The Mix Room (02/20/2011); UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill (02/20/2011); Warehouse, Houston, TX (02/20/2011); Water Music, Hoboken, NJ (02/20/2011); Wave Castle, NC (02/20/2011); A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia (03/12/1997); Ax Hall Seoul, South Korea (03/12/1997); Ben Grosse's House, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/1997); Ben's Studio, Nashville, TN (03/12/1997); Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (03/12/1997); Captiol Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/12/1997); Chapel Hill, NC (03/12/1997); Fidelitorium Recordings, Kernersville, NC (03/12/1997); Grandmaster Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/1997); Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (03/12/1997); HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK (03/12/1997); Kings Park, Perth, Australia (03/12/1997); Krell Studios, Adelaide, Australia (03/12/1997); Mad Oak Studio, Allston, MA (03/12/1997); Metalworks, Toronto, CAN (03/12/1997); Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA (03/12/1997); Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (03/12/1997); Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY (03/12/1997); Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (03/12/1997); RPM Studios, New York, NY (03/12/1997); Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/1997); Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/1997); State Theatre, Detroit, MI (03/12/1997); Studio 4 Recording, Conshohocken, PA (03/12/1997); Studion, Stockholm, Sweden (03/12/1997); The Joint (03/12/1997); The Mix Room (03/12/1997); UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill (03/12/1997); Warehouse, Houston, TX (03/12/1997); Water Music, Hoboken, NJ (03/12/1997); Wave Castle, NC (03/12/1997); A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Ax Hall Seoul, South Korea (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Ben Grosse's House, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Ben's Studio, Nashville, TN (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Captiol Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Chapel Hill, NC (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Fidelitorium Recordings, Kernersville, NC (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Grandmaster Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK (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); Mad Oak Studio, Allston, MA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Metalworks, Toronto, CAN (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (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); State Theatre, Detroit, MI (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Studio 4 Recording, Conshohocken, PA (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Studion, Stockholm, Sweden (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); The Joint (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); The Mix Room (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill (03/12/2005-03/13/2005); Warehouse, Houston, TX (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); A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia (03/24/2003); Ax Hall Seoul, South Korea (03/24/2003); Ben Grosse's House, Los Angeles, CA (03/24/2003); Ben's Studio, Nashville, TN (03/24/2003); Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (03/24/2003); Captiol Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/24/2003). |
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Photographers: Joshua Kessler; Kerry McCarthy; Ingvar Renne; Fleur Folds; Lance Mercer; Alan Wolmark; Alexandria Searls; Katrina Dickson; Ben Folds. |
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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) |
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Musical Guests | |
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Ben Folds Five |
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra |
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Regina Spektor |
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The Bens |
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Rufus Wainwright |
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Neil Gaiman |
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8in8 |
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Damian Kulash |
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Amanda Palmer |
Compilation Appearances
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I Am Sam |
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Hoodwinked |
Associated Artists and Works
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Fear Of Pop |
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Lonely Avenue ~ Nick Hornby |
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Lonely Avenue [Deluxe Edition] [PA] ~ Nick Hornby |
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WASO |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 10/10/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 88697926832 |
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Label : Sony Legacy |
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Number of Discs : 3 |
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Studio/Live : Mixed |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00886979268326 |
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..."
(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..."
(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..."
