Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! | |
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Studio album by Ben Folds and various university A cappella groups | |
Released | April 28, 2009 |
Genre | A cappella |
Length | 1:09:22 |
Label | Sony |
Producer | Ben Folds |
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | B− [3] |
The Boston Globe | positive [4] |
Melodic.net | [5] |
Paste | 9.1/10 [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Prefix Magazine | 5.0/10 [8] |
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! is an album produced by Ben Folds featuring collegiate a cappella music groups from the United States. Folds became interested in a cappella music after hearing his song "Brick" performed by an Ohio University group.[9][10]
Track listing
- "Not the Same" – The Spartones from Greensboro, North Carolina – 4:11
- "Jesusland" – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Loreleis – 4:20
- "Brick" – The Ohio University Leading Tones – 4:02
- "You Don't Know Me" – The University of Georgia's With Someone Else's Money – 3:08
- "Still Fighting It" – The Washington University in St. Louis' Mosaic Whispers – 4:32
- "Boxing" – Ben Folds – 4:23
- "Selfless, Cold and Composed" – The Sacramento State Jazz Singers – 6:25
- "Magic" – The University of Chicago's Voices in Your Head – 5:09
- "Landed" – The University of Colorado Buffoons – 4:11
- "Time" – The Princeton Nassoons – 4:03
- "Effington" – Ben Folds – 3:27
- "Evaporated" – The Newtones from Newton, Massachusetts – 5:27
- "Fred Jones Part 2" – The West Chester University of Pennsylvania Gracenotes – 3:43
- "Army" – The University of Rochester Midnight Ramblers – 3:12
- "Fair" – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Fifth Element – 4:24
- "The Luckiest" – The Washington University in St. Louis' The Amateurs – 4:50
References
- ↑ Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ The A.V. Club review
- ↑ The Boston Globe review
- ↑ Melodic.net review Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Paste review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Prefix Magazine review
- ↑ "Ben Folds Goes A Cappella, With Help". All Things Considered. NPR. Apr 26, 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ Karger, Dave (April 15, 2009). "Ben Folds' wacky new a cappella record". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
External links
- Information at benfolds.com
- Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! at Metacritic
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