Whatever and Ever Amen
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| Whatever and Ever Amen | ||
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| Missing image Ben_Folds_Five_-_Whatever_and_Ever_Amen.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Ben Folds Five | ||
| Released | March 18, 1997 | |
| Recorded | September-October 1996 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 49 min 20 sec | |
| Label | 550 | |
| Producers | Ben Folds, Caleb Southern | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B0ACCC8EE56F8906E373F8CE4A566285E36&uid=MIDMR0411152021&sql=10:1pkvu3ihan8k~T1) |
| Ben Folds Chronology | ||
| Ben Folds Five (1995) | Whatever and Ever Amen (1997) | Fear of Pop, Volume 1 (1998) |
Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005, including improved sound quality and seven previously unreleased songs.
| Contents |
Track listing
- "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" (Folds) - 3:52 (163K OGG sample)
- "Fair" (Folds) - 5:55
- "Brick" (Folds, Jesse) - 4:32 (188K OGG sample)
- "Song for the Dumped" (Folds, Jessee) - 3:40
- "Selfless, Cold and Composed" (Folds) - 6:10
- "Kate" (Folds, Goodman, Jessee) - 3:13
- "Smoke" (Folds, Goodman) - 4:52
- "Cigarette" (Folds) - 1:38
- "Stevens [sic] Last Night in Town" (Folds) - 3:27
- "Battle of Who Could Care Less" (Folds) - 3:16
- "Missing the War" (Folds) - 4:19
- "Evaporated" (Folds) - 4:26
- "Video Killed the Radio Star" - 3:40*
- "For All the Pretty People" - 3:21*
- "Mitchell Lane" - 3:40*
- "Theme from Dr. Pyser (Brendan O'Brian Studio Version)" - 3:13*
- "Air" - 3:20*
- "She Don't Use Jelly (Lounge-A-Polooza Version)" - 4:11*
- "Song for the Dumped (Japanese Version)" - 5:03*
* Only included in the March 2005 re-release
Personnel
- Ben Folds
- Darren Jessee
- Robert Sledge
- John Catchings - cello
- The Klezmatics - special contributor
Production
- Producers: Ben Folds, Caleb Southern
- Engineers: Ben Folds, Caleb Southern
- Mixing: Andy Wallace
- Mixing assistant: Steve Sisco
- Mastering: Howie Weinberg
- Pro-tools: Chris Stamey
- String arrangements: John Mark Painter
- Cover design: Leigh Smiler
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 42 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | "Battle of Who Could Care Less" | Modern Rock Tracks | 22 |
| 1997 | "Brick" | Modern Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 1998 | "Brick" | Adult Top 40 | 11 |
| 1998 | "Brick" | Top 40 Mainstream | 17 |
| 1998 | "Song for the Dumped" | Modern Rock Tracks | 23 |