Ben Folds Five (album)

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}}</ref> Several live versions of songs originally released on Ben Folds Five reappeared later as b-sides or on compilations.

Reception

Template:Music ratings 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."<ref name=allmusic/> Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Boxing" as a "choice cut".<ref name=christgau>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Record concluded that the "performances are often mannered, the arrangements busy and tiring, and Folds's Joe Jackson Redux isn't anything close to the Bold New Sound it has been trumpeted as."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personnel

• Ben Folds – piano, vocals
• Darren Jessee – drums, vocals, percussion
• Robert Sledge – bass, vocals
• Ted Ehrhard – violin, viola on "Boxing"
• Chris Eubank – cello on "Boxing"

Production

• Producer: Caleb Southern
• Mixing: Marc Becker
• Photography: Alexandria Searls

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart<ref name="auchart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	37
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart<ref name="Jachart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	72

Certifications

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