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]
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! | ||||
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Studio album by Various | ||||
Released | April 28, 2009 | |||
Genre | A cappella | |||
Length | 69:22 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer | Ben Folds | |||
Various chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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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] |
Track listing
edit- "Not the Same" – The Spartones from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro – 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, Gracie Folds, Louis 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Information at benfolds.com
- Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! at Metacritic