Fifty-Five Vault is a Ben Folds compilation album featuring 56 tracks, mostly unreleased live recordings and demos. It was released jointly with The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective as a digital-only album available via Folds' website.
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| Released | October 11, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–2011 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:08:54 | |||
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Track listing
editAll songs performed by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted.
+ denotes previously unreleased.
All tracks are written by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Adelaide" (Live in Adelaide 2011+) | 3:11 | ||
| 2. | "Air" (from Godzilla: The Album) | Folds, Darren Jessee, Robert Sledge | Ben Folds Five | 3:21 |
| 3. | "All Shook Up" (Elvis Presley cover) (B-side of "Kate") | Otis Blackwell | Ben Folds Five | 1:55 |
| 4. | "Ascent of Stan" (Live in New York City 2002+) | 4:16 | ||
| 5. | "Birds" (B-side of "Army") | Ben Folds Five | 2:09 | |
| 6. | "Bitch Went Nutz" (Live in Amsterdam 2008+) | 4:36 | ||
| 7. | "Bizarre Christmas Incident" (from Maybe This Christmas & 7" vinyl single) | 2:23 | ||
| 8. | "Brick" (Live Acoustic Version 2003+) | Folds, Jessee | The Bens | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Champagne Supernova" (Oasis cover) (Live in London 1996) (B-side of "Battle of Who Could Care Less") | Noel Gallagher | Ben Folds Five | 1:34 |
| 10. | "Cologne" (Piano Orchestra Version 2008) (from Stems and Seeds) | 6:08 | ||
| 11. | "Dr. Yang" (Live in Belgium 2008+) | 2:35 | ||
| 12. | "Evaporated" (Demo 1992) | Ben Folds Five | 4:11 | |
| 13. | "Family of Me" (from Over the Hedge) | 1:28 | ||
| 14. | "For All the Pretty People" (B-side of "Kate") | Ben Folds Five | 3:22 | |
| 15. | "Free Coffee" (Live in Germany 2008+) | 4:05 | ||
| 16. | "Girl" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs") | 3:43 | ||
| 17. | "Golden Slumbers" (The Beatles cover) (Live in NYC 2001+) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 2:13 | |
| 18. | "Hava Nagila" (Live) (B-side of "Battle of Who Could Care Less") | Abraham Zevi Idelsohn | Ben Folds Five | 1:35 |
| 19. | "Heist" (from Over the Hedge) | 3:01 | ||
| 20. | "Hiro's Song" (Shaker Version) (Live in Melbourne 2011+) | 3:02 | ||
| 21. | "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins cover) (Alternate Take 2000+) | Carl Perkins | Ben Folds Five | 2:40 |
| 22. | "Hospital Song" (Live in Philadelphia 1999+) | Ben Folds Five | 2:22 | |
| 23. | "House" (Original Mix 2011+) | Ben Folds Five | 3:41 | |
| 24. | "I Knew That Cha Could" (Demo 2000+) | 2:50 | ||
| 25. | "In Between Days" (The Cure cover) (Live 2005) | Robert Smith | 3:03 | |
| 26. | "In Love" (Demo 1998+) | Fear of Pop | 4:28 | |
| 27. | "It's Alright with God" (Mitch Easter Sessions 2000+) | Ben Folds Five | 7:59 | |
| 28. | "Jesusland" (Live in Jakarta 2011+) | 3:59 | ||
| 29. | "Jesusland" (Stadium Version) (Live in London 2005+) | 2:35 | ||
| 30. | "Lonely" (Demo 1996+) | Ben Folds Five | 3:18 | |
| 31. | "Lost in the Supermarket" (The Clash cover) (from Over the Hedge) | Mick Jones, Joe Strummer | 3:30 | |
| 32. | "Make Me Mommy" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs") | 2:18 | ||
| 33. | "Mess" (Live in Boston 2007+) | Folds with Neil Hannon | 4:03 | |
| 34. | "Mitchell Lane" (Outtake from Whatever and Ever Amen) | Ben Folds Five | 3:44 | |
| 35. | "Narcolepsy" (Live+) | Ben Folds Five | 5:35 | |
| 36. | "One Down" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs") | 4:22 | ||
| 37. | "Prince Charming" (Mitch Easter Sessions 2000+) | Ben Folds Five | 3:41 | |
| 38. | "Prologue" (Outtake from Over the Hedge) | 1:09 | ||
| 39. | "Protection" (Demo 1992+) | 3:24 | ||
| 40. | "Radio Jingles for Tokyo's Inter-FM" | 0:52 | ||
| 41. | "Rockin' the Suburbs" ('06 Remix) (Outtake from Over the Hedge) | 3:21 | ||
| 42. | "Say Yes" (Elliott Smith cover) (Live at The A.V. Club 2010+) | Elliott Smith | 2:08 | |
| 43. | "She Don't Use Jelly" (The Flaming Lips cover) (Lounge-A-Palooza Version) | Wayne Coyne | Ben Folds Five | 4:12 |
| 44. | "Side of the Road" (Lucinda Williams cover) (Alternate Cello Version+) | Lucinda Williams | 3:01 | |
| 45. | "Silver Street" (Demo 1994+) | Ben Folds Five | 3:29 | |
| 46. | "Smoke" (Demo 1994+) | Folds, Anna Goodman | Ben Folds Five | 4:22 |
| 47. | "Song for the Dumped" (Demo 1996+) | Folds, Jessee | Ben Folds Five | 3:51 |
| 48. | "Steven's Last Night in Town" (Demo 1996+) | Ben Folds Five | 3:06 | |
| 49. | "Theme from 'Dr. Pyser'" (Studio Version) | Ben Folds Five | 3:14 | |
| 50. | "Underground" (Demo 1992+) | Ben Folds Five | 5:06 | |
| 51. | "Video Killed the Radio Star" (The Buggles cover) (Outtake from Whatever and Ever Amen) | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley | Ben Folds Five | 3:41 |
| 52. | "Where's Summer B.?" (Live at WNEW 1996+) | Folds, Jessee | Ben Folds Five | 4:14 |
| 53. | "Wild Mountain Thyme" (Alternate Take 2010+) | Francis McPeake, Robert Tannahill | 2:48 | |
| 54. | "You to Thank" (Live in Adelaide 2011+) | 3:44 | ||
| 55. | "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Hank Williams cover) (Live 1996+) | Hank Williams | Ben Folds Five | 1:35 |
| 56. | "Your Redneck Past" (Live in London 1999+) | Ben Folds Five | 4:16 |
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