The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective

~ Release by Ben Folds (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: The Best Imitation of Myself
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Brick (radio mix)
Ben Folds Five4:34
2Annie Waits
recording of:
Annie Waits
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
publisher:
Free From the Man Songs, LLC
Ben Folds3.754:16
3Philosophy
producer:
Caleb Southern
bass guitar [bass]:
Robert Sledge (in 1995-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Darren Jessee (in 1995-02)
piano:
Ben Folds (in 1995-02)
recorded at:
Wave Castle in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States (in 1995-02)
recording of:
Philosophy
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five3.654:32
4Underground
producer:
Caleb Southern
bass guitar [bass]:
Robert Sledge (in 1995-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Darren Jessee (in 1995-02)
piano:
Ben Folds (in 1995-02)
recorded at:
Wave Castle in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States (in 1995-02)
recording of:
Underground
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five4.154:14
5Landed (strings version)
Ben Folds4:07
6One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
recording engineer and producer:
Ben Folds and Caleb Southern
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
synthesizer [synthesizer space sound]:
Norwood Cheek
recording of:
One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five4.153:51
7Don't Change Your Plans
recording engineer and producer:
Caleb Southern
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
cello:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
flugelhorn:
John Mark Painter
violin:
Mark Feldman (American violinist), Lorenza Ponce and Antoine Silverman
conductor:
John Mark Painter
strings arranger:
John Mark Painter
recording of:
Don’t Change Your Plans
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five3.55:13
8The Luckiest
additional vocals:
Fleming McWilliams
recording of:
The Luckiest
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds3.54:24
9Smoke (Perth, AU 2005)
Ben Folds with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra5:34
10Rockin' the Suburbs
guitar:
Richard Fortus
additional guest performer:
DJ Swamp
recording of:
Rockin' the Suburbs
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
publisher:
Free From the Man Songs, LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ben Folds4.754:59
11Kate
recording engineer and producer:
Ben Folds and Caleb Southern
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
recording of:
Kate
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds, Anna Goodman (collaborator with Ben Folds) and Darren Jessee
Ben Folds Five43:14
12Gracie
recording engineer:
Joe Costa (US engineer, vocalist & producer)
producer:
Ben Folds and John Mark Painter
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jared Reynolds
cello:
David Henry (Nashville based cellist and engineer/producer)
double bass [upright bass]:
John Mark Painter
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lindsay Jamieson
piano:
Ben Folds
vocals:
Ben Folds
recording of:
Gracie
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
publisher:
Free From the Man Songs, LLC
Ben Folds42:41
13Still Fighting It (extended version)
Ben Folds5:06
14You Don't Know Me
additional assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
additional engineer:
Anthony Ruotolo (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Costa (US engineer, vocalist & producer) and Csaba Petocz
producer:
Dennis Herring
assistant mixer:
Will Hensley (Engineer)
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
editor:
Joe Costa (US engineer, vocalist & producer)
drum machine [drumming with knobs]:
Dennis Herring
guest vocals:
Regina Spektor
recording of:
You Don't Know Me
composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor4.353:12
15There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
Ben Folds4:13
16Still
Ben Folds2:40
17From Above
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Costa (US engineer, vocalist & producer)
engineer and editor:
Leslie Richter
producer:
Ben Folds
acoustic guitar, analog synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble], bass guitar [bass], drums (drum set) [drums], percussion and piano:
Ben Folds
vocals:
Ben Folds and Kate Miller‐Heidke (Australian singer/songwriter and actress)
Ben Folds lyrics by Nick Hornby34:06
18House
Ben Folds Five3:43
CD 2: Live
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Julianne (Stockholm, SE 1997)
Ben Folds Five2:43
2Video (Stockholm, SE 1997)
Ben Folds Five4:03
3Song for the Dumped (Las Vegas, NV 1998)
Ben Folds Five5:10
4Missing the War (London, UK 1999)
Ben Folds Five4:35
5Mess (London, UK 1999)
Ben Folds Five4:08
6Magic (London, UK 1999)
Ben Folds4:10
7Selfless, Cold and Composed (New York, NY 2001)
Ben Folds5:07
8Zak and Sara (New York, NY 2002)
Ben Folds3:37
9Girl (New York, NY 2002)
Ben Folds2:07
10Just Pretend (Melbourne, AU 2003)
The Bens3:08
11Fred Jones Part 2 (Perth, AU 2005)
Ben Folds with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra3:54
12Careless Whisper (Saratoga, CA 2005)Ben Folds featuring Rufus Wainwright3:37
13All You Can Eat (Nashville, TN 2006)
Ben Folds3:07
14Long Tall Texan (Houston, TX 2008)
live cover recording of:
Long Tall Texan
lyricist and composer:
Henry Strzelecki
Ben Folds2:11
15Army (Chapel Hill, NC 2008)
Ben Folds Five3:26
16Battle of Who Could Care Less (Chapel Hill, NC 2008)
Ben Folds3:23
17Kylie From Connecticut (Detroit, MI 2008)
Ben Folds5:02
18Effington (Seoul, KR 2001)
Ben Folds3:44
19Picture Window (London, UK 2011)
Ben Folds lyrics by Nick Hornby3:45
20Sentimental Guy (Adelaide, AU 2011)
Ben Folds3:18
21Not the Same (Adelaide, AU 2011)
Ben Folds5:38
CD 3: Rarities
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Unrelated (unfinished song demo - 1996)
Ben Folds0:36
2Best Imitation of Myself (demo - 1992)
Ben Folds2:50
3Rocky (4 track home demo - 1993)
Ben Folds4:28
4Boxing (demo - 1992)
Ben Folds4:06
5Julianne (unreleased 1st album - 1994)
Ben Folds Five3:17
6Evaporated (unreleased 1st album - 1994)
Ben Folds Five4:19
7Alice Childress (KCRW sessions - 1996)
Ben Folds Five4:23
8Barrytown ("Me, Myself, and Irene" soundtrack - 2000)
cover recording of:
Barrytown
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Inc. (US record company and parent company for MCA publishing companies, affiliated to ASCAP), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1973) and Red Giant Inc. (in 1973)
Ben Folds Five3:49
9Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter sessions - 2000)
Ben Folds Five3:23
10Tell Me What I Did
Ben Folds Five2:50
11Rock Star (demo - 2000)
Ben Folds3:23
12Losing Lisa (demo - 2000)
Ben Folds3:38
13Break Up at Food Court (demo - 2000)
Ben Folds2:53
14Hiro's Song (demo - 2000)
Ben Folds3:37
15Wandering (demo - 2000)
Ben Folds4:27
16The Secret Life of Morgan Davis (alternate mix - 2001)
Ben Folds2:41
17Such Great Heights (alternate mix from MySpace sessions - 2006)
cover recording of:
Such Great Heights
lyricist:
Benjamin Gibbard
composer:
Benjamin Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello
publisher:
Dying Songs (publisher) and Fake Songs
Ben Folds4:38
18Bitches Ain't Shit
cover recording of:
Bitches Ain’t Shit
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Delmar Arnaud (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Ricardo Brown (US rapper), Tracy Curry (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Colin Wolfe and Andrew Young
Ben Folds3:53
19Time (alternate version - 2004)
Ben Folds4:02
20Sleazy ("Download to Donate - Tsunami Relief" - 2011)Ben Folds3:20
21Because the Origami8in84:11
22Stumblin' Home Winter Blues
Ben Folds Five2:57
Digital Media 4: Free Folds Five EP
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Underground (demo 1992)
Ben Folds5:06
2Steven's Last Night in Town (demo 1996)
Ben Folds3:06
3Song for the Dumped (demo 1996)
Ben Folds3:52
4Narcolepsy (live)
live recording of:
Narcolepsy
lyricist and composer:
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five5:35
5Dr. Yang (live in Belgium 2008)
Ben Folds2:35