The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
Ben Folds
CD Rel Date: 1981-10-11
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Digging through his endless archive of material, Ben has compiled "The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective (1995-2011)." This is the first U.S. comprehensive compilation spanning the entire professional recording career of Ben Folds to date, including a brand new track with Ben Folds Five. This single-disc, 18 track version features the re-mastered hits, fan favorites, alternate mixes and one brand new track by Ben Folds Five!
Tracklist:
- Brick [Radio Mix]
- Annie Waits [Album Version]
- Philosophy [Album Version]
- Underground [Album Version]
- Landed [Strings Version]
- One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces [Album Version]
- Don't Change Your Plans [Album Version]
- The Luckiest [Album Version]
- Smoke [Live with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra]
- Rockin' The Suburbs [Album Version]
- Kate [Album Version]
- Gracie [Album Version]
- Still Fighting It [Extended Version-previously unreleased]
- You Don't Know Me (featuring Regina Spektor) [Seeds Album Version]
- There's Always Someone Cooler Than You [Album Version]
- Still [Soundtrack Album Version]
- From Above [Album Version]
- House [previously unreleased new recording]
- Julianne (Previously Unreleased, Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
- Video (Previously Unreleased, Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
- Song For The Dumped (Live Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, Nv, 5/8/98)
- Missing The War (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, Uk, 12/14/99)
- Mess (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, Uk, 12/14/99)
- Magic (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, Uk, 12/14/99)
- Selfless, Cold And Composed (Live Bowery Ballroom, New York, Ny, 12/9/01)
- Zak And Sara (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, Ny, 6/13/02)
- Girl (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, Ny, 6/13/02)
- Just Pretend (Live Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 3/24/03)
- Fred Jones Part 2 (Live Kings Park In Perth, Australia, 3/12/03)
- Careless Whisper (Live Mountain Winery, Saratoga, Ca)
- All You Can Eat (Live Myspace Broadcast, 2/27/07)
- Long Tall Texan (Live Warehouse Houston, Tx, 10/24/08)
- Army (Live Unc Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, Nc, 9/18/08)
- Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Live Unc Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, Nc, 9/18/08)
- Kylie From Connecticut (Live From Detroit, MI 10/9/08)
- Effington (Live Ax Hall, Seoul, South Korea, 6/9/11)
- Picture Window (Live Hmv Hammersmith Apollo, London, Uk, 2/20/11)
- Sentimental Guy (Live A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
- Not The Same (Live A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
- Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo, 1996)
- Best Imitation Of Myself (Demo, 1992)
- Rocky (4 Track Demo, 1993)
- Boxing (Demo, 1992)
- Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
- Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
- Alice Childress (Rare On Air 3: Kcrw Performances, 1997)
- Barrytown (Originally Released On "Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack, 2000)
- Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions, 2000)
- Tell Me What I DID (New Recording 2011 - Previously Unreleased)
- Rock Star (Demo, 2000)
- Losing Lisa (Demo, 2000)
- Break Up At Food Court (Demo, 2000)
- Hiro's Song (Demo, 2000)
- Wandering (Demo, 2000)
- The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis (Alternate Mix, 2001)
- Such Great Heights (Alternate Mix From Myspace Sessions, 2006)
- Bitches Ain't Shit (E.P. Version Featuring Mr. Reynolds And Lin-Z)
- Time (Alternate Version, 2004)
- Sleazy (Originally Released On "Download To Donate: Tsunami Relief", 2011)
- Because The Origami (Originally Released On "Nighty Night", 2011)
- Stumblin' Home Winter Blues (New Recording 2011 - Previously Unreleased)
- Underground (Demo, 1992)
- Stevens Last Night In Town (Demo, 1994)
- Song For The Dumped (Demo 1994)
- Narcolepsy (Live Brussels, Belgium, 1999)
- Dr. Yang (Live Leuven, Belgium, 11/23/2008)