Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
Studio album by
Various
ReleasedApril 28, 2009
GenreA cappella
Length69:22
LabelSony
ProducerBen Folds
Various chronology
Stems and Seeds
(2009)		 ''Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!''
(2009)		 Lonely Avenue
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The A.V. ClubB− [3]
The Boston Globepositive [4]
Melodic.net [5]
Paste9.1/10 [6]
PopMatters [7]
Prefix Magazine5.0/10 [8]

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]

Track listing

  1. "Not the Same" – The Spartones from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro – 4:11
  2. "Jesusland" – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Loreleis – 4:20
  3. "Brick" – The Ohio University Leading Tones – 4:02
  4. "You Don't Know Me" – The University of Georgia's With Someone Else's Money – 3:08
  5. "Still Fighting It" – The Washington University in St. Louis' Mosaic Whispers – 4:32
  6. "Boxing" – Ben Folds – 4:23
  7. "Selfless, Cold and Composed" – The Sacramento State Jazz Singers – 6:25
  8. "Magic" – The University of Chicago's Voices in Your Head – 5:09
  9. "Landed" – The University of Colorado Buffoons – 4:11
  10. "Time" – The Princeton Nassoons – 4:03
  11. "Effington" – Ben Folds, Gracie Folds, Louis Folds – 3:27
  12. "Evaporated" – The Newtones from Newton, Massachusetts – 5:27
  13. "Fred Jones Part 2" – The West Chester University of Pennsylvania Gracenotes – 3:43
  14. "Army" – The University of Rochester Midnight Ramblers – 3:12
  15. "Fair" – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Fifth Element – 4:24
  16. "The Luckiest" – The Washington University in St. Louis' The Amateurs – 4:50

References

  1. ↑ Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  4. ↑ The Boston Globe review
  5. ↑ Melodic.net review Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Paste review
  7. ↑ PopMatters review
  8. ↑ Prefix Magazine review
  9. ↑ "Ben Folds Goes A Cappella, With Help". All Things Considered. NPR. Apr 26, 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  10. ↑ Karger, Dave (April 15, 2009). "Ben Folds' wacky new a cappella record". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
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