Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!

Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
Studio album by Ben Folds and various university A cappella groups
Released	April 28, 2009
Genre	A cappella
Length	1:09:22
Label	Sony
Producer	Ben Folds

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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]

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 Greensboro, North Carolina – 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 – 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.

External links

• Information at benfolds.com
• Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! at Metacritic