Whatever and Ever Amen

by Ben Folds Five

Whatever and Ever Amen cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 February 1997
  • Label: 550 Music
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:16:10
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: John Catchings, Alicia Svigals, David Davidson, Anna Goodman, Frank London, Christian Teal, Kristin Wilkinson, Matt Darriau

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Led entirely by distorted bass and piano, 'Whatever and Ever Amen' is a sarcastic, highly melodic triumph of alternative pop. Ben Folds delivers incredibly sharp, humorous, and occasionally melancholic power pop observations detailing toxic breakups and satirical self-hatred.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, satirical, melodic, piano, witty

Tracklist

  1. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (3:52)
  2. Fair (5:55)
  3. Brick (4:31)
  4. Song for the Dumped (3:51)
  5. Selfless, Cold and Composed (6:10)
  6. Kate (3:13)
  7. Smoke (4:52)
  8. Cigarette (1:38)
  9. Steven's Last Night in Town (3:27)
  10. Battle of Who Could Care Less (3:16)
  11. Missing the War - Live at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY - June 1997 (4:19)
  12. Evaporated (4:28)
  13. Video Killed the Radio Star (3:40)
  14. For All the Pretty People - Single B-Side - 1997 (3:21)
  15. Mitchell Lane - Single B-Side - 1997 (3:40)
  16. Theme From Dr. Pyser (3:13)
  17. Air (3:20)
  18. She Don't Use Jelly - Lounge-A-Palooza Version (4:11)
  19. Song For The Dumped - Japanese Version (5:03)

Credits

  • Ben Folds Five - primary artist, design [cover design]
  • Ben Goldman - a&r
  • Ben Folds - band [ben folds five are], producer [produced], recorded by, written-by
  • Darren Jessee - band [ben folds five are], written-by
  • Robert Sledge - band [ben folds five are]
  • Dave Chumbley - booking
  • Marsha Vlasic - booking
  • Leigh Smiler - design [cover design]
  • Ken Anderson - legal
  • Alan Wolmark - management
  • CEC Management - management
  • Peter Felstead - management
  • Liz Germano - management [business]
  • Ron Nash - management [business]
  • Howie Weinberg - mastered by
  • Andy Wallace - mixed by
  • Caleb Southern - producer [produced], recorded by, electric organ [hammond organ]
  • Norwood Cheek - synthesizer [synthesizer space sound]
  • John Mark Painter - arranged by [strings arranged], conductor [strings conducted by], arranged by [strings arranged by]
  • John Catchings - cello
  • Kristin Wilkinson - viola
  • Christian Teal - violin
  • David Davidson - violin
  • Anna Goodman - written-by
  • Matt Darriau - clarinet
  • Members Of The Klezmatics - featuring
  • Frank London - trumpet
  • Alicia Svigals - violin

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