Rockin' the Suburbs

Infobox Album
Name = Rockin' the Suburbs
Type = studio
Artist = Ben Folds


Released = September 11, 2001
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock, piano rock
Length = 48:42
Label = Epic
Producer = Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ep6uak1k0m3n~T1 link]
*"The Music Box" rating|4|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/bf-rock.html link]
*Pitchfork Media (6.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17797-ben-folds-rockin-the-suburbs link]
*Rolling Stone rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/benfolds/albums/album/204020/review/5945040/rockin_the_suburbs link]
Last album =
This album = "Rockin' the Suburbs"
(2001)
Next album = "Ben Folds Live"
(2002)

"Rockin' the Suburbs" is an alternative rock album by singer/songwriter Ben Folds, released on September 11, 2001 (see 2001 in music). His first solo album after leaving his band "Ben Folds Five" (while still a part of Ben Folds Five, he released an experimental album called ""), "Rockin' the Suburbs" is also Folds' most popular LP to date, and includes the well-known title track.

"Rockin' the Suburbs" peaked at #28 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at #11 on the Top Internet Albums chart. A remake of the title track featuring William Shatner appeared in the soundtrack for the 2006 film "Over the Hedge", which stars Shatner as a possum named Ozzie.

Track listing

All songs were written by Ben Folds, except where noted.

#"Annie Waits" – 4:17
#"Zak and Sara" – 3:11
#"Still Fighting It" – 4:25
#"Gone" – 3:22
#"Fred Jones, Pt. 2" – 3:45
#"The Ascent of Stan" – 4:14
#"Losing Lisa" (Folds, Frally Hynes) – 4:10
#"Carrying Cathy" – 3:49
#"Not the Same" – 4:17
#"Rockin' the Suburbs" – 5:00
#"Fired" – 3:49
#"The Luckiest" – 4:44
#"Hiro's Song" (bonus track on Japanese CD and US vinyl versions)

Personnel

*Ben Folds – piano, Vocals, drums, guitar, bass guitar
*Larry Corbett – cello
*DJ Swamp – beats
*Richard Fortus – guitar
*John McCrea – vocals (on "Fred Jones, Pt. 2")
*Frally Hynes – vocals (on "Gone")
*John Mark Painter – conductor
*Cameron Webb – engineer
*Vincent Palmeri - acoustic guitar,vocals

Production

*Producers: Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
*Engineers: Blumpy, Ben Grosse, Cameron Webb
*Mixing: Ben Grosse
*Mastering: Ted Jensen
*Assistants: Chuck Bailey, Rick Behrens, Aaron Lepley, Ulysses Noriega, Justin Pynes
*Programming: John Vitale
*Arranger: John Mark Painter
*Package design: Ben Folds

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