Rockin' the Suburbs

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Rockin' the Suburbs
Rockin' the Suburbs cover
Studio album by Ben Folds
Released September 11, 2001
Genre Alternative rock, piano rock
Length 48:42
Label Epic
Producer Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
Professional reviews
Ben Folds chronology
Rockin' the Suburbs
(2001)		 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 Fear of Pop: Volume 1), 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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

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

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
2001 The Billboard 200 42
2001 Top Internet Albums 11

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Rockin' the Suburbs" Modern Rock Tracks 28