Fifty-Five Vault

Fifty-Five Vault
Compilation album by Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five
Released October 11, 2011
Recorded 1992 - 2011
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:08:54
Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five chronology

The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
(2011)		 Fifty-Five Vault
(2011)		 The Sound of the Life of the Mind
(2012)

Fifty-Five Vault is a Ben Folds compilation album featuring 56 tracks, mostly unreleased live recordings and demos. It was released jointly with The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective as a digital-only album available via Folds' website.

Track listing

All songs performed by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted.

+ denotes previously unreleased.

All songs written and composed by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s)Artist Length
1. "Adelaide" (Live in Adelaide 2011+)   3:11
2. "Air" (from Godzilla: The Album)Folds, Darren Jesse & Robert SledgeBen Folds Five 3:21
3. "All Shook Up" (Elvis Presley cover) (B-side of "Kate")Otis BlackwellBen Folds Five 1:55
4. "Ascent of Stan" (Live in NYC 2002+)   4:16
5. "Birds" (B-side of "Army") Ben Folds Five 2:09
6. "Bitch Went Nutz" (Live in Amsterdam 2008+)   4:36
7. "Bizarre Christmas Incident" (from Maybe This Christmas & 7" vinyl single)   2:23
8. "Brick" (Live Acoustic Version 2003+)Folds & JesseThe Bens 4:50
9. "Champagne Supernova" (Oasis cover) (Live in London 1996) (B-side of "Battle of Who Could Care Less")Noel GallagherBen Folds Five 1:34
10. "Cologne" (Piano Orchestra Version 2008) (from Stems and Seeds)   6:08
11. "Dr. Yang" (Live in Belgium 2008+)   2:35
12. "Evaporated" (Demo 1992) Ben Folds Five 4:11
13. "Family of Me" (from Over the Hedge)   1:28
14. "For All the Pretty People" (B-side of "Kate") Ben Folds Five 3:22
15. "Free Coffee" (Live in Germany 2008+)   4:05
16. "Girl" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs")   3:43
17. "Golden Slumbers" (The Beatles cover) (Live in NYC 2001+)John Lennon & Paul McCartney  2:13
18. "Hava Nagila" (Live) (B-side of "Battle of Who Could Care Less")Abraham Zevi IdelsohnBen Folds Five 1:35
19. "Heist" (from Over the Hedge)   3:01
20. "Hiro's Song" (Shaker Version) (Live in Melbourne 2011+)   3:02
21. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins cover) (Alternate Take 2000+)Carl PerkinsBen Folds Five 2:40
22. "Hospital Song" (Live in Philadelphia 1999+) Ben Folds Five 2:22
23. "House" (Original Mix 2011+) Ben Folds Five 3:41
24. "I Knew That Cha Could" (Demo 2000+)   2:50
25. "In Between Days" (The Cure cover) (Live 2005)Robert Smith  3:03
26. "In Love" (Demo 1998+) Fear of Pop 4:28
27. "It's Alright with God" (Mitch Easter Sessions 2000+) Ben Folds Five 7:59
28. "Jesusland" (Live in Jakarta 2011+)   3:59
29. "Jesusland" (Stadium Version) (Live in London 2005+)   2:35
30. "Lonely" (Demo 1996+) Ben Folds Five 3:18
31. "Lost in the Supermarket" (The Clash cover) (from Over the Hedge)Mick Jones & Joe Strummer  3:30
32. "Make Me Mommy" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs")   2:18
33. "Mess" (Live in Boston 2007+) Folds with Neil Hannon 4:03
34. "Mitchell Lane" (Outtake from Whatever and Ever Amen) Ben Folds Five 3:44
35. "Narcolepsy" (Live+) Ben Folds Five 5:35
36. "One Down" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs")   4:22
37. "Prince Charming" (Mitch Easter Sessions 2000+) Ben Folds Five 3:41
38. "Prologue" (Outtake from Over the Hedge)   1:09
39. "Protection" (Demo 1992+)   3:24
40. "Radio Jingles for Tokyo's Inter-FM"     0:52
41. "Rockin' the Suburbs" ('06 Remix) (Outtake from Over the Hedge)   3:21
42. "Say Yes" (Elliott Smith cover) (Live at The A.V. Club 2010+)Elliott Smith  2:08
43. "She Don't Use Jelly" (The Flaming Lips cover) (Lounge-A-Palooza Version)Wayne CoyneBen Folds Five 4:12
44. "Side of the Road" (Lucinda Williams cover) (Alternate Cello Version+)Lucinda Williams  3:01
45. "Silver Street" (Demo 1994+) Ben Folds Five 3:29
46. "Smoke" (Demo 1994+)Folds & Anna GoodmanBen Folds Five 4:22
47. "Song for the Dumped" (Demo 1996+)Folds & JesseBen Folds Five 3:51
48. "Steven's Last Night in Town" (Demo 1996+) Ben Folds Five 3:06
49. "Theme from 'Dr. Pyser'" (Studio Version) Ben Folds Five 3:14
50. "Underground" (Demo 1992+) Ben Folds Five 5:06
51. "Video Killed the Radio Star" (The Buggles cover) (Outtake from Whatever and Ever Amen)Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn & Bruce WoolleyBen Folds Five 3:41
52. "Where's Summer B.?" (Live at WNEW 1996+)Folds & JesseBen Folds Five 4:14
53. "Wild Mountain Thyme" (Alternate Take 2010+)Francis McPeake & Robert Tannahill  2:48
54. "You to Thank" (Live in Adelaide 2011+)   3:44
55. "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Hank Williams cover) (Live 1996+)Hank WilliamsBen Folds Five 1:35
56. "Your Redneck Past" (Live in London 1999+) Ben Folds Five 4:16

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