- alternative rock, rock
- 57 min
- 16 tracks
- Epic
Way to Normal is the third studio album by Ben Folds. It was released in Japan on September 17, 2008, in Australia on September 27, in UK and Europe on September 29, and in the US on September 30. The album is Folds' highest-charting solo album in the US, reaching #11 on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release.
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Character
Spare, contemporary, classical in form and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AbsolutePunk56%
- Allmusic3/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle3/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubC+
- Drowned in Sound(8/10)
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- musicOMH4/5 ★
- Paste8.9/10
- The Phoenix1.5/4 ★
- Pitchfork Media2.7/10
- PopMatters8/10 ★
- Rolling Stone2.5/5 ★
- Spin(6/10)
- Uncut3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)3:37
- 2Dr. Yang2:30
- 3The Frown Song3:37
- 4You Don’t Know Me3:11
- 5Before Cologne0:53
- 6Cologne5:02
- 7Errant Dog2:24
- 8Free Coffee4:01
- 9Bitch Went Nuts3:06
- 10Brainwascht3:48
- 11Effington3:32
- 12Kylie From Connecticut4:44
- 13Way to Normal4:11
- 14Free Coffee Town2:44
- 15Frowne Song (Feeble Anthem)3:51
- 16Cologne (piano orchestra version)6:10
16 tracks, 57 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ben Folds
- Label
- Epic
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- JP
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