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Ben Folds Five
The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

Album US 1999 on 550 Music label
Rock (Indie Rock)

Includes glossy artwork inner sleeve with lyrics and credits. Recorded at Sound City Studios (Los Angeles), Grandmaster Studios (Los Angeles), Water Music (Hoboken, NJ) and RPM Studios (NYC), November 1998 - January 1999 When we chose "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner" as the title for this album, we were unaware of the existence of a living, breathing, and famous Reinhold Messner. The name was part of a story from Darren's school days when a friend suggested using "Reinhold Messner" on fake ID's. Allegedly, there were many 27 year old Reinholds who looked suspiciously adolescent, inhabiting the bars of Charlotte, North Carolina in the late eighties. Maybe we liked the name because it had an exotic ring; maybe we had been aware of the name subliminally; or maybe it was the energy behind a name responsible for some of the world's most incredible feats of mountaineering, and a global legion of inspired followers...at any rate we'd love to tell you we're just fucking cool and knew what we were doing, but alas, the credit goes to our cosmic collaborator on this album; coincidence. Thanks to Reinhold Messner for being a hero, and now a good sport.

     
Musicians
PortraitBen Folds Five , *1993 US
album by
PortraitKen Mosher bs,
baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
PortraitJane Scarpantoni vc, US
cello
PortraitJohn Mark Painter , *1967 US
arranged by, strings, conductor, strings, flugelhorn, valve trombone
Doug Goodman
crew
PortraitJoe DeLorenzo eb,
crew
PortraitLeo Overtoom dr, perc,
crew
Rob DeVries
crew
PortraitScott McLeod b, eb, voc,
crew
Trey Hamilton
crew
PortraitDarren Jessee dr, US
performer, written by
PortraitRobert Sledge b, *1968 US
performer, written by
PortraitBen Folds p, voc, *1966 US
performer, songwriter, all songs by, piano, baldwin, written by
PortraitPaul Shapiro sax, fl, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitTom Maxwell voc, g, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitAntoine Silverman vn, *1972 US
violin
PortraitLorenza Ponce vn,
violin
PortraitMark Feldman vn, *1955 US
violin
Producers
Ben Goldman a&r
Josh Cheuse art direction, design
Roger Lian edited by
James Hunter graphics, graphic artist
Howie Weinberg mastered by
Andy Wallace mixed by
The Jessee Archive photography by
Charlie Gross photography by, band photo
Caleb Southern producer, recorded by
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1NarcolepsyBen Folds Five
2Don't Change Your PlansBen Folds Five
3MessBen Folds Five
4MagicBen Folds FiveDarren Jessee
5Hospital SongBen Folds Five
6ArmyBen Folds Five
7Your Redneck PastBen Folds Five
8Your Most Valuable PossessionBen Folds FiveBen Folds, Caleb Southern, Darren Jessee, Dean Folds, Robert Sledge
9RegretsBen Folds Five
10JaneBen Folds Five
11 LullabyeBen Folds FiveAnna Goodman, Ben Folds

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