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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
 | Ben Folds Five , *1993 US album by |
 | Ken Mosher bs, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone |
 | Jane Scarpantoni vc, US cello |
 | John Mark Painter , *1967 US arranged by, strings, conductor, strings, flugelhorn, valve trombone |
 | Doug Goodman crew |
 | Joe DeLorenzo eb, crew |
 | Leo Overtoom dr, perc, crew |
| Rob DeVries crew |
 | Scott McLeod b, eb, voc, crew |
| Trey Hamilton crew |
 | Darren Jessee dr, US performer, written by |
 | Robert Sledge b, *1968 US performer, written by |
 | Ben Folds p, voc, *1966 US performer, songwriter, all songs by, piano, baldwin, written by |
 | Paul Shapiro sax, fl, US tenor saxophone |
 | Tom Maxwell voc, g, US tenor saxophone |
 | Antoine Silverman vn, *1972 US violin |
 | Lorenza Ponce vn, violin |
 | Mark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narcolepsy | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 2 | Don't Change Your Plans | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 3 | Mess | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 4 | Magic | Ben Folds Five | Darren Jessee | |
| 5 | Hospital Song | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 6 | Army | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 7 | Your Redneck Past | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 8 | Your Most Valuable Possession | Ben Folds Five | Ben Folds, Caleb Southern, Darren Jessee, Dean Folds, Robert Sledge | |
| 9 | Regrets | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 10 | Jane | Ben Folds Five | ||
| 11 | Lullabye | Ben Folds Five | Anna Goodman, Ben Folds |
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