Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!

Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! is an album produced by Ben Folds featuring collegiate a cappella music groups from the United States. Folds became interested in a cappella music after hearing his song "Brick" performed by an Ohio University group.[9][10]

Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
Studio album by
Various
ReleasedApril 28, 2009
GenreA cappella
Length69:22
LabelSony
ProducerBen Folds
Various chronology
Stems and Seeds
(2009)		 ''Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!''
(2009)		 Lonely Avenue
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The A.V. ClubB− [3]
The Boston Globepositive [4]
Melodic.net [5]
Paste9.1/10 [6]
PopMatters [7]
Prefix Magazine5.0/10 [8]

Track listing
  1. "Not the Same" – The Spartones from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro – 4:11
  2. "Jesusland" – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Loreleis – 4:20
  3. "Brick" – The Ohio University Leading Tones – 4:02
  4. "You Don't Know Me" – The University of Georgia's With Someone Else's Money – 3:08
  5. "Still Fighting It" – The Washington University in St. Louis' Mosaic Whispers – 4:32
  6. "Boxing" – Ben Folds – 4:23
  7. "Selfless, Cold and Composed" – The Sacramento State Jazz Singers – 6:25
  8. "Magic" – The University of Chicago's Voices in Your Head – 5:09
  9. "Landed" – The University of Colorado Buffoons – 4:11
  10. "Time" – The Princeton Nassoons – 4:03
  11. "Effington" – Ben Folds, Gracie Folds, Louis Folds – 3:27
  12. "Evaporated" – The Newtones from Newton, Massachusetts – 5:27
  13. "Fred Jones Part 2" – The West Chester University of Pennsylvania Gracenotes – 3:43
  14. "Army" – The University of Rochester Midnight Ramblers – 3:12
  15. "Fair" – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Fifth Element – 4:24
  16. "The Luckiest" – The Washington University in St. Louis' The Amateurs – 4:50

References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. Allmusic review
  3. The A.V. Club review
  4. The Boston Globe review
  5. Melodic.net review Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Paste review
  7. PopMatters review
  8. Prefix Magazine review
  9. "Ben Folds Goes A Cappella, With Help". All Things Considered. NPR. Apr 26, 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  10. Karger, Dave (April 15, 2009). "Ben Folds' wacky new a cappella record". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
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