Whatever And Ever Amen
Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005, including improved sound quality and seven previously unreleased songs. The secret track, previously 5m28s into ''Evaporated'' on the original ''Whatever and Ever Amen'' album, exists in the negative space of track 1 on the Digitally Remastered version.
Track listing
#"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" (Folds) - 3:52 (163K OGG sample)
#"Fair" (Folds) - 5:55
#"Brick" (Folds, Jesse) - 4:32 (188K OGG sample)
#"Song for the Dumped" (Folds, Jessee) - 3:40
#"Selfless, Cold and Composed" (Folds) - 6:10
#"Kate" (Folds, Goodman, Jessee) - 3:13
#"Smoke" (Folds, Goodman) - 4:52
#"Cigarette" (Folds) - 1:38
#"Stevens Last Night in Town" (Folds) - 3:27
#"Battle of Who Could Care Less" (Folds) - 3:16
#"Missing the War" (Folds) - 4:19
#"Evaporated" (Folds) - 4:26
#"Video Killed the Radio Star" - 3:40*
#"For All the Pretty People" - 3:21*
#"Mitchell Lane" - 3:40*
#"Theme from Dr. Pyser (Brendan O'Brian Studio Version)" - 3:13*
#"Air" - 3:20*
#"She Don't Use Jelly (Lounge-A-Polooza Version)" - 4:11*
#"Song for the Dumped (Japanese Version)" - 5:03** Only included in the March 2005 re-release
Personnel
The Band
*Ben Folds - Piano, Lead vocals, Melodica
*Darren Jessee - Drums, Backing vocals
*Robert Sledge - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Additional Musicians
*John Catchings - Cello
*Alicia Svigals - Violin
*Matt Darriau - Clarinet
*Frank London - Trumpet
*Caleb Southern - Hammond organ
Production
*Caleb Southern - Producer, Engineer
*Ben Folds - Producer, Engineer
*Andy Wallace - Mixing
*Steve Sisco - Mixing Assistant
*Howie Weinberg - Mastering
*John Mark Painter - String arrangements
*Leigh Smiler - Cover Design
*Chris Stamey - Pro-Tools
*The Klezmatics - Special Contributor
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)