The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
Ben Folds, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Year: 2011
Genre: Popular
Format: FLAC
Media: Digital Only
Personnel
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Group |
| Ben Folds | Leader |
| 8in8 | |
| Ben Folds Five | |
| Nick Hornby | |
| Regina Spektor | |
| Rufus Wainwright | |
| The Bens |
Tracks
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disc 1 of 3 | |||
| 1 | Brick (Radio Mix) | 4:33 | |
| 2 | Annie Waits | 4:16 | |
| 3 | Philosophy | 4:31 | |
| 4 | Underground | 4:14 | |
| 5 | Landed (Strings Version) | 4:07 | |
| 6 | One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces | 3:50 | |
| 7 | Don't Change Your Plans | 5:13 | |
| 8 | The Luckiest | 4:23 | |
| 9 | Smoke (Perch, Au 2005) | 5:33 | |
| 10 | Rockin' the Suburbs | 4:59 | |
| 11 | Kate | 3:14 | |
| 12 | Gracie | 2:40 | |
| 13 | Still Fighting It (Extended Version) | 5:06 | |
| 14 | You Don't Know Me | 3:11 | |
| 15 | There's Always Someone Cooler Than You | 4:12 | |
| 16 | Still | 2:40 | |
| 17 | From Above | 4:05 | |
| 18 | House | 3:42 | |
| Disc 2 of 3 | |||
| 1 | Julianne (Stockholm, Se 1997) | 2:43 | |
| 2 | Video (Stockholm, Se 1997) | 4:03 | |
| 3 | Song for the Dumped (Las Vegas, Nv 1998) | 5:09 | |
| 4 | Missing the War (London, Uk 1999) | 4:34 | |
| 5 | Mess (London, Uk 1999) | 4:08 | |
| 6 | Magic (London, Uk 1999) | 4:10 | |
| 7 | Selfless, Cold and Composed (New York, Ny 2001) | 5:06 | |
| 8 | Zak and Sara (New York, Ny 2002) | 3:36 | |
| 9 | Girl (New York, Ny 2002) | 2:06 | |
| 10 | Just Pretend (Melbourne, Au 2003) | 3:08 | |
| 11 | Fred Jones Part 2 (Perth, Au 2005) | 3:54 | |
| 12 | Careless Whisper (Saratoga, Ca 2005) | 3:37 | |
| 13 | All You Can Eat (Nashville, Tn 2006) | 3:06 | |
| 14 | Long Tall Texan (Houston, Tx 2008) | 2:10 | |
| 15 | Army (Chapel Hill, Nc 2008) | 3:26 | |
| 16 | Battle of Who Could Care Less (Chapel Hill, Nc 2008) | 3:22 | |
| 17 | Kylie From Connecticut (Detroit, MI 2008) | 5:01 | |
| 18 | Effington (Seoul, Kr 2001) | 3:44 | |
| 19 | Picture Window (London, Uk 2011) | 3:44 | |
| 20 | Sentimental Guy (Adelaide, Au 2011) | 3:17 | |
| 21 | Not the Same (Adelaide, Au 2011) | 5:37 | |
| Disc 3 of 3 | |||
| 1 | Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo - 1996) | 0:35 | |
| 2 | Best Imitation of Myself (Demo - 1992) | 2:49 | |
| 3 | Rocky (4 Track Home Demo - 1993) | 4:27 | |
| 4 | Boxing (Demo - 1992) | 4:05 | |
| 5 | Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994) | 3:16 | |
| 6 | Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994) | 4:18 | |
| 7 | Alice Childress (Kcrw Sessions - 1996) | 4:23 | |
| 8 | Barrytown ('Me, Myself, and Irene' Soundtrack - 2000 | 3:48 | |
| 9 | Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions - 2000) | 3:22 | |
| 10 | Tell Me What I Did | 2:50 | |
| 11 | Rock Star (Demo - 2000) | 3:22 | |
| 12 | Losing Lisa (Demo - 2000) | 3:38 | |
| 13 | Break Up at Food Court (Demo - 2000) | 2:52 | |
| 14 | Hiro's Song (Demo - 2000) | 3:37 | |
| 15 | Wandering (Demo - 2000) | 4:26 | |
| 16 | The Secret Life of Morgan (Alternate Mix - 2001) | 2:41 | |
| 17 | Such Great Heights (Alternate Mix From Myspace Sessions - 2006) | 4:37 | |
| 18 | Bitches Ain't Shit | 3:52 | |
| 19 | Time (Alternate Version - 2004) | 4:01 | |
| 20 | Sleazy ('Download to Donate - Tsunami Relief' - 2011) | 3:19 | |
| 21 | Because the Origami | 4:10 | |
| 22 | Stumblin' Home Winter Blues | 2:56 | |