Fifty-Five Vault

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Fifty-Five Vault
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011
Recorded1992 - 2011
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:08:54
Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five chronology
The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
(2011)
Fifty-Five Vault
(2011)
The Sound of the Life of the Mind
(2012)

Fifty-Five Vault is a Ben Folds compilation album featuring 56 tracks, mostly unreleased live recordings and demos. It was released jointly with The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective as a digital-only album available via Folds' website.

Track listing

All songs performed by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted.

+ denotes previously unreleased.

All tracks are written by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Adelaide" (Live in Adelaide 2011+)  3:11
2."Air" (from Godzilla: The Album )Folds, Darren Jessee, Robert Sledge Ben Folds Five 3:21
3."All Shook Up" (Elvis Presley cover) (B-side of "Kate") Otis Blackwell Ben Folds Five1:55
4."Ascent of Stan" (Live in New York City 2002+)  4:16
5."Birds" (B-side of "Army") Ben Folds Five2:09
6."Bitch Went Nutz" (Live in Amsterdam 2008+)  4:36
7."Bizarre Christmas Incident" (from Maybe This Christmas & 7" vinyl single)  2:23
8."Brick" (Live Acoustic Version 2003+)Folds, Jessee The Bens 4:50
9."Champagne Supernova" (Oasis cover) (Live in London 1996) (B-side of "Battle of Who Could Care Less") Noel Gallagher Ben Folds Five1:34
10."Cologne" (Piano Orchestra Version 2008) (from Stems and Seeds )  6:08
11."Dr. Yang" (Live in Belgium 2008+)  2:35
12."Evaporated" (Demo 1992) Ben Folds Five4:11
13."Family of Me" (from Over the Hedge )  1:28
14."For All the Pretty People" (B-side of "Kate") Ben Folds Five3:22
15."Free Coffee" (Live in Germany 2008+)  4:05
16."Girl" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs")  3:43
17."Golden Slumbers" (The Beatles cover) (Live in NYC 2001+) John Lennon, Paul McCartney  2:13
18."Hava Nagila" (Live) (B-side of "Battle of Who Could Care Less") Abraham Zevi Idelsohn Ben Folds Five1:35
19."Heist" (from Over the Hedge)  3:01
20."Hiro's Song" (Shaker Version) (Live in Melbourne 2011+)  3:02
21."Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins cover) (Alternate Take 2000+)Carl PerkinsBen Folds Five2:40
22."Hospital Song" (Live in Philadelphia 1999+) Ben Folds Five2:22
23."House" (Original Mix 2011+) Ben Folds Five3:41
24."I Knew That Cha Could" (Demo 2000+)  2:50
25."In Between Days" (The Cure cover) (Live 2005) Robert Smith  3:03
26."In Love" (Demo 1998+)  Fear of Pop 4:28
27."It's Alright with God" (Mitch Easter Sessions 2000+) Ben Folds Five7:59
28."Jesusland" (Live in Jakarta 2011+)  3:59
29."Jesusland" (Stadium Version) (Live in London 2005+)  2:35
30."Lonely" (Demo 1996+) Ben Folds Five3:18
31."Lost in the Supermarket" (The Clash cover) (from Over the Hedge) Mick Jones, Joe Strummer  3:30
32."Make Me Mommy" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs")  2:18
33."Mess" (Live in Boston 2007+) Folds with Neil Hannon 4:03
34."Mitchell Lane" (Outtake from Whatever and Ever Amen ) Ben Folds Five3:44
35."Narcolepsy" (Live+) Ben Folds Five5:35
36."One Down" (B-side of "Rockin' the Suburbs")  4:22
37."Prince Charming" (Mitch Easter Sessions 2000+) Ben Folds Five3:41
38."Prologue" (Outtake from Over the Hedge)  1:09
39."Protection" (Demo 1992+)  3:24
40."Radio Jingles for Tokyo's Inter-FM"  0:52
41."Rockin' the Suburbs" ('06 Remix) (Outtake from Over the Hedge)  3:21
42."Say Yes" (Elliott Smith cover) (Live at The A.V. Club 2010+)Elliott Smith 2:08
43."She Don't Use Jelly" (The Flaming Lips cover) (Lounge-A-Palooza Version) Wayne Coyne Ben Folds Five4:12
44."Side of the Road" (Lucinda Williams cover) (Alternate Cello Version+)Lucinda Williams 3:01
45."Silver Street" (Demo 1994+) Ben Folds Five3:29
46."Smoke" (Demo 1994+)Folds, Anna Goodman Ben Folds Five4:22
47."Song for the Dumped" (Demo 1996+)Folds, JesseeBen Folds Five3:51
48."Steven's Last Night in Town" (Demo 1996+) Ben Folds Five3:06
49."Theme from 'Dr. Pyser'" (Studio Version) Ben Folds Five3:14
50."Underground" (Demo 1992+) Ben Folds Five5:06
51."Video Killed the Radio Star" (The Buggles cover) (Outtake from Whatever and Ever Amen) Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley Ben Folds Five3:41
52."Where's Summer B.?" (Live at WNEW 1996+)Folds, JesseeBen Folds Five4:14
53."Wild Mountain Thyme" (Alternate Take 2010+)Francis McPeake, Robert Tannahill  2:48
54."You to Thank" (Live in Adelaide 2011+)  3:44
55."Your Cheatin' Heart" (Hank Williams cover) (Live 1996+)Hank WilliamsBen Folds Five1:35
56."Your Redneck Past" (Live in London 1999+) Ben Folds Five4:16


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