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Lonely Avenue | ||||
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Studio album by Ben Folds and Nick Hornby | ||||
Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 43:37 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Ben Folds | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 63/100 [1] |
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The A.V. Club | B [3] |
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Spin | 7/10 [10] |
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Lonely Avenue is a collaboration album by American singer-songwriter Ben Folds and English novelist Nick Hornby, and was released in the United States of America on September 28, 2010 by Nonesuch Records.
The album contains eleven songs featuring music by Folds with lyrics by Hornby. "From Above", the first single, was released on August 6. Some of the songs are named after Levi Johnston, Doc Pomus, and Saskia Hamilton.
The album was promoted by the single "From Above" released in 2010. The song features guest vocals from Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke.
The music video for the single is animated, with the characters from the song being drawn in a book and the characters move around on the page, acting out the story of the song. The video was directed by Julius Pretite of The Simpsons. [11]
All lyrics are written by Nick Hornby; all music is composed by Ben Folds.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Working Day" | 1:51 |
2. | "Picture Window" | 3:42 |
3. | "Levi Johnston's Blues" | 5:16 |
4. | "Doc Pomus" | 4:14 |
5. | "Your Dogs" | 3:23 |
6. | "Practical Amanda" | 3:52 |
7. | "Claire's Ninth" | 3:50 |
8. | "Password" | 5:21 |
9. | "From Above" | 4:04 |
10. | "Saskia Hamilton" | 3:06 |
11. | "Belinda" | 6:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Christian Life" | 3:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Picture Window" (Pop version) | 4:04 |
2. | "Things You Think" (featuring Pomplamoose) | 3:14 |
3. | "Lonely Avenue Trailer" (music video) | 7:15 |