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 | |||
Ben Folds chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 63/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | B [3] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
musicOMH | [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | 7/10 [10] |
Uncut | [1] |
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.
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 |
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