Rejected (EP)

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Rejected
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EP by Ben Jelen
Released November 15, 2005
Genre Pop
Label Fearless Management
Ben Jelen chronology
Give It All Away
(2004) Give It All Away2004
Rejected EP
(2005)
Ex-Sensitive
(2007) Ex-Sensitive2007

Rejected is an independently released EP by American singer Ben Jelen. The EP failed to appear on any charts in the U.S. and, apart from the recordings released as part of his appearance on Sessions@AOL, was the only material released by Jelen after his departure from Maverick Records until he signed to Custard Records and released his subsequent album, Ex-Sensitive . The album is still available for download on iTunes.

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Ben Jelen Singer, songwriter

Ben Jelen is a Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characterized by near-stardom, with his debut album, Give It All Away peaking at No. 113 on the Billboard 200 list. As of 2011, he is on indefinite hiatus from his solo career and is working with a new band, along with former Deuce Project member Josh McMillan known as Under The Elephant.

Sessions@AOL is a special avenue of programming conducted by AOL Music. Originally an AOL exclusive, Sessions@AOL can now also be seen as an avenue for non-AOL users as well. Sessions@AOL consists of exclusive and intimate performances of songs by popular musicians, including Westlife, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, G-Unit, Coldplay, Avril Lavigne, Ashley Tisdale, Keane, The Killers, N.E.R.D, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Blink 182, Fleetwood Mac, Green Day, Snow Patrol, Carrie Underwood, Backstreet Boys, My Chemical Romance, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Sean Paul, Thrice, Fort Minor, Simple Plan, Bond and Evanescence. Many artists also conduct interviews with the band member or performer. Audio performances from Sessions@AOL are often released as live performances on the commercial singles of artists or as exclusive downloads at the iTunes Store.

The song "Baby Girl" features Jelen's brother Sebastian and was written for their sister Nina's funeral when she died in the summer of 2005.

Track listing

  1. "Driver"
  2. "Teenage Suburban Queen"
  3. "Room 1023"
  4. "Tell Me Everything"
  5. "Baby Girl"


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