Ripe (Ben Lee album)

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Ripe
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Studio album by
Released18 September 2007
Genre Indie pop
Label Inertia, New West
Producer John Alagia
Ben Lee chronology
Awake Is the New Sleep
(2005)
Ripe
(2007)
The Rebirth of Venus
(2009)
Singles from Ripe
  1. "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"
    Released: August 2007
  2. "Numb"
    Released: October 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Time OffStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on 18 September 2007. Produced by John Alagia, the album features guest appearances from Mandy Moore, Benji Madden, Benmont Tench, Rachael Yamagata, Rooney, Sara Watkins and Charlotte Martin. [4]

Contents

It entered the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 11 on 24 September. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Love Me Like the World Is Ending" (featuring Rachael Yamagata) – 3:46
  2. "American Television" (featuring Rooney) – 3:40
  3. "Birds and Bees" (featuring Mandy Moore) – 3:09
  4. "Is This How Love's Supposed to Feel?" (featuring Charlotte Martin) – 4:17
  5. "Blush" – 3:55
  6. "Numb" – 2:57
  7. "What Would Jay-Z Do?" – 2:54
  8. "Sex Without Love" (featuring Benji Madden) – 3:31
  9. "Home" – 2:39
  10. "So Hungry" – 3:34
  11. "Just Say Yes" – 5:24
  12. "Ripe" – 3:05

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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