Container title. Previously recorded 1992-2011; some selections previously released 1995-2011. Compact discs. Program notes on container insert. Epic/Legacy: 88697 92683 2-D1, 88697 92683 2-D2, 88697 92683 2-D3 (on container: 88697 92683 2). Performed by Ben Folds ; with accompanying musicians.
Contents:
Disc 2. The best imitation of myself : a retrospective : rarities / Ben Folds. Disc 2. The best imitation of myself : a retrospective : live / Ben Folds -- The best imitation of myself : a retrospective : rarities / Ben Folds. (previously unreleased new recording - 2011). House (with Ben Folds Five) Annie waits -- Philosophy (with Ben Folds Five) -- Underground (with Ben Folds Five) -- Landed (strings version) -- One angry dwarf and 200 solemn faces (with Ben Folds Five) -- Don't change your plans (with Ben Folds Five) -- The luckiest -- Smoke (with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra) (Perth, AU 2003) -- Rockin' the suburbs -- Kate (with Ben Folds Five) -- Gracie -- Still fighting it (extended version) (previously unreleased) -- You don't know me (feat. Regina Spektor) -- There's always someone cooler than you -- Still -- From above (lyrics by Nick Hornby) -- House (with Ben Folds Five) (previously unreleased new recording - 2011). (Adelaide, Australia 2011). Not the same Julianne (lyrics by Nick Hornby) (London, UK 2011) -- (Stockholm, Sweden 1997) -- Video (with Ben Folds Five) (Stockholm, Sweden 1997) -- Song for the dumped (with Ben Folds Five) (Las Vegas, NV 1998) -- Missing the war (with Ben Folds Five) (London, UK 1999) -- Mess (with Ben Folds Five) (London, UK 1999) -- Magic (with Ben Folds Five) (London, UK 1999) -- Selfless, cold and composed (New York, NY 2001) -- Zak and Sara (New York, NY 2002) -- Girl (New York, NY 2002) -- Just pretend (with The Bens) (Melbourne, Australia 2003) -- Fred Jones part 2 (with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra) (Perth, Australia 2005) -- Careless whisper (feat. Rufus Wainwright) (Saratoga, CA 2005) -- All you can eat (Nashville, TN 2006) -- Long tall Texan (Houston, TX 2008) -- Army (with Ben Folds Five) (Chapel Hill, NC 2008) -- Battle of who could care less (with Ben Folds Five) (Chapel Hill, NC 2008) -- Kylie from Connecticut (Detroit, MI 2008) -- Effington (Seoul, Korea 2011) -- Picture window (lyrics by Nick Hornby) (London, UK 2011) -- Sentimental guy (Adelaide, Australia 2011) -- Not the same (Adelaide, Australia 2011). Disc 3, Stumblin' home winter blues Unrelated (unfinished song demo - 1996) -- Best imitation of myself (demo - 1992) -- Rocky (4 track home demo - 1993) -- Boxing (demo - 1992) -- Julianne (with Ben Folds Five) (previously unreleased new recording - 2011). Evaporated (with Ben Folds Five) (unreleased 1st album - 1994) -- Alice Childress (with Ben Folds Five) (KCRW sessions - 1996) -- Barrytown (with Ben Folds Five) ("Me, myself and Irene soundtrack" - 2000) -- Amelia Bright (with Ben Folds Five) (Mitch Easter sessions - 2000) -- Tell me what I did (with Ben Folds Five) (previously unreleased new recording - 2011) -- Rock star (demo - 2000) -- Losing Lisa (demo - 2000) -- Break up at food court (demo - 2000) -- Hiro's song (demo - 2000) -- Wandering (demo - 2000) -- The secret life of Morgan Davis (alternate mix - 2001) -- Such great heights (alternate mix from MySpace sessions - 2006) -- Bitches ain't shit (b-side of "Landed" single - 2005) -- Time (alternate version - 2004) -- Sleazy ("Download to donate-tsunami relief" - 2011) -- Because the origami (with 8in8 - Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and Damian Kulash - 2011) -- Stumblin' home winter blues (with Ben Folds Five) (previously unreleased new recording - 2011).
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