Sunny 16 (EP)

Sunny 16
EP by
Ben Folds
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003
Length20:54
LabelAttacked By Plastic
Ben Folds chronology
Speed Graphic
(2003) 		Sunny 16
(2003) 		Super D
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Guardian(average)[2]
Pitchfork Media5.2/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Sunny 16 is the second of a three-EP series by Ben Folds. The EP includes one cover track, "Songs Of Love" (written and performed originally by Neil Hannon's The Divine Comedy on the 1996 album Casanova). The song "Rock Star" was co-written by his wife at that time, Frally Hynes-Folds.

Hidden tracks

The last two tracks both contain hidden tracks of sorts, although they are really just a snippet of one of the track layers of the song on which the tracks are hidden. In "Rock Star", it is the song's closing vocal overlays, and in "Songs of Love" is the string quartet's part.

Comments from Ben Folds

Regarding the contents of the EP, Folds said the following: "If I was starting over again and had to make a demo tape, I'd use this EP. It represents a big part of what I do very naturally. Part of me thinks I'm an idiot for 'wasting' this recording on a limited release EP, but I'm really into this method of recording and releasing quickly and making it all about music, so here it is."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Folds, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."There's Always Someone Cooler Than You" 4:15
2."You've Got to Learn to Live with What You Are" 4:25
3."All U Can Eat" 3:22
4."Rock Star"Folds, Frally Hynes4:23
5."Songs of Love"Neil Hannon4:30

References

  1. ^ "Ben Folds - Sunny 16 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-09-01 – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Little things we like: Ben Folds - Sunny 16 EP | | guardian.co.uk Arts". www.theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2009-12-25. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 61. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone ben folds album guide.

General references

  • ^ Suddath, Clair, "Ben Folds Is Not Cooler Than You," pg 41, Nashville Scene, November 2, 2006.


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