With a Little Help from My Fwends

With a Little Help from My Fwends
Studio album by
the Flaming Lips
ReleasedOctober 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerScott Booker, the Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips chronology
The Time Has Come to Shoot You Down... What a Sound
(2013) 		With a Little Help from My Fwends
(2014) 		Oczy Mlody
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard[3]
Consequence of SoundC[4]
The 4058/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10[6]
NME7/10[7]
Pitchfork5.5/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Robert ChristgauA−[10]

With a Little Help from My Fwends is the second main album of the "Fwends" series by American rock band the Flaming Lips. It is a track-for-track tribute to the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with guest performers appearing on each song.[11] It was released on October 27, 2014, through Warner Bros. Records.[12] All proceeds from record sales went to the Bella Foundation, an organization in Oklahoma City that helps provide veterinary care to pet owners in need.[13][14][15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney except "Within You Without You", by George Harrison

No.TitleFeaturedLength
1."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"My Morning Jacket, Fever the Ghost & J Mascis2:45
2."With a Little Help from My Friends"Black Pus & Autumn Defense3:33
3."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"Miley Cyrus & Moby5:41
4."Getting Better"Dr. Dog, Chuck Inglish & Morgan Delt4:07
5."Fixing a Hole"Electric Würms3:48
6."She's Leaving Home"Phantogram, Julianna Barwick & Spaceface3:12
7."Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"Maynard James Keenan, Puscifer & Sunbears!2:34
8."Within You Without You"Birdflower & Morgan Delt4:39
9."When I'm Sixty-Four"Def Rain & Pitchwafuzz3:19
10."Lovely Rita"Tegan and Sara & Stardeath and White Dwarfs4:18
11."Good Morning Good Morning"Zorch, Grace Potter & Treasure Mammal3:14
12."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"Foxygen & Ben Goldwasser5:14
13."A Day in the Life"Miley Cyrus & New Fumes4:55
Total length:51:24

Charts

Chart performance for With a Little Help from My Fwends
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 108
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 80
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 84
US Billboard 200[19] 58
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 10

References

  1. ^ "With a Little Help from My Fwends - The Flaming Lips". Metacritic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "With a Little Help from My Fwends - The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Lynch, Joe. "Flaming Lips, 'With a Little Help From My Fwends': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Comaratta, Len (October 22, 2014). "The Flaming Lips – With A Little Help From My Fwends". Consequence of Sound. Townsquare Music. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Meixner, George. "The Flaming Lips - With A Little Help From My Fwends". The 405. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  6. ^ Daniels, Joe. "The Flaming Lips - With A Little Help From My Fwends". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Perry, Kevin (October 27, 2014). "NME Reviews - The Flaming Lips – 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". NME. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Berman, Stuart. "Album Reviews: The Flaming Lips: With a Little Help From My Fwends". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  9. ^ Winograd, Jeremy (October 22, 2014). "The Flaming Lips: With a Little Help from My Fwends". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Expert Witness: Sam Cooke / Aretha Franklin / The Flaming Lips / Bette Midler / James Brown". Cuepoint. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "Flaming Lips to re-record Sgt Pepper with Miley Cyrus". BBC News. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  12. ^ "The Flaming Lips announce release date for 'Sgt. Pepper's' cover album, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". Music Times. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  13. ^ "First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". NPR. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  14. ^ "Flaming Lips' 'Sgt. Peppers' Tribute Album Out this Fall". Rolling Stone. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  15. ^ "The Flaming Lips Announce Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Tribute Album Release Date". Pitchfork. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Flaming Lips – With a Little Help from My Fwends" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  20. ^ "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  21. ^ "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.