Songs for Silverman

Songs for Silverman
Studio album by
Ben Folds
ReleasedApril 25, 2005[1]
Recorded2004
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:08
Label
ProducerBen Folds, John Mark Painter
Ben Folds chronology
Super D
(2004) 		Songs for Silverman
(2005) 		Songs for Goldfish
(2005)
Singles from Songs for Silverman
  1. "Landed"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Pitchfork5.8/10[6]
Playlouder[7]
PopMatters4/10[1]
Rolling Stone[8]
Stylus MagazineC+[9]
Uncut[2]

Songs for Silverman is the second studio album by Ben Folds, released in April 2005 by Epic Records. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200, making it Folds' highest-charting album until the release of Way to Normal in 2008.

The album is named after Ben Goldman, Folds' former A&R representative at Sony BMG. Folds explained, "I was always sending songs to him for the album, so I wanted to name it after him. But somebody (from Sony) found out and flipped out, so I changed it a bit and turned it in."[10] Goldman's name also spawned the title of Folds' compilation album Songs for Goldfish.

  1. ^ a b Schiller, Mike (May 13, 2005). "Ben Folds: Songs for Silverman". PopMatters. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Songs For Silverman". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Songs for Silverman at AllMusic
  4. ^ Ridgway, Julian (May 9, 2005). "Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Willman, Chris (May 20, 2005). "Songs for Silverman Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ Allen, Jeremy (April 28, 2005). "Songs For Silverman". Playlouder. Archived from the original on April 28, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Hiatt, Brian (May 5, 2005). "Ben Folds: Songs for Silverman : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  9. ^ Passantino, Dom (May 24, 2005). "Ben Folds - Songs for Silverman - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  10. ^ Breskin, Nicole (31 August 2006). "Ben Folds sets his Jewish record straight". Ynetnews.