| Way to Normal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Ben Folds' Recording Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dennis Herring | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover for the fake leak version of the album | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (62/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 56%[2] |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [4] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[5] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
| musicOMH | [8] |
| Paste | 8.9/10[9] |
| The Phoenix |  [10] |
| Pitchfork Media | 2.7/10[11] |
| PopMatters |   [12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| Spin | (6/10)[14] |
| Uncut | [1] |
Way to Normal is the third studio album by Ben Folds. It was released in Japan on September 17, 2008, in Australia on September 27, in UK and Europe on September 29, and in the US on September 30.[15] The album is Folds' highest-charting solo album in the US, reaching #11 on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release.[16]
A music video for "You Don't Know Me" was directed by Eric Wareheim, featuring Wareheim himself and his comedy partner Tim Heidecker.
In 2009, Folds re-released the album in less compressed audio quality as Stems and Seeds, adding various bonus tracks and providing "stems" for fans to create their own remixes.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Way To Normal". Metacritic. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ adrianhughes (November 22, 2008). "Ben Folds - Way to Normal - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Way to Normal at AllMusic
- ^ Caligiuri, Jim (October 24, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way to Normal (Epic)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Phipps, Kevin (September 29, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way To Normal". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Beanland, Chris (September 26, 2008). "Ben Folds - Way To Normal / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Spier, Ben (October 3, 2008). "Way to Normal Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- ^ Murphy, John (September 29, 2008). "Ben Folds - Way To Normal". musicOMH. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Borzyczkowski, Ralph (September 29, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way To Normal". Paste. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Lundy, Zeth (September 23, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way To Normal". The Phoenix. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Currin, Grayson (October 28, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way to Normal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Schiller, Mike (September 30, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way to Normal". PopMatters. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (October 2, 2008). "Ben Folds: Way To Normal". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Zimmerman, Shannon (September 30, 2008). "Ben Folds, 'Way to Normal' (Epic)". Spin. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "'Way To Normal' UK Release Date: 29th September". The Suburbs. August 1, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- "Bigger than Elvis: Ben Folds". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
- "Muziek". Myspace. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2012. - ^ "T.I. Debuts Big Atop Billboard 200, Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2012.