Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen
Studio album by
Ben Folds Five
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
RecordedSeptember–October 1996, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length49:20
Label
Producer
Ben Folds Five chronology
Ben Folds Five
(1995) 		Whatever and Ever Amen
(1997) 		Naked Baby Photos
(1998)
Singles from Whatever and Ever Amen
  1. "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Kate"
    Released: 1997
  3. "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Brick"
    Released: November 21, 1997
  5. "Song for the Dumped"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME6/10[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin9/10[11]

Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released on March 18, 1997.[12] Three singles were released from the album, including the lead single, "Battle of Who Could Care Less", which received significant airplay on alternative radio and on MTV, and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the band's biggest hit, "Brick", which was a top-40 song in numerous countries.

A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released (as b-sides, soundtrack contributions, etc.) except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live show.

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  2. ^ Owens, Thom. "Whatever and Ever Amen – Ben Folds Five". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Caro, Mark (March 21, 1997). "Ben Folds Five: Whatever and Ever Amen (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Ben Folds Five". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Willman, Chris (March 28, 1997). "Whatever and Ever Amen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Nichols, Natalie (March 16, 1997). "Ben Folds Five, 'Whatever and Ever Amen,' Sony 550 Music". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Moody, Paul (March 1, 1997). "Ben Folds Five – Whatever and Ever Amen". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (March 22, 2005). "Ben Folds Five: Whatever and Ever Amen". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ben Folds Five: Whatever and Ever Amen". Q. No. 169. October 2000. p. 141.
  10. ^ Moon, Tom (March 17, 1997). "Ben Folds: Whatever and Ever Amen". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  11. ^ Rotter, Jeffrey (May 1997). "Ben Folds Five: Whatever and Ever Amen". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 2. p. 110. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "Billboard". 29 March 1997.