Has Been

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Has Been
Studio album by
William Shatner
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004
GenreIndie rock, spoken word
Length39:49
LabelShout! Factory
ProducerBen Folds
William Shatner chronology
William Shatner Live
(1977) 		Has Been
(2004) 		Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts
(2008)
Singles from Has Been
  1. "Common People"
    Released: 2004[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardianneutral[3]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[4]

Has Been is William Shatner's second musical album after 1968's The Transformed Man, released in 2004. The album was produced and arranged by Ben Folds and most of the songs are co-written by Folds and Shatner, with Folds creating arrangements for Shatner's prose-poems. The album features guest appearances from Joe Jackson (on a cover of Pulp's "Common People"), Folds and Aimee Mann (backup vocals on "That's Me Trying"), Lemon Jelly (on "Together"), Henry Rollins, Adrian Belew (on "I Can't Get Behind That"), and Brad Paisley (on "Real", which he wrote specifically for Shatner).

  1. ^ "William Shatner - Common People". Discogs. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ Has Been at AllMusic
  3. ^ Wyse, Pascal (1 October 2004). "William Shatner, Has Been". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ "William Shatner - Has Been". Pitchfork.