Ben Folds Five is the debut studio album by American
alternative rock band
Ben Folds Five, released on August 8, 1995. A non-traditional rock album, it featured an innovative indie-pop sound, and excluded lead guitars completely.[1] The album was released on the small independent label
Passenger Records, owned by
Caroline Records, a subsidiary of
Virgin/
EMI. Ben Folds Five received positive reviews, and spawned five singles. The record failed to chart, but sparked an intense bidding war eventually won by
Sony Music.[2] Several live versions of songs originally released on Ben Folds Five reappeared later as
b-sides or on compilations.
Ben Folds Five is the debut studio album by American
alternative rock band
Ben Folds Five, released on August 8, 1995. A non-traditional rock album, it featured an innovative indie-pop sound, and excluded lead guitars completely.[1] The album was released on the small independent label
Passenger Records, owned by
Caroline Records, a subsidiary of
Virgin/
EMI. Ben Folds Five received positive reviews, and spawned five singles. The record failed to chart, but sparked an intense bidding war eventually won by
Sony Music.[2] Several live versions of songs originally released on Ben Folds Five reappeared later as
b-sides or on compilations.