My Old, Familiar Friend | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 18, 2009 | |||
Recorded | Nashville, TN and London, England | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | ATO Records | |||
Producer | Dave Sardy, Gil Norton | |||
Brendan Benson chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Paste Magazine | (7.4/10) [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | [10] |
My Old, Familiar Friend is the fourth album by American musician Brendan Benson, released on August 18, 2009. The first single, "A Whole Lot Better," was released on the same day. The album debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums in the US.
My Old, Familiar Friend was recorded in 2007, in between Benson's work on Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely, as a member of The Raconteurs.
All songs written by Brendan Benson, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Whole Lot Better" | 3:23 | |
2. | "Eyes on the Horizon" | Benson, Andrew Higley | 3:54 |
3. | "Garbage Day" | 3:21 | |
4. | "Gonowhere" | 3:47 | |
5. | "Feel Like Taking You Home" | Benson, Dean Fertita | 3:33 |
6. | "You Make a Fool Out of Me" | 3:31 | |
7. | "Poised and Ready" | 3:11 | |
8. | "Don't Wanna Talk" | 3:48 | |
9. | "Misery" | 3:53 | |
10. | "Lesson Learned" | 4:29 | |
11. | "Borrow" | Benson, Higley | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "I'll Never Tell" | 3:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "New Words of Wisdom" | 2:59 |
13. | "I'll Never Tell" | 3:14 |
My Old, Familiar Friend | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 18, 2009 | |||
Recorded | Nashville, TN and London, England | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | ATO Records | |||
Producer | Dave Sardy, Gil Norton | |||
Brendan Benson chronology | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Paste Magazine | (7.4/10) [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | [10] |
My Old, Familiar Friend is the fourth album by American musician Brendan Benson, released on August 18, 2009. The first single, "A Whole Lot Better," was released on the same day. The album debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums in the US.
My Old, Familiar Friend was recorded in 2007, in between Benson's work on Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely, as a member of The Raconteurs.
All songs written by Brendan Benson, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "A Whole Lot Better" | 3:23 | |
2. | "Eyes on the Horizon" | Benson, Andrew Higley | 3:54 |
3. | "Garbage Day" | 3:21 | |
4. | "Gonowhere" | 3:47 | |
5. | "Feel Like Taking You Home" | Benson, Dean Fertita | 3:33 |
6. | "You Make a Fool Out of Me" | 3:31 | |
7. | "Poised and Ready" | 3:11 | |
8. | "Don't Wanna Talk" | 3:48 | |
9. | "Misery" | 3:53 | |
10. | "Lesson Learned" | 4:29 | |
11. | "Borrow" | Benson, Higley | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "I'll Never Tell" | 3:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "New Words of Wisdom" | 2:59 |
13. | "I'll Never Tell" | 3:14 |