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Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP is a remixed, compilation album by Ben Folds which was released on 24 October 2006, by Epic Records in the United States. The album's name is taken from Folds' EPs Super D, Sunny 16 and Speed Graphic. Music from those EPs make up the majority of the album, alongside other tracks released since Folds' last album: the Internet-download/'Landed' B-side Dr. Dre cover 'Bitches Ain't Shit', the song 'Bruised' from The Bens, and the reprise version of 'Still' from the Over the Hedge soundtrack.
Due to an outcry on many sites (including Folds' own MySpace webpage) that Folds was releasing this 'LP' of previously released material as a marketing ploy, he released a statement concerning the new release. He clarified that, while they are the same songs from the EP collection, almost every track would utilize added overlays and instrumentation (strings, for instance) or different takes of the song. From an email to his mailing list: 'the new LP would be ''boasting remastering and tweaking that was completed at Ben's own studio in Nashville, TN''.
Second U.S. single 'Bitches Ain't Shit' made it onto the Hot 100 as well as the Hot Digital Tracks chart.
Once you figure out where the title comes from, it makes perfect sense. Supersunnyspeedgraphic is a convenient collection assembled primarily from limited edition EPs Super D, Sunny 16, and Speed Graphic. The 12-track release, which follows Songs for Silverman and the Over the Hedge soundtrack, also culls from The Bens EP with Bens Kweller and Lee (a word to the expectant mothers out there: if you want your son to become an alternative pop star, just name him Benjamin). Longtime listeners know what to expect from Folds--Joe Jackson-esque vocals, clever wordplay, and tuneful melodies that rely more on keyboards than strings. For the uninitiated, it all probably sounds pretty commercial, but there's some risque material here. As with Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman, who excelled at enveloping edgy lyrics in radio-ready trappings, there are a few numbers on this rerecorded, remixed, and remastered disc that won't be rocking the airwaves anytime soon, like the piano man's stately version of Dr. Dre's 'Bitches Ain't S**t.' Depending on your point of view, the online sensation is either admirably ironic or unalterably offensive. Folds's more straightforward covers of the Cure's 'In Between Days' and the Darkness's 'Get Your Hands Off My Woman' are unlikely to ruffle as many feathers, but they're a better fit for his jaunty power pop-meets-new wave style. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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