The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Narcolepsy
A2	Don't Change Your Plans
A3	Mess
A4	Magic Written-By – Darren Jessee
A5	Hospital Song
B1	Army
B2	Your Redneck Past
B3	Your Most Valuable Possession Written-By – Ben Folds, Caleb Southern, Darren Jessee, Dean Folds, Robert Sledge
B4	Regrets
B5	Jane
B6	Lullabye Written-By – Anna Goodman, Ben Folds

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Sound City Studios
• Recorded At – Grandmaster Studios
• Recorded At – Water Music Recorders
• Recorded At – RPM Studios

Credits

• A&R – Ben Goldman
• Art Direction, Design – Josh Cheuse
• Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Ken Mosher (tracks: B1, B6)
• Cello – Jane Scarpantoni (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B4, B6)
• Conductor [Strings], Arranged By [Strings] – John Mark Painter
• Crew – Doug Goodman, Joe DeLorenzo, Leo Overtoom, Rob DeVries, Scott MacLeod*, Trey Hamilton
• Edited By – Roger Lian
• Flugelhorn – John Mark Painter (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Graphics [Graphic Artist] – James Hunter
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mixed By – Andy Wallace
• Performer – Darren Jessee, Robert Sledge
• Photography By – The Jessee Archive
• Photography By [Band Photo] – Charlie Gross
• Piano [Baldwin], Performer, Songwriter [All Songs By] – Ben Folds
• Producer, Recorded By – Caleb Southern
• Tenor Saxophone – Paul Shapiro (tracks: B1), Tom Maxwell (tracks: B1, B6)
• Valve Trombone – John Mark Painter (tracks: B1)
• Violin – Antoine Silverman (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B4, B6), Lorenza Ponce (tracks: A1, A2, B4, B6), Mark Feldman (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B4, B6)

Notes

Includes glossy artwork inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

Recorded at Sound City Studios (Los Angeles), Grandmaster Studios (Los Angeles), Water Music (Hoboken, NJ) and RPM Studios (NYC), November 1998 - January 1999

When we chose "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner" as the title for this album, we were unaware of the existence of a living, breathing, and famous Reinhold Messner. The name was part of a story from Darren's school days when a friend suggested using "Reinhold Messner" on fake ID's. Allegedly, there were many 27 year old Reinholds who looked suspiciously adolescent, inhabiting the bars of Charlotte, North Carolina in the late eighties.

Maybe we liked the name because it had an exotic ring; maybe we had been aware of the name subliminally; or maybe it was the energy behind a name responsible for some of the world's most incredible feats of mountaineering, and a global legion of inspired followers...at any rate we'd love to tell you we're just fucking cool and knew what we were doing, but alas, the credit goes to our cosmic collaborator on this album; coincidence. Thanks to Reinhold Messner for being a hero, and now a good sport.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 074646980811
• Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side A): AL69808-1A 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side B): BL69808-1A 2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BK 69808	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(CD, Album, Club)	550 Music	BK 69808	US	1999
493312 5	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd)	550 Music, Caroline Records, Epic	493312 5	Australia	1999
none	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(CD, Album, TP)	550 Music	none	Europe	1999
BK 69808	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(CD, Album)	550 Music	BK 69808	Canada	1999
AS00013	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Analog Spark, 550 Music	AS00013	US	2017

Recommendations