Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Narcolepsy Violin – John Mark Painter	5:25
2	Don't Change Your Plans Flugelhorn – John Mark Painter	5:11
3	Mess	4:03
4	Magic Written-By – Darren Jessee	4:03
5	Hospital Song	2:05
6	Army Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ken MosherFlugelhorn, Valve Trombone – John Mark PainterTenor Saxophone – Paul Shapiro, Tom MaxwellTrumpet – Frank London	3:23
7	Your Redneck Past	3:43
8	Your Most Valuable Possession Written-By – Caleb Southern, Darren Jessee, Dean Folds, Robert Sledge	1:57
9	Regrets	4:09
10	Jane	2:44
11	Lullabye Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ken MosherTenor Saxophone – Tom MaxwellWritten-By – Anna Goodman	3:53
12	Birds Cello – Jane ScarpantoniConductor [Strings], Arranged By [String] – John Mark PainterProducer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Caleb SouthernViolin – Antoine Silverman, Lorenza Ponce, Mark FeldmanWritten-By – Robert Sledge	2:09

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Credits

• A&R – Ben Goldman
• Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – John Mark Painter
• Booking – Dave Chumbley, Marlene Tsuchii, Marsha Vlasic
• Cello – Jane Scarpantoni (tracks: 1 to 4, 9, 11)
• Design, Art Direction – Josh Cheuse
• Featuring – Robert Sledge
• Featuring, Photography By – Darren Jessee
• Featuring, Piano [Baldwin] – Ben Folds
• Graphics [Graphic Artist] – James Hunter
• Legal – Ken Anderson
• Management – Alan Wolmark, Peter Felstead
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mixed By – Andy Wallace
• Other [Business] – Liz, Ron, Todd
• Other [Editing] – Roger Lian
• Other [Publicity] – Felice, Heidi, Vickie
• Photography By [Band Photo] – Charlie Gross
• Producer, Recorded By – Caleb Southern
• Violin – Antoine Silverman (tracks: 1 to 4, 9, 11), Lorenza Ponce (tracks: 2 to 4, 9, 11), Mark Feldman (tracks: 1 to 4, 9, 11)
• Written-By – Ben Folds (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 11)

Notes

This edition includes additional bonus track "Birds" (Track 12).

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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988010 749125
• Matrix / Runout: PUA-1232 1
• Other (SID Code: Inner Ring): IFPI L277
• Other (SID Code; Clear Inner Ring): IFPI 4577
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
B 69808	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(LP, Album)	550 Music	B 69808	US	1999
BK 69808	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(CD, Album, Club)	550 Music	BK 69808	US	1999
BM 69808	Ben Folds Five	The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner ‎(MD, Album)	550 Music	BM 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

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