Ripe (Ben Lee album)
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| Ripe | ||||
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| Released | 18 September 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Label | Inertia, New West | |||
| Producer | John Alagia | |||
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| Singles from Ripe | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 5/10[4] |
| musicOMH | [5] |
| Paste | [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Spin | 5/10[8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on 18 September 2007. Produced by John Alagia, the album features guest appearances from Mandy Moore, Benji Madden, Benmont Tench, Rachael Yamagata, Rooney, Sara Watkins and Charlotte Martin.[10]
It entered the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 11 on 24 September.[11]
- "Love Me Like the World Is Ending" (featuring Rachael Yamagata) – 3:46
- "American Television" (featuring Rooney) – 3:40
- "Birds and Bees" (featuring Mandy Moore) – 3:09
- "Is This How Love's Supposed to Feel?" (featuring Charlotte Martin) – 4:17
- "Blush" – 3:55
- "Numb" – 2:57
- "What Would Jay-Z Do?" – 2:54
- "Sex Without Love" (featuring Benji Madden) – 3:31
- "Home" – 2:39
- "So Hungry" – 3:34
- "Just Say Yes" – 5:24
- "Ripe" – 3:05
Personnel
- John Alagia – guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tack piano, organ, shaker, tambourine, background vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums, tambourine, percussion
- Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar, slide guitar
- Nick Johns – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harmonium, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, ARP synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, vibraphone
- Charlotte Martin – piano, background vocals
- Mandy Moore – vocals, background vocals
- Todd M. Simon – trumpet
- Sara Watkins – background vocals
- Ben Lee – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
