Something to Remember Me By
Studio album by
Released20 May 1997
GenreIndie pop
LabelFellaheen (Australia)
Grand Royal (USA)[1]
ProducerBrad Wood[2]
Ben Lee chronology
Grandpaw Would
(1995)
Something to Remember Me By
(1997)
Breathing Tornados
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]
Spin7/10[2]

Something to Remember Me By is the second album by Australian indie pop artist Ben Lee.[7][8] It was released in 1997.[9]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Lee's gift for pop melodies is still on display, especially on the country-tinged 'New Song,' but he has yet to learn that every disappointment does not contain the makings of a great song."[4] Tulsa World wrote that Lee's "strumming of acoustic guitars and modest voice sound like John Wesley Harding without the political agenda."[10]

Track listing

Australia
  1. "How to Survive a Broken Heart" (Lee, Richman) – 2:49
  2. "Deep Talk in the Shallow End" (Lee) – 2:46
  3. "New Song" (Lee) – 3:54
  4. "Eight Years Old" (Lee) – 3:45
  5. "Career Choice" (Lee) – 3:56
  6. "Ketchum" (Lee) – 4:52
  7. "Daisy" (Lee) – 5:34
  8. "My Drifting Nature" (Lee) – 2:39
  9. "2 Sisters" (Lee) – 4:50
  10. "A Month Today" (Lee) – 1:28
  11. "Household Name" (Lee) – 3:23
  12. "Grammercy Park Hotel" (Lee) – 5:41
  13. "End of the World" (Lee, Kent) – 3:11
  14. "Long Train Ride" (Lee) – 3:40
Japan
  1. "How to Survive a Broken Heart"
  2. "Deep Talk in the Shallow End"
  3. "In the Desert"
  4. "New Song"
  5. "8 Years Old"
  6. "Career Choice"
  7. "Ketchum"
  8. "Daisy"
  9. "My Drifting Nature"
  10. "2 Sisters"
  11. "A Month Today"
  12. "Bad Radio Voice"
  13. "Household Name"
  14. "Grammercy Park Hotel"
  15. "End of the World"
  16. "Long Train Ride"
  17. "Sally's Orchid"
  18. "End of an Era"

Singles

No singles were released from this album, apart from a promo release of "Career Choice."

References

  1. ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 480.
  2. ^ a b "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 1 July 1997 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ a b Ryan, Mo. "Ben LeeSomething to Remember Me By (Grand..." chicagotribune.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 145.
  6. ^ "Something to Remember Me By". EW.com.
  7. ^ "Ben Lee | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Ben Lee". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 1 June 1997 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Racket". SF Weekly. 4 June 1997.
  10. ^ "Reviews of Recently Released CDs". Tulsa World.