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My Old, Familiar Friend
Studio album by
Brendan Benson
ReleasedAugust 18, 2009
RecordedNashville, TN and London, England
GenreRock
Length40:25
LabelATO Records
ProducerDave Sardy, Gil Norton
Brendan Benson chronology
The Alternative to Love
(2005) 		My Old, Familiar Friend
(2009) 		What Kind of World
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
Paste Magazine(7.4/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[6]
PopMatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Spin[10]

My Old, Familiar Friend is the fourth album by American musician Brendan Benson, released on August 18, 2009. The first single, "A Whole Lot Better," was released on the same day. The album debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums in the US.

My Old, Familiar Friend was recorded in 2007, in between Benson's work on Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely, as a member of The Raconteurs.

Track listing

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All songs written by Brendan Benson, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Whole Lot Better" 3:23
2."Eyes on the Horizon"Benson, Andrew Higley3:54
3."Garbage Day" 3:21
4."Gonowhere" 3:47
5."Feel Like Taking You Home"Benson, Dean Fertita3:33
6."You Make a Fool Out of Me" 3:31
7."Poised and Ready" 3:11
8."Don't Wanna Talk" 3:48
9."Misery" 3:53
10."Lesson Learned" 4:29
11."Borrow"Benson, Higley3:38

iTunes bonus track

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No.TitleLength
12."I'll Never Tell"3:14

Limited edition

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No.TitleLength
12."New Words of Wisdom"2:59
13."I'll Never Tell"3:14

References

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  1. ^ "My Old, Familiar Friend by Brendan Benson". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1621066
  3. ^ "Album Review: Brendan Benson - My Old, Familiar Friend". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (August 20, 2009). "Brendan Benson: My Old Familiar Friend". The Guardian. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Brendan Benson, 'My Old, Familiar Friend' (ATO) - SPIN". August 17, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2016.


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