Ripe (Ben Lee album)

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2007 studio album by Ben Lee

Ripe

Studio album by

Ben Lee

Released| 18 September 2007
Genre| Indie pop
Label| Inertia, New West
Producer| John Alagia
Ben Lee chronology
| Awake Is the New Sleep
(2005)  | Ripe
(2007)  | The Rebirth of Venus
(2009)

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Singles from  Ripe

1. "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"
Released: August 2007
2. "Numb"
Released: October 2007

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 62/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Time Off| [3]

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.[4]

It entered the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 11 on 24 September.[5]

## Track listing

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1. "Love Me Like the World Is Ending" (featuring Rachael Yamagata) – 3:46
2. "American Television" (featuring Rooney) – 3:40
3. "Birds and Bees" (featuring Mandy Moore) – 3:09
4. "Is This How Love's Supposed to Feel?" (featuring Charlotte Martin) – 4:17
5. "Blush" – 3:55
6. "Numb" – 2:57
7. "What Would Jay-Z Do?" – 2:54
8. "Sex Without Love" (featuring Benji Madden) – 3:31
9. "Home" – 2:39
10. "So Hungry" – 3:34
11. "Just Say Yes" – 5:24
12. "Ripe" – 3:05

## Personnel

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* 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

## Charts

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 35

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[9] | Gold  | 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Ripe by Ben Lee". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. ^ Thomas, Stephen (4 September 2007). "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
3. ^ Time Off review
4. ^ Eleven magazine Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Discography Ben Lee". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ben Lee – Ripe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
7. ^ "Ben Lee Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
8. ^ "Ben Lee Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

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Ben Lee

Studio albums|

* Grandpaw Would (1995)
* Something to Remember Me By (1997)
* Breathing Tornados (1998)
* hey you. yes you. (2002)
* Awake Is the New Sleep (2005)
* Ripe (2007)
* The Rebirth of Venus (2009)
* Deeper into Dream (2011)
* Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work (2013)
* Love Is the Great Rebellion (2015)
* Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind (2016)
* B Is for Beer: The Musical (2018)

Singles|

* "Cigarettes Will Kill You"
* "Gamble Everything for Love"
* "Catch My Disease"
* "In My Life"
* "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"

Related|

* The Bens
* Gerling
* Noise Addict
* Odd Man Out Tour
* Radnor and Lee

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* MusicBrainz release group

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