Ben Folds Releases A Cappella Album

Alternative pop/rock singer-songwriter Ben Folds released his new album "Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!" on Tuesday, according to CNN.com. The album, produced by Epic Records, is a collaboration of 14 a cappella ensembles from universities across the country and features covers of Folds' greatest hits.

Two out of the 16 songs on the album are sung a cappella by Folds himself.

The idea to ditch his trademark--his piano--hit Folds while he was browsing YouTube and came across videos of university a cappella singers performing covers of his songs.

In the article Folds says he was really moved by what he saw. "I thought it was better than what I had done when I first heard it. That's how it struck me because it was so fresh."

The album is already proving to be a hit among Ben Folds fans--it ranks #10 on iTunes Top Albums.

Twitterers are raving about it as well.

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