Brendan Benson

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Brendan Benson, October 2008
Brendan Benson, October 2008
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The Alternative To Love
  UK 70 03/26/2005 (1 week)
My Old, Familiar Friend
  UK 90 09/12/2009 (1 week)
  US 110 09/05/2009 (1 week)
What Kind of World
  US 159 05/12/2012 (1 week)
Singles
Metaria
  UK 92 04/26/2003 (1 week)
Spit It Out
  UK 75 04/09/2005 (1 week)
Cold Hands (Warm Heart)
  UK 99 07/16/2005 (1 week)

Brendan Benson (born November 14, 1970 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released seven solo albums and is a member of The Raconteurs band .

Career

His debut One Mississippi was released in 1996 on Virgin Records . It would take six years for Lapalco to succeed . In 2003 he released the EP Metarie with his band, The Wellfed Boys. His third album , The Alternative to Love , came out in 2005 . Benson is also a member of The Raconteurs , a collaboration with Jack White and Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler , two members of the Greenhornes . In addition to his work as a musician, he worked as a producer for The Greenhornes, The Nice Device , The Mood Elevator and The Waxwings .

Benson currently lives in Nashville , Tennessee .

Discography

Albums

  • One Mississippi (1996)
  • Lapalco (2002)
  • The Alternative to Love (2005)
  • My Old, Familiar Friend (2009)
  • What Kind of World (2012)
  • You Were Right (2013)
  • Dear Life (2020)

EPs

  • Folk Singer (2002)
  • Metaria (2003)

Singles

  • Tiny Spark (July 8, 2002)
  • Good to Me (October 28, 2002)
  • Metarie (April 14, 2003)
  • Spit It Out (March 28, 2005)
  • Cold Hands (Warm Heart) (July 4, 2005)
  • What I'm Looking For (November 7, 2005)

swell

  1. ↑ Charts UK Charts US

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personal data
SURNAME Benson, Brendan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan , USA