On My Way (Ben Kweller album)

On My Way is the second album released by Ben Kweller. All songs were written by Ben Kweller.

On My Way
Studio album by
Ben Kweller
ReleasedApril 6, 2004
Recorded2004
StudioSear Sound, New York City, NY
GenreIndie, Rock
Length42:24
LabelATO Records
ProducerEthan Johns
Ben Kweller chronology
Sha Sha
(2002)		 On My Way
(2004)		 Ben Kweller
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10) [3]
Robert Christgau[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
StylusA− [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes [7]

Recording process

On My Way was recorded at the same studio (Sear Sound) as Sha Sha, but the approach was completely different. "I really wanted to capture the band that had been backing me up for the past year and a half. We recorded everything live, in one room without headphones and hardly any overdubs. I'm very proud of On My Way's spontaneity and honesty. I'm especially proud of the song "On My Way". I feel it's one of my best."

Touring

The touring band for the album featured John Kent from Radish and Jason Roberts on guitar. On My Way was their first headlining tour in France. Ben Kweller also co-headlined with Death Cab For Cutie and Incubus in the US. Kweller also performed in Japan with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the White Stripes. Towards the end of touring, Kweller opened for The Black Crowes at one of their Hammerstein reunion shows.

Track listing
  1. "I Need You Back" – 3:17
  2. "Hospital Bed" – 3:37
  3. "My Apartment" – 3:57
  4. "On My Way" – 3:54
  5. "The Rules" – 2:37
  6. "Down" – 4:08
  7. "Living Life" – 4:02
  8. "Ann Disaster" – 3:08
  9. "Believer" – 4:59
  10. "Hear Me Out" – 3:44
  11. "Different but the Same" – 5:02

Personnel
  • Ben Kweller - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Art Direction
  • Josh Lattanzi - Bass guitar, Vocals
  • Mike Stroud - Guitar, Vocals
  • John Kent - Drums
  • Fred Eltringham - Drums
  • Steve Mazur - Engineer
  • Steve Ralbovsky - A&R
  • Brett Kilroe - Art Direction
  • Greg Calbi - Mastering
  • Ethan Johns - Percussion, Mixing, Engineer, Producer

Chart positions
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Billboard 200 83
Top Internet Albums 83

References
  1. "On My Way by Ben Kweller". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. On My Way at AllMusic
  3. Pitchfork Media review
  4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Ben Kweller". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Album Reviews". Archived from the original on 11 April 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Stylus Magazine review
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes review
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