| Uncle Walter | |
| Cover: | Ben_Folds_Five_Uncle_Walter.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of European single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ben Folds Five |
| Album: | Ben Folds Five |
| Released: | August 8, 1995 (album) 1996 (single) |
| Recorded: | Wave Castle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina February 1995 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 3:49 |
| Label: | Passenger/Caroline Intercord (EU single) Virgin (Australia single) |
| Producer: | Caleb Southern |
| Prev Title: | Philosophy |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Battle of Who Could Care Less |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
"Uncle Walter" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album.[1] It was written by lead singer Ben Folds.[2]
Ben Folds has stated:
Charles Leahy, first cousin of songwriter (and Folds' former wife) Anna Goodman, corroborates this in a June 2006 interview:
This song appears on the Ben Folds Five Live album which was released on June 4, 2013. It was recorded at the Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 10/5/12.[3]
Released in 1996 to radio programmers in the United States to promote the song and the album Ben Folds Five. Features the album cut of the song.[4]
Released in 1996 in Europe by Intercord Records for Passenger/Caroline. Features the album cut of the song. The other tracks were recorded live on August 12, 1995, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by John Alagia and Doug Derryberry. The tracks were mixed at Rutabaga Studios in May 1996. "Tom & Mary" also appears on the Japanese release of Ben Folds Five.[5]
Released on 21 October 1996 in Australia by Virgin Records for Passenger/Caroline. Features the album cut of the song. The other tracks were recorded live on August 12, 1995, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by John Alagia and Doug Derryberry. The tracks were mixed at Rutabaga Studios in May 1996. "Tom & Mary" also appears on the Japanese release of Ben Folds Five.[6]
The song appears on the 1996 Caroline Records compilation album How Low Can A Punk Get.