The Rebirth of Venus


The Rebirth of Venus is the seventh studio album by Australian indie pop musician Ben Lee, released on 10 February 2009 by New West Records.
A portion of the proceedings attained from the record are to be donated to FINCA International's village banking program. A press release said FINCA "offers financial services, not charity, to the world's lowest-income women entrepreneurs. This creates jobs, builds assets and generally improves the standard of living in these destitute communities."
Critical response to the album has been largely negative, with particular mention of the song 'I'm a Woman, Too'.
The album features Missy Higgins, Nic Johns, Cary Brothers, Patience Hodgson, John Alagia and Lara Meyerratken.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Ben Lee, except where noted.
  1. "What's So Bad " – 4:39
  2. "Surrender" – 3:16
  3. "Sing" – 3:15
  4. "I Love Pop Music" – 3:35
  5. "Rise Up" – 4:25
  6. "Yoko Ono" – 3:42
  7. "Boy with a Barbie" – 3:27
  8. "Bad Poetry" – 3:41
  9. "Blue Denim" – 4:03
  10. "Wake Up to America" – 4:27
  11. "I'm a Woman, Too" – 3:21
  12. "Families Cheating at Board Games" – 5:42
  13. "Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe" – 3:38

Bonus CD (Limited 2CD version)

  1. "New Wave"
  2. "Rock Boys"
  3. "Ben Lee"
  4. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World"
  5. "Kids"
  6. "Throw Your Arms Around Me"

Personnel

Production

  • Produced and mixed by Brad Wood
  • Recorded and engineered by Nick Johns, Mike Terry and Brad Wood
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi