Has Been

Has Been (2004) is William Shatner's second musical album after 1968's The Transformed Man. It is perhaps the first part of William Shatner's musical career to be successful on its own terms.

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The album was produced and arranged by Ben Folds and most of the songs are co-written by Folds and Shatner, with Folds creating arrangements for Shatner's prose-poems, and feature guest appearances from Joe Jackson (on a cover of Pulp's "Common People"), Folds and Aimee Mann (backup vocals on "That's Me Trying"), Lemon Jelly (on "Together"), Henry Rollins (on "I Can't Get Behind That"), and Brad Paisley (on "Real", which he wrote specifically for Shatner).

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In the 2004Triple J Hottest 100 (a music poll held at the beginning of 2005), "Common People" came in at number 21. This was the first time Shatner had made it into the Hottest 100.

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William Shatner: William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. Shatner is most famous for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. Shatner has w...

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The Transformed Man: If ever any album defined the term "cult hit," The Transformed Man is the one. William Shatner's debut album, it was released in 1968 (see 1968 in music), while the original Star Trek series was still on the air. While no one is sure to this day whether or not Shatner was attempting to create a se...

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