Faking the Books
2004 studio album by Lali Puna
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Faking the Books is the third studio album by German electronic music band Lali Puna. It was released on 5 April 2004 by Morr Music.[5]
- Uphon (Weilheim in Oberbayern)
- Hausmusik (Munich)
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| Released | 5 April 2004 | |||
| Recorded | June – November 2003 | |||
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| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Morr | |||
| Producer | Mario Thaler | |||
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Faking the Books peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[6]
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Faking the Books received an average score of 83 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]
Faking the Books was ranked at number five on Exclaim!'s "Electronic – Year in Review 2004" list.[1]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Valerie Trebeljahr, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Faking the Books" (lyrics by Trebeljahr and Markus Acher) | Acher | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Call 1-800-Fear" |
| 3:24 |
| 3. | "Micronomic" | Trebeljahr | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Small Things" | Trebeljahr | 3:40 |
| 5. | "B-Movie" | Trebeljahr | 3:13 |
| 6. | "People I Know" | Acher | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Grin and Bear" |
| 4:41 |
| 8. | "Geography-5" | Trebeljahr | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Left Handed" |
| 3:44 |
| 10. | "Alienation" |
| 4:01 |
| 11. | "Crawling by Numbers" | Trebeljahr | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 38:30 | ||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[17]
Lali Puna
- Valerie Trebeljahr
- Markus Acher
- Christoph Brandner
- Christian Heiß
Additional musicians
- Sebastian Hess – cello on "Crawling by Numbers"
- Osamu Nambu – violin on "Alienation"
- Max Punktezahl – guitar on "Left Handed"
Production
- Chris Blair – mastering
- Mario Thaler – production, mixing, recording
Design
- Jan Kruse – cover artwork
- John-Patrick Morarescu – photography