Fakebook (album)

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Fakebook
File:Fakebook.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1990
StudioWater Music in Hoboken, United States
GenreIndie rock, folk
Length42:24
LabelBar/None Records
ProducerGene Holder
Yo La Tengo chronology
President Yo La Tengo
(1989)
Fakebook
(1990)
May I Sing with Me
(1992)
Singles from Fakebook
  1. "Speeding Motorcycle"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Melody MakerStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[5]
Select4/5[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[7]

Fakebook is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1990 by record label Bar None.

Content

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Comprising eleven cover songs as well as five originals, this album is regarded as a departure from their previous albums due to it containing mostly folk songs.[citation needed] "Barnaby, Hardly Working" is a new version of the song featured in the previous album President Yo La Tengo. "Did I Tell You" is a new version of the song featured in the 1987 album New Wave Hot Dogs.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Forget"Ira Kaplan2:13
2."Griselda"Antonia1:54
3."Here Comes My Baby"Cat Stevens2:26
4."Barnaby, Hardly Working"Georgia Hubley, Kaplan4:12
5."Yellow Sarong"(Originally by The Scene Is Now)1:37
6."You Tore Me Down"(Originally by Flamin' Groovies)2:54
7."Emulsified"(Originally by Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers)2:46
8."Speeding Motorcycle"Daniel Johnston3:16
9."Tried So Hard"Gene Clark2:13
10."The Summer"Hubley, Kaplan2:40
11."Oklahoma, U.S.A."Ray Davies2:18
12."What Comes Next"Kaplan3:11
13."The One to Cry"(Originally by The Escorts)1:47
14."Andalucia"John Cale3:33
15."Did I Tell You"Kaplan3:21
16."What Can I Say"Joey Spampinato2:03

Personnel

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  • Ira Kaplan – vocals, acoustic guitar; electric guitar (tracks 6, 7, 12)
  • Dave Schramm – electric guitar, steel guitar, organ
  • Al Greller – double bass
  • Georgia Hubley – drums, vocals; organ (tracks 11, 14), electric guitar (track 8)

Additional Personnel

  • The Pussywillows – vocals (track 7)
  • Gene Holder – electric bass (track 10)
  • Peter Stampfel – violin and vocals (track 13)

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