Fakebook (album)

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Fakebook
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Studio album by
Released1990
StudioWater Music in Hoboken, United States
Genre Indie rock, folk
Length42:24
Label Bar/None Records
Producer Gene 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
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
Melody Maker Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Select 4/5 [6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [7]

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

Contents

Content

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Forget" Ira Kaplan 2:13
2."Griselda" Antonia 1:54
3."Here Comes My Baby" Cat Stevens 2:26
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 Johnston 3:16
9."Tried So Hard" Gene Clark 2:13
10."The Summer"Hubley, Kaplan2:40
11."Oklahoma, U.S.A." Ray Davies 2:18
12."What Comes Next"Kaplan3:11
13."The One to Cry"(Originally by The Escorts)1:47
14."Andalucia" John Cale 3:33
15."Did I Tell You"Kaplan3:21
16."What Can I Say" Joey Spampinato 2:03

Personnel

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