| Faking the Books | ||||
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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 is the third studio album by German electronic music band Lali Puna. It was released on 5 April 2004 by Morr Music. [5]
Faking the Books peaked at number 23 on Billboard 's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Alternative Press | 5/5 [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Spin | B+ [2] |
| Stylus Magazine | 7/10 [12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
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]
All lyrics are written by Valerie Trebeljahr, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [14]
Lali Puna
Additional musicians
Production
Design
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 82 |
| Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 42 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [6] | 23 |
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