Veneer (album)

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Veneer
Veneergonzalezcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released29 October 2003
Genre Folk, indie rock
Length30:50
Label Imperial
Producer José González
José González chronology
Veneer
(2003)
In Our Nature
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [5]
Spin A− [6]

Veneer is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter José González. It was released on 29 October 2003, in Sweden, 25 April 2005 in the rest of Europe and on 6 September 2005 in the United States.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by José González, except where noted

Veneer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slow Moves" 2:52
2."Remain" 3:45
3."Lovestain" 2:18
4."Heartbeats" (The Knife cover)2:40
5."Crosses" 2:43
6."Deadweight on Velveteen" 3:27
7."All You Deliver" 2:20
8."Stay in the Shade" 2:23
9."Hints" 3:52
10."Save Your Day" 2:30
11."Broken Arrows" 1:58

Two-disc special edition

  1. "Storm"
  2. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
  3. "Suggestions"
  4. "Down the Hillside"
  5. "Sensing Owls"
  6. "Hand on Your Heart" (Kylie Minogue)
  7. "Instrumental"

Singles

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Veneer
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] Gold7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [21] Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Platinum430,000 [23]
Summaries
Europe250,000+ [24]
Worldwide1,000,000 [25]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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