Fakebook (album)

Fakebook
Studio album by
Yo La Tengo
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
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Melody Maker[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[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

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 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

  • 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)

References

  1. ^ Dougan, John. "Fakebook – Yo La Tengo". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ "Notable music for the week of July 6, 1990". Entertainment Weekly. July 6, 1990. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Yo La Tengo: Fakebook". Melody Maker: 46. May 16, 2000.
  5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Yo La Tengo". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 896–97. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Linehan, Graham (December 1990). "Yo La Tengo: Fakebook". Select (6): 109.
  7. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.



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