Don't You Fake It

Don't You Fake It
Studio album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Released	July 18, 2006
Recorded	December 2005–January 2006 at Water Music Recorders, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo, alternative rock[1]
Length	44:28
Label	Virgin
Producer	David Bendeth
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus chronology
Ass Shaker/Justify/Face Down EP (2006) Don't You Fake It (2006) AOL Sessions Undercover-EP (2007)
Deluxe edition
"Deluxe Edition" cover
Singles from Don't You Fake It
"Face Down" Released: July 4, 2006 "False Pretense" Released: March 13, 2007 "Your Guardian Angel" Released: August 7, 2007 "Damn Regret" Released: 2008

Don't You Fake It is the debut studio album by American rock band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. The title of the album is taken from a line in the opening track, "In Fate's Hands".

Release

It released on July 18, 2006. In February and March 2007, the band headlined the 2007 edition of the Take Action Tour.^[2] "False Pretense" impacted radio on March 13.^[3] The album was re-released on March 20. From late June to late August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour.^[4] "Your Guardian Angel" was released to radio on August 7, 2007.^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RockLouder	[6]

By August 2006, the album had sold over 100,000 copies.^[7] By August 2008, the album had sold 852,000 copies.^[8] It was eventually certified platinum in May 2016.^[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ronnie Winter, except where noted. 

Don't You Fake It
No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Fate's Hands"	3:27
2.	"Waiting"	2:56
3.	"False Pretense"	2:27
4.	"Face Down"	3:10
5.	"Misery Loves Its Company"	3:14
6.	"Cat and Mouse"	3:27
7.	"Damn Regret"	2:44
8.	"Atrophy"	3:16
9.	"Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"	3:20
10.	"Justify"	3:26
11.	"Your Guardian Angel" (includes 1:30 of silence)	5:21
12.	"The Grim Goodbye" (Winter, Duke Kitchens, Thomas Amason, Thomas Wurth, DanWagler) (hidden track; does not appear on digital download version of the album)	7:40
Total length:		44:28

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Face Down" (acoustic version)	3:10
14.	"Disconnected"	2:55

• Tracks 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 14 originally appear on The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
  • Tracks 1 and 11 have alternate names.

DVD

• Making the Album – Behind the Scenes
• "Face Down" (music video)
• "False Pretense" (music video)
• Behind the Scenes – "False Pretense"
• On the Road with RJA

Personnel

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

• Ronnie Winter – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Elias Reidy – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Duke Kitchens – rhythm guitar
• Joey Westwood – bass guitar
• Jon Wilkes – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Randy Winters – drums, sequencers on "In Fate's Hands" "Justify"
• Dan Korneff – strings

Production David Bendeth – producer, mixing Steve Tramposch – A&R Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineer Anthony Fontana – assistant engineer Ted Young – assistant engineer John Bender – digital editing, engineer Kato Khandwala – digital editing, engineer Dan Korneff – digital editing, mixing on "The Grim Goodbye" Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC Artwork Sean Mosher-Smith – Creative Direction Dzark Design Bureau – Design Myriam Santos-Kayda – Photography Management Steve Tramposch – Management for Launchpad David J. Wolter & Steve Tramposch – A&R Mike Arfin – Booking at Artist Group International Matt Greenberg – Legal at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, NYC Jeff Schwartz, Sue Kostner, & Alice Lee – Business Management at Tribeca Business Management

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 2006 US Billboard 200 25 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2006 "Face Down" US Hot 100 24 US Mainstream Rock Tracks 38 US Modern Rock Tracks 3 US Pop 100 10 US Top 40 Mainstream 10 Canadian BDS Airplay 84 New Zealand Singles Chart 4

Certifications Country Certification Sales United States Platinum 1,000,000[9]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Routing for Take Action Tour 2007 revealed". Alternative Press. December 6, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
3. "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. March 6, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
4. "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. April 26, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
5. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
6. RockLouder review
7. Kohli, Rohan (August 30, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending August 27th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
8. Cohen, Jonathan (August 18, 2006). "Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Recording New Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
9. "Gold & Platinum". riaa.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.