Fakebook (album)

Fakebook
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	1990
Recorded	Water Music in Hoboken, United States
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:30
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
"Speeding Motorcycle" Released: 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Melody Maker	[2]

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. "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

1. "Can't Forget" – 2:13 (Ira Kaplan)
2. "Griselda" – 1:54 (Antonia)
3. "Here Comes My Baby" – 2:26 (Cat Stevens)
4. "Barnaby, Hardly Working" – 4:12 (Georgia Hubley, Kaplan)
5. "Yellow Sarong" – 1:37 (The Scene is Now)
6. "You Tore Me Down" – 2:54 (The Flamin' Groovies)
7. "Emulsified" – 2:46 (Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers)
8. "Speeding Motorcycle" – 3:16 (Daniel Johnston)
9. "Tried So Hard" – 2:13 (Gene Clark)
10. "The Summer" – 2:40 (Hubley, Kaplan)
11. "Oklahoma, U.S.A." – 2:18 (Ray Davies)
12. "What Comes Next" – 3:11 (Ira Kaplan)
13. "The One to Cry" – 1:47 (The Escorts)
14. "Andalucia" – 3:33 (John Cale)
15. "Did I Tell You" – 3:21 (Kaplan)
16. "What Can I Say" – 2:03 (Joey Spampinato)

References

1. Dougan, John. "Fakebook – Yo La Tengo | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
2. "[Fakebook review]". Melody Maker: 46. May 16, 2000.

External links

• Fakebook at Discogs (list of releases)