Built on Glass

Built on Glass
Studio album by Chet Faker
Released 11 April 2014 (2014-04-11)
Recorded North Melbourne Meat Market Studio
Genre
Length 51:25
Label
Producer Nick Murphy
Chet Faker chronology
Lockjaw
(2013)		 Built on Glass
(2014)		 iTunes Session
(2014)
Singles from Built on Glass
  1. "Talk Is Cheap"
    Released: 17 February 2014
  2. "1998"
    Released: 5 May 2014
  3. "Gold"
    Released: 2 June 2014

Built on Glass is the debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Chet Faker. It was released on 11 April 2014 under Future Classic[1] and generally favorable reviews.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB[4]
NME6/10[5]
Now[6]
Pitchfork Media7.3/10[7]
This Is Fake DIY[8]

Built on Glass received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 75, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Nick Murphy. 

Built on Glass — Standard edition
No. Title Length
1. "Release Your Problems"   3:12
2. "Talk Is Cheap"   3:38
3. "No Advice" (Airport version) 1:45
4. "Melt" (featuring Kilo Kish) 4:10
5. "Gold"   4:45
6. "To Me"   5:14
7. "/"   0:18
8. "Blush"   4:47
9. "1998"   6:05
10. "Cigarettes & Loneliness"   7:52
11. "A Lesson in Patience"   5:45
12. "Dead Body"   3:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from booklet.[10]

Performance
Visuals and imagery
Technical and production

Tours

Built on Glass Tour

Date City Country Venue
Australia[12]
12 June 2014 Geelong Australia The Wool Exchange
13 June 2014 Melbourne Forum Theatre
14 June 2014
19 June 2014 Perth The Astor Theatre
21 June 2014 Brisbane The Tivoli
22 June 2014 Sunshine Coast Lake Kawana Community Centre
24 June 2014 Port Macquarie Glasshouse Theatre
25 June 2014 Newcastle Newcastle Civic Theatre
26 June 2014 Sydney Enmore Theatre
27 June 2014
28 June 2014 Wollongong Anita's Theatre
3 July 2014 Adelaide HQ
4 July 2014 Hobart Odeon Theatre

National tour

Date City Country Venue
Australia[13][14]
11 February 2015 Canberra Australia Royal Theatre
13 February 2015 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
14 February 2015 Brisbane Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
20 February 2015[A] Perth Western Australian Museum
21 February 2015[A]
22 February 2015 Fremantle Fremantle Arts Centre
25 February 2015 Melbourne Palais Theatre
26 February 2015
27 February 2015
28 February 2015 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
3 March 2015 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
5 March 2015 Melbourne Palais Theatre
7 March 2015
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A These concerts were a part of the "Perth International Arts Festival" festival
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Date City, (State or Country) Venue Reason/Additional info
11 February 2015 Canberra, Australia ANU Bar Moved to Royal Theatre.

Built on Live tour

Date City Country Venue
Australia[15]
30 October 2015 Melbourne Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl
31 October 2015 Brisbane Riverstage
6 November 2015 Sydney Sydney Opera House
7 November 2015

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 1
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[16]
1
Australian Independent Albums (AIR)[17]
1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 38
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 76
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 49
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 87
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] 18
US Billboard 200[26] 158
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[27] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 29
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[29] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australian Albums Chart[30] 12
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums Chart[31] 34

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[32] Platinum 70,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Catalog Ref.
Australia 11 April 2014
  • FCL107
  • FCL107
  • —
 [33]
United Kingdom 14 April 2014 Future Classic
  • FCL107CD
  • FCL107
  • —
 [34][35]
United States 15 April 2014 Downtown
  • DWT70381
  • DWT70382
  • —
 [36][37]
Japan 30 April 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
  • HSE-30334
  • —
 [38]

References

  1. 1 2 "Australiancharts.com – Chet Faker – Built on Glass". Hung Medien.
  2. 1 2 "Built on Glass Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Built on Glass – Chet Faker". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Modell, Josh (15 April 2014). "Chet Faker's debut is mostly the real thing". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Haynes, Gavin (11 April 2014). "Chet Faker – 'Built on Glass'". NME. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Leconte, Julia. "Chet Faker". Now. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Cleland, Jake (15 April 2014). "Chet Faker: Built on Glass". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Price, Joe. "Chet Faker – Built on Glass". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chet Faker – Kill Switch". Discogs. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Built on Glass (booklet). Chet Faker. Future Classic and Opulent. 2004. FCL107.
  11. ↑ "Built on Glass". Chet Faker on Bandcamp. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chet Faker announces Australian tour". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chet Faker Takes Out Triple J Album of the Year Award". Future Classic. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Updated: Chet Faker adds more Aussie tour dates". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chet Faker to be joined on stage by collaborator Marcus Marr, nine-piece choir, horn section + more | Official after parties for Brisbane & Sydney!". Mushroom Promotions. Mushroom Group. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1260 (Week Commencing 21 April 2014)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 April 2014. p. 17. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Independent Label Albums: The Week Beginning 21 April 2014". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chet Faker – Built on Glass" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chet Faker – Built on Glass" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Chet Faker – Built on Glass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chet Faker – Built on Glass" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Chet Faker – Built on Glass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chet Faker – Built on Glass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Chart Log UK: New Entries – CLUK Update 26.04.2014 (wk16)". zobbel.de (Tobias Zywietz). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  25. ↑ April 2014 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "Chet Faker – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Chet Faker. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "Chet Faker – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Chet Faker. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  28. ↑ "Chet Faker – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Chet Faker. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  29. ↑ "Chet Faker – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Chet Faker. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  33. ↑ "Built on Glass – Chet Faker". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  34. ↑ "Built on Glass". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  35. ↑ "Built on Glass [VINYL]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  36. ↑ "Built on Glass". Amazon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  37. ↑ "Built on Glass". Amazon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  38. ↑ "Built on Glass". HMV.co.jp. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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