Fakebook (album)

Fakebook
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	1990
Recorded	Water Music in Hoboken
Genre	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 official, full-length album released, in 1990, by alternative rock band Yo La Tengo. 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.