Fakebook (album)

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Fakebook
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	1990
Genre	Rock
Length	39:30
Label	Bar None Records
Producer	Gene Holder
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Melody Maker (5/16/00, p.46)
Yo La Tengo chronology
President Yo La Tengo (1989) Fakebook (1990) May I Sing with Me (1992)

Fakebook is the fourth official, full-length album released, in 1990, by indie rock band Yo La Tengo. Comprised of eleven cover songs as well as five originals, this album is regarded as departure from their previous albums due to it containing mostly folk songs. Nevertheless, it manages to represent how diverse the band is musically as a whole.

One source credits "Barnaby, Hardly Working" as the best indie pop song ever written.

[edit] 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, USA" – 2:18 (Ray Davies)
12. "What Comes Next" – 3:11
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)