Fakebook (album)

Fakebook is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1990 by record label Bar None.

Fakebook
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	July 1990
Studio	Water Music in Hoboken, United States
Genre	Indie rock, folk
Length	42:24
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]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
Melody Maker	[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Select	4/5[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[7]

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.^{[citation needed]} "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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Forget"	Ira Kaplan	2:13
2.	"Griselda"	Antonia	1:54
3.	"Here Comes My Baby"	Cat Stevens	2:26
4.	"Barnaby, Hardly Working"	Georgia Hubley, Kaplan	4:12
5.	"Yellow Sarong"	(Originally by The Scene Is Now)	1:37
6.	"You Tore Me Down"	(Originally by Flamin' Groovies)	2:54
7.	"Emulsified"	(Originally by Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers)	2:46
8.	"Speeding Motorcycle"	Daniel Johnston	3:16
9.	"Tried So Hard"	Gene Clark	2:13
10.	"The Summer"	Hubley, Kaplan	2:40
11.	"Oklahoma, U.S.A."	Ray Davies	2:18
12.	"What Comes Next"	Kaplan	3:11
13.	"The One to Cry"	(Originally by The Escorts)	1:47
14.	"Andalucia"	John Cale	3:33
15.	"Did I Tell You"	Kaplan	3:21
16.	"What Can I Say"	Joey Spampinato	2:03

Personnel

• Ira Kaplan – vocals, acoustic guitar; electric guitar (tracks 6, 7, 12)
• Dave Schramm – electric guitar, steel guitar, organ
• Al Greller – double bass
• Georgia Hubley – drums, vocals; organ (tracks 11, 14), electric guitar (track 8)

Additional Personnel

• The Pussywillows – vocals (track 7)
• Gene Holder – electric bass (track 10)
• Peter Stampfel – violin and vocals (track 13)