Faking the Books explained

Faking the Books
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lali Puna
Cover:	LaliPuna-FakingtheBooks.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	June – November 2003
Label:	Morr
Producer:	Mario Thaler
Prev Title:	Scary World Theory
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Our Inventions
Next Year:	2010

Faking the Books is the third studio album by German electronic music band Lali Puna. It was released on 5 April 2004 by Morr Music.^[1]

Faking the Books peaked at number 23 on Billboards Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Faking the Books received an average score of 83 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Faking the Books was ranked at number five on Exclaim!s "Electronic – Year in Review 2004" list.^[2]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Lali Puna

• Valerie Trebeljahr
• Markus Acher
• Christoph Brandner
• Christian Heiß

Additional musicians

• Sebastian Hess – cello on "Crawling by Numbers"
• Osamu Nambu – violin on "Alienation"
• Max Punktezahl – guitar on "Left Handed"

Production

• Chris Blair – mastering
• Mario Thaler – production, mixing, recording

Design

• Jan Kruse – cover artwork
• John-Patrick Morarescu – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[4]	42
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[5]	23

Further reading

• Web site: Micronomic – Lali Puna. AllMusic. Rick. Anderson. 17 August 2017.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lali Puna: Faking The Books. Morr Music. 22 January 2021.
2. Web site: Electronic – Year in Review 2004. Exclaim!. 30 November 2004. 25 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20050218013807/http://exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&csid1=3180. 18 February 2005. dead.
3. Faking the Books. Lali Puna. Morr Music. 2004. 044 MM. liner notes.
4. Web site: Alternatieve Albums. Hung Medien. 8 May 2004. 18 July 2021. nl.
5. Lali Puna Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums). Billboard. 16 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129074057/https://www.billboard.com/music/Lali-Puna/chart-history/ELP. 29 January 2020. dead.