Faking the Books
# Faking the Books

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.

Faking the Books peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | 5/5 |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | B+ |
| Stylus Magazine | 7/10 |
| Uncut | |

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.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Valerie Trebeljahr, except where noted.

## Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

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 Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 82 |
| Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 42 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) | 23 |
