''Faking the Books'' is the third

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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 ''

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''s 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 ''

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''s "Electronic – Year in Review 2004" list.

Track listing

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

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