''Fake Chemical State'' is the second solo album by

Skunk Anansie Skunk Anansie are a British rock band whose members include Skin (lead vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ace (guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Richardson (drums and percussion). Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, disbanded in 2 ...

lead vocalist

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. Released on 20 March 2006, the album was produced by

Gordon Raphael Gordon Raphael is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington, and New York, currently living in Hebden Bridge (UK), after a few years in Berlin. Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while ...

and Skin herself, except for the first single "Alone in My Room" which Skin produced with former

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lead vocalist Paul Draper. The track "Take Me On" features Italian music group

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with whom Skin previously collaborated on the track "La canzone che scrivo per te" for their album ''Che cosa vedi''. The album was re-released in Italy on 17 November 2006. This release contained new artwork and a bonus DVD with the 4 singles' music videos and a 30-minute

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Track listing

All songs were written by Skin and Paul Draper, except where noted. #" Alone in My Room" – 2:38 #"She's On" – 3:16 #"Movin'" (Skin) – 3:58 #" Just Let the Sun" – 3:46 #"

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" ( Gary Clark, Skin) – 3:42 #"Don't Need a Reason" ( John Blackburn, Ben Christophers, Elliot King, Wayne Riches, Skin) – 3:47 #"Nothing But" (Skin) – 3:50 #"Take Me On" – 4:06 #"Fooling Yourself" (

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, Skin) – 3:09 #"Falling for You" (Arran, Skin) – 3:41

Bonus tracks

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"I Can Dream" ive– 2:58 Japanese edition #

"Cheating on Myself" – 3:47

Personnel

*Skin - vocals, guitar (track 8), production * Luca Bergia – drums (track 8) * John Blackburn – bass guitar (tracks 2 to 6 and 8 to 10) * Ben Christophers – guitar (tracks 3, 6, 9 and 10) * Paul Draper –

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, guitar, bass (track 1) * Joshua Freese – drums (track 7) *

Cristiano Godano Cristiano Godano (born 1966, Fossano, Cuneo, Italy) is an Italian musician and author, known mostly as the frontman of the Italian band Marlene Kuntz. He obtained an MSc in Economics. He played as a guest with the Afterhours at the 2009 San R ...

– guitar (track 8) *Elliot King – guitar (tracks 2 to 7 and 9 to 10) *Mark Kulke - guitar *

Linda Perry Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and has since founded two record labels and composed and produced hit songs for ...

– bass, Mellotron (track 7) *

– production (tracks 2 to 10), Hammond organ, synthesizer (track 4) * Mark Richardson – drums (tracks 9 and 10) *Wayne Riches – drums * Riccardo Tesio – guitar (track 8) ;Technical *

Alan Moulder Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer. Early life Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music fro ...

- mixing *Derrick Santini - photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control Skin (musician) albums 2006 albums V2 Records albums Albums produced by Gordon Raphael