Veneer (album)
Encyclopedia
Veneer is the debut album
by the Swedish
singer-songwriter
José González
. It was released on October 29, 2003 in Sweden
; April 25, 2005 in the rest of Europe
; and on September 6, 2005 in the United States
. It has sold over 700,000 copies around the world and went platinum in the UK.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
José González
José González
José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...
. It was released on October 29, 2003 in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; April 25, 2005 in the rest of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
; and on September 6, 2005 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It has sold over 700,000 copies around the world and went platinum in the UK.
Track listing
All tracks were written by González, except where noted.- "Slow Moves" – 2:52
- "Remain" – 3:45
- "Lovestain" – 2:18
- "Heartbeats" (The KnifeThe KnifeThe Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...
) – 2:40 - "Crosses" – 2:43
- "Deadweight on Velveteen" – 3:27
- "All You Deliver" – 2:20
- "Stay in the Shade" – 2:23
- "Hints" – 3:52
- "Save Your Day" – 2:30
- "Broken Arrows" – 1:58
Singles
- "Heartbeats" (January 9, 2006)
- b/w: "Suggestions"
- "Crosses" (April 10, 2006)
- b/w: "Storm"
2 Disc Special Edition
- "Storm"
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
- "Suggestions"
- "Down The Hillside"
- "Sensing Owls"
- "Hand On Your Heart" (Kylie Minogue)
- "Instrumental"
Personnel
- José González – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, percussion - Stefan Sporsen – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
on "Broken Arrows"
See also
- Crosses EPCrosses EPCrosses EP is the first EP by José González, released in 2003. All of the songs on this EP would later be included on his debut album Veneer, except for "Storm". All songs were written by José González.-Track listing:# "Crosses" – 2:42...
- Remain EPRemain EPRemain EP is an EP by José González, released in early 2004. All songs were written by José González, except "Love Will Tear Us Apart", which was written by Joy Division.-Track listing:#"Remain" – 3:46#"Lovestain" – 2:18...
- Stay in the Shade EPStay in the Shade EPStay in the Shade EP is an EP by José González, released June 23, 2004 in Sweden; August 22, 2005 in the United Kingdom and January 24, 2006 in the United States.-CD:# "Stay in the Shade" – 2:45# "Down the Hillside" – 2:19# "Sensing Owls" – 3:12...
- Australian Tour EPAustralian Tour EPAustralian Tour EP is an EP by José González, released in Australia in 2005.In South Africa, a CD EP entitled B-Sides Collected was released in November 2006 with an identical track listing, except for the Rocket Boy remix of "Heartbeats"...