Veneer (album)

Veneer is the debut studio album by 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.

Veneer
Studio album by
José González
ReleasedOctober 29, 2003
GenreFolk, indie rock
Length30:50
LabelImperial
ProducerJosé González
José González chronology
Veneer
(2003)		 In Our Nature
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The Irish Times[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Pitchfork7.0/10[5]
SpinA−[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by José González, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slow Moves" 2:52
2."Remain" 3:45
3."Lovestain" 2:18
4."Heartbeats" (The Knife cover)
2:40
5."Crosses" 2:43
6."Deadweight on Velveteen" 3:27
7."All You Deliver" 2:20
8."Stay in the Shade" 2:23
9."Hints" 3:52
10."Save Your Day" 2:30
11."Broken Arrows" 1:58

Singles
  • "Heartbeats" (January 9, 2006)
    • b/w: "Suggestions"
  • "Crosses" (April 10, 2006)
    • b/w: "Storm"

2 Disc Special Edition
  1. "Storm"
  2. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
  3. "Suggestions"
  4. "Down The Hillside"
  5. "Sensing Owls"
  6. "Hand On Your Heart" (Kylie Minogue)
  7. "Instrumental"

Personnel

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Gold 7,500^
Sweden (GLF)[9] Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Platinum 430,000[11]
Summaries
Europe — 250,000+[12]
Worldwide N/A 1,000,000[13]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Sendra, Tim. "Veneer – José González". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. Greenblatt, Leah (2 September 2005). "Veneer". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. Breen, Joe (6 May 2005). "José González: Veneer (Agenda Records)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. Murphy, John (16 November 2009). "José González – Veneer". MusicOMH. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. Hogan, Marc (1 September 2005). "José González: Veneer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. "Quick Cuts". Spin. 21 (10): 137. October 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  8. "New Zealand album certifications – José González – Veneer". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. "British album certifications – José González – Veneer". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Veneer in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. "José González: 'I had all the Misfits albums growing up'". The Telegraph. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. "Impala Sales Award Winner June 2005 - January 2008" (PDF). Impala. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  13. (PDF). www.southbankcentre https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/s3fs-public/press_releases/autumngigsreleaseregina_spektor.pdf. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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