Built on Glass

2014 studio album by Chet Faker

Built on Glass

Studio album by

Chet Faker

Released| 11 April 2014 (2014-04-11)
Studio| North Melbourne Meat Market Studio
Genre|

* Electronic[1]
* R&B[1]
* soul[1]

Length| 51:25
Label|

* Future Classic
* Opulent

Producer| Nick Murphy
Chet Faker chronology
| Lockjaw
(2013)  | Built on Glass
(2014)  | iTunes Session
(2014)

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Singles from  Built on Glass

1. "Talk Is Cheap"
Released: 17 February 2014
2. "1998"
Released: 5 May 2014
3. "Gold"
Released: 2 June 2014

Built on Glass is the debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Chet Faker. It was released on 11 April 2014 on the Future Classic[2] label to generally favourable reviews.

At the J Awards of 2014, the album won Australian Album of the Year.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.0/10[4]
Metacritic| 75/100[5]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [6]
The A.V. Club| B[7]
DIY| [8]
The Irish Times| [9]
NME| 6/10[10]
Now| 4/5[11]
Pitchfork| 7.3/10[1]
Uncut| 6/10[12]

Built on Glass received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 75, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nick Murphy

Built on Glass – Standard editionNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Release Your Problems"| 3:12
2.| "Talk Is Cheap"| 3:38
3.| "No Advice" (Airport version)| 1:45
4.| "Melt" (featuring Kilo Kish)| 4:10
5.| "Gold"| 4:45
6.| "To Me"| 5:14
7.| "/"| 0:18
8.| "Blush"| 4:47
9.| "1998"| 6:05
10.| "Cigarettes & Loneliness"| 7:52
11.| "A Lesson in Patience"| 5:45
12.| "Dead Body"| 3:54

Built on Glass – Japan redeemable download track[13]No.| Title| Length

|
|

1.| "Kill Switch"| 2:59

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from booklet.[14]

Performance

* Nick Murphy – performer
* CLEOPOLD – guitar solo (track 12)

Visuals and imagery

* Tin and Ed – art direction, photography

Technical and production

* Nick Murphy – production, recording
* Eric J Dubowsky – mixing
* Brian Lucey – mastering[15]

## Tours

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### Built on Glass Tour

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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Australia[16]
12 June 2014  | Geelong | Australia  | The Wool Exchange
13 June 2014  | Melbourne | Forum Theatre
14 June 2014
19 June 2014  | Perth | The Astor Theatre
21 June 2014  | Brisbane | The Tivoli
22 June 2014  | Sunshine Coast | Lake Kawana Community Centre
24 June 2014  | Port Macquarie | Glasshouse Theatre
25 June 2014  | Newcastle | Newcastle Civic Theatre
26 June 2014  | Sydney | Enmore Theatre
27 June 2014
28 June 2014  | Wollongong | Anita's Theatre
3 July 2014  | Adelaide | HQ
4 July 2014  | Hobart | Odeon Theatre

### National tour

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

|
|
|

Australia[17][18]
11 February 2015  | Canberra | Australia  | Royal Theatre
13 February 2015  | Sydney  | Hordern Pavilion
14 February 2015  | Brisbane  | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
20 February 2015[A] | Perth  | Western Australian Museum
21 February 2015[A]
22 February 2015  | Fremantle  | Fremantle Arts Centre
25 February 2015  | Melbourne  | Palais Theatre
26 February 2015
27 February 2015
28 February 2015  | Adelaide  | Thebarton Theatre
3 March 2015  | Sydney  | Hordern Pavilion
5 March 2015  | Melbourne  | Palais Theatre
7 March 2015

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

A These concerts were a part of the "Perth International Arts Festival"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Date  | City, (State or Country)  | Venue  | Reason/Additional info

|
|
|

11 February 2015  | Canberra, Australia  | ANU Bar  | Moved to Royal Theatre

### Built on Live tour

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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|
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Australia[19]
30 October 2015  | Melbourne  | Australia  | Sidney Myer Music Bowl
31 October 2015  | Brisbane  | Riverstage
6 November 2015  | Sydney  | Sydney Opera House
7 November 2015

## Charts and certifications

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2014)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 1
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[20] | 1
Australian Independent Albums (AIR)[21] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 38
French Albums (SNEP)[24] | 76
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] | 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] | 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 49
UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 87
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29] | 18
US Billboard 200[30] | 158
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] | 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32] | 29
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[33] | 2

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2014)  | Position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[34] | 12
Chart (2015)  | Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[35] | 34

### Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[36] | Platinum  | 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label  | Catalog  | Ref.

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|
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Australia  | 11 April 2014  |

* CD
* 2×LP
* digital download

* Future Classic
* Opulent

* FCL107
* FCL107
* —

| [37]
United Kingdom  | 14 April 2014  | Future Classic  |

* FCL107CD
* FCL107
* —

| [38][39]
United States  | 15 April 2014  | Downtown |

* DWT70381
* DWT70382
* —

| [40][41]
Japan  | 30 April 2014  |

* CD
* digital download

* Future Classic
* Hostess

* HSE-30334
* —

| [42]

## References

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Chet Faker

Studio albums|

* Built on Glass (2014)

Live albums|

* iTunes Session (2014)

Extended plays|

* Thinking in Textures (2012)
* Lockjaw (2013)
* Work (2015)
* Missing Link (2017)

Singles|

* "Drop the Game"
* "Talk Is Cheap"
* "1998"
* "Gold"
* "Bend"
* "The Trouble with Us"
* "(Lover) You Don't Treat Me No Good"

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