Veneer (album)

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2003 studio album by José González

Veneer

Studio album by

José González

Released| 29 October 2003
Genre| Folk, indie rock
Length| 30:50
Label| Imperial
Producer| José González
José González chronology
|  | Veneer
(2003)  | In Our Nature
(2007)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Entertainment Weekly| B+[2]
The Irish Times| [3]
MusicOMH| [4]
Pitchfork| 7.0/10[5]
Spin| A−[6]

Veneer is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter José González. It was released on 29 October 2003, in Sweden, 25 April 2005 in the rest of Europe and on 6 September 2005 in the United States.

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by José González, except where noted

Veneer track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Slow Moves"|  | 2:52
2.| "Remain"|  | 3:45
3.| "Lovestain"|  | 2:18
4.| "Heartbeats" (The Knife cover)|

* Karin Dreijer
* Olof Dreijer

| 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

### Two-disc special edition[edit]

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"

## Singles[edit]

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

## Personnel[edit]

* José González – vocals, guitars, percussion
* Stefan Sporsén – trumpet on "Broken Arrows"

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Veneer | Chart (2003–2006)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 46
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] | 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 2
UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 7
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] | 1

### Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for Veneer | Chart  | Year  | Position

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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 2003  | 50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 2004  | 56
UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 2006  | 58

## Certifications and sales[edit]

Certifications and sales for Veneer Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[19] | Gold  | 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] | Gold  | 7,500^
Sweden (GLF)[21] | Platinum  | 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Platinum  | 430,000[22]
Summaries
Europe  | —  | 250,000+[24]
Worldwide  | —  | 1,000,000[25]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Veneer – José González". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
2. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (September 2, 2005). "Veneer". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
3. ^ Breen, Joe (May 6, 2005). "José González: Veneer (Agenda Records)". The Irish Times. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
4. ^ Murphy, John (November 16, 2009). "José González – Veneer". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
5. ^ Hogan, Marc (September 1, 2005). "José González: Veneer". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
6. ^ "Quick Cuts". Spin. 21 (10): 137. October 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 116.
8. ^ "Ultratop.be – José González – Veneer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – José González – Veneer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography José González". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
11. ^ "Charts.nz – José González – Veneer". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – José González – Veneer". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
16. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
17. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2004" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
18. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
20. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – José González – Veneer". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
21. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
22. ^ "José González: 'I had all the Misfits albums growing up'". The Telegraph. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
23. ^ "British album certifications – José González – Veneer". British Phonographic Industry.
24. ^ "Impala Sales Award Winner June 2005 – January 2008" (PDF). Impala. 3 December 2008. 7954-2912-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
25. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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José González

Studio Albums|

* Veneer
* In Our Nature
* Vestiges & Claws
* Local Valley

EPs|

* Crosses
* Remain
* Stay in the Shade
* Australian Tour EP

Singles|

* "Heartbeats"
* "Down the Line"
* "Teardrop"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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