Built on Glass

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.

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)
Singles from Built on Glass
"Talk Is Cheap" Released: 17 February 2014 "1998" Released: 5 May 2014 "Gold" Released: 2 June 2014

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate 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

All tracks are written by Nick Murphy.

Built on Glass – Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Built on Glass Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue
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

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

Date	City	Country	Venue
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

Weekly charts 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 Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[34] 12 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[35] 34 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[36] Platinum 70,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Catalog	Ref.
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]

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