Eliza Doolittle (album)

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Eliza Doolittle
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Studio album by Eliza Doolittle
Released 12 July 2010
Recorded 1 September 2006 – 31 March 2010
Genre
Length 41:12
Label Parlophone
Producer
Eliza Doolittle chronology
Eliza Doolittle
(2010)		 In Your Hands
(2013)In Your Hands2013
Singles from Eliza Doolittle
  1. "Skinny Genes"
    Released: 11 April 2010
  2. "Pack Up"
    Released: 5 July 2010
  3. "Rollerblades"
    Released: 17 October 2010
  4. "Skinny Genes (re-release)"
    Released: 27 December 2010[1]
  5. "Mr Medicine"
    Released: 7 March 2011[2]

Eliza Doolittle is the eponymous debut album by British recording artist Eliza Doolittle. It was released on 12 July 2010 by Parlophone Records. The first single, "Skinny Genes", was released on 11 April 2010. The second single, "Pack Up", was released on 5 July 2010. On 7 January 2011 it was announced by BPI that the album had been certified Platinum for sales of 300,000 in the UK.[3] The album was released in the United States on 19 April 2011.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
BBC Music (mixed)[5]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[6]
Express Newspaper 3/5 stars[7]
Subba Cultcha 9/10 stars[8]
Evening Standard 4/5 stars[9]
The Music Fix 4/5 stars[10]
The Irish Times unfavourable[11]
Pop Matters (7/10)[12]
FasterLouder 3.5/5 stars[13]

Fraser McAlpine of BBC Blog gave the album a positive review stating:

Let’s start with the voice. It’s a beautiful, expressive thing: high and clear, with the occasional emotive crack. The pretty melodies and tweeting harmonies (literally, in some cases) are rendered snoozily, as if Eliza’s vocals were recorded just after waking and stretching from a dream-filled sleep.[14]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Moneybox"  
Prime 3:04
2. "Rollerblades"  
  • Caird
  • Jonny Sharp
  • Craigie Dodds
  • Dodds
  • Sharp
 3:03
3. "Go Home"  
  • Thornalley
  • Hauge
 2:58
4. "Skinny Genes"  
  • Caird
  • Prime
  • Woodcock
 Prime 3:05
5. "Mr Medicine"  
Chrisanthou 3:27
6. "Missing"  
  • Caird
  • Dodds
 Dodds 3:43
7. "Back to Front"  
  • Caird
  • Dodds
  • Will Johnstone
 Dodds 3:41
8. "A Smokey Room"  
  • Caird
  • Sharp
  • Dodds
 Dodds, Sharp 2:53
9. "So High"  
Napier 2:41
10. "Nobody"  
Kurstin 3:00
11. "Pack Up"  
Prime 3:11
12. "Police Car"  
  • Caird
  • Dodds
 Dodds 3:21
13. "Empty Hand"  
  • Caird
  • Kurstin
 Kurstin 3:05
Notes

Personnel

  • Eliza Doolittle – lead vocals, composer, original concept
  • George Asaf – composer
  • Avigail – stylist
  • John Beck – composer, keyboards
  • Andy Bradfield – mixing
  • Ian Brudge – cello
  • Steve Chrisanthou – bass, composer, engineer, guitar, mixing, producer, programming
  • Lauren Christy – composer
  • Pete Davis – programming
  • Craigie Dodds – bass, composer, drums, guitar, keyboards, mixing, piano, producer, programming, ukulele, backing vocals, whistle
  • Grippa – mixing
  • Mads Hauge – bass, composer, engineer, hand clapping, mandolin, maracas, melodica, producer, whistle
  • Simon Helm – art direction, design
  • Dean James – engineer, percussion
  • Will Johnstone – composer, engineer, mellotron
  • Jonny $. – bass, composer, guitar, mixing, percussion, producer
  • Greg Kurstin – composer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
  • Arnulf Lindner – double bass
  • Tom Meadows – drums
  • Jimmy Napes – mixing, producer
  • James Napier – bass, composer, drums, guitar
  • Jake Newman – double bass
  • Felix Powell – composer
  • Matt Prime – composer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming, backing vocals
  • Dan Sanders – art direction
  • Ash Soan – drums
  • The PSM – drums, percussion
  • Liz Taw – hair stylist
  • Phil Thornalley – composer, glockenspiel, guitar, handclapping, piano, producer
  • Lloyd Wade – vocals
  • Andy Whitton – photography
  • Paul Williams – guitar
  • Tim Woodcock – composer, backing vocals
  • Christian Wright – mastering

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[15] 55
Australian Hitseeker Albums Chart[15] 1
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 46
Belgium Alternative Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 17
Belgium Heatseeker Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 4
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[17] 100
Belgium Heatseeker Albums Chart (Wallonia)[17] 13
Canadian Albums Chart[18] 89
Danish Albums Chart[19] 38
Dutch Albums Chart[20] 45
French Albums Chart[21] 101
Irish Albums Chart 10
Italian Albums Chart[22] 55
Spanish Albums Chart[23] 64
UK Albums Chart 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label Edition
United Kingdom 12 July 2010
Parlophone Standard
Brazil 15 September 2010
  • CD
  • digital download[26]
 EMI Standard
Italy 28 September 2010
  • CD
  • digital download[27]
 Standard
Canada 8 February 2011
  • CD
  • digital download[28]
 Standard
United States 19 April 2011 Digital download[4] Capitol Records Standard

References

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