Eliza Doolittle (album)

Eliza Doolittle is the 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]

Eliza Doolittle
Studio album by Eliza Doolittle
Released	12 July 2010
Recorded	1 September 2006 – 31 March 2010
Studio	Stanley House Studios, Swamp Studios, The Diary Studios, 600 Feet Studios (London) · Echo Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre	Indie pop folk soul ska
Length	41:12
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Steve Chrisanthou Craigie Dodds Jimmy Napes Matthew Prime Jonny Sharp Phil Thornalley Mads Hauge James Napier Greg Kurstin
Eliza Doolittle chronology
Eliza Doolittle (2009) Eliza Doolittle (2010) In Your Hands (2013)
Singles from Eliza Doolittle
"Skinny Genes" Released: 11 April 2010 "Pack Up" Released: 5 July 2010 "Rollerblades" Released: 17 October 2010 "Skinny Genes (re-release)" Released: 27 December 2010[1] "Mr Medicine" Released: 7 March 2011[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC Music	(mixed)[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Express Newspaper	[8]
Subba Cultcha	[9]
Evening Standard	[10]
The Music Fix	[11]
The Irish Times	unfavourable[12]
Pop Matters	(7/10)[13]
FasterLouder	[14]

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.[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Moneybox"	Eliza Caird Matthew Prime Tim Woodcock	Prime	3:04
2.	"Rollerblades"	Caird Jonny Sharp Craigie Dodds	Dodds Sharp	3:03
3.	"Go Home"	Caird Phil Thornalley Mads Hauge	Thornalley Hauge	2:58
4.	"Skinny Genes"	Caird Prime Woodcock	Prime	3:05
5.	"Mr Medicine"	Caird John Beck Steven Chrisanthou	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"	Caird James Napier	Napier	2:41
10.	"Nobody"	Caird Greg Kurstin Lauren Christy	Kurstin	3:00
11.	"Pack Up"	Caird Prime Woodcock George Powell Felix Powell	Prime	3:11
12.	"Police Car"	Caird Dodds	Dodds	3:21
13.	"Empty Hand"	Caird Kurstin	Kurstin	3:05

iTunes Canada bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"I'll Be Your Pillow"	Caird Dodds	Dodds	2:41

Notes

• "Missing" features a sample from the 1959 The Fleetwoods hit "Come Softly to Me"
• "Pack Up" features uncredited vocals from Lloyd Wade and contains elements of "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag"

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[16]	55
Australian Hitseeker Albums Chart[16]	1
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[17]	46
Belgium Alternative Albums Chart (Flanders)[17]	17
Belgium Heatseeker Albums Chart (Flanders)[17]	4
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18]	100
Belgium Heatseeker Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18]	13
Canadian Albums Chart[19]	89
Danish Albums Chart[20]	38
Dutch Albums Chart[21]	45
French Albums Chart[22]	101
Irish Albums Chart	10
Italian Albums Chart[23]	55
Spanish Albums Chart[24]	64
UK Albums Chart	3

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition
United Kingdom	12 July 2010	CD digital download[25][26]	Parlophone	Standard
Brazil	15 September 2010	CD digital download[27]	EMI	Standard
Italy	28 September 2010	CD digital download[28]		Standard
Canada	8 February 2011	CD digital download[29]		Standard
United States	19 April 2011	Digital download[4]	Capitol Records	Standard

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