Eliza Doolittle (album)

Eliza Doolittle
Studio album by Eliza Doolittle
Released	12 July 2010
Recorded	September 1, 2006-March 31, 2010
Genre	Indie pop, folk, soul, ska
Length	41:12
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Steve Chrisanthou, Craigie Dodds, Matthew Prime, Jonny Sharp, Phil Thornalley, Mads Hauge, James Napier, Greg Kurstin
Eliza Doolittle chronology
Eliza Doolittle (EP) (2009) Eliza Doolittle (2010) TBA (Late 2011 or early 2012)
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]

Eliza Doolittle is the eponymous debut album by British singer-songwriter 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]

Contents 1 Singles 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Chart performance 6 Release history 7 References

Singles

• "Skinny Genes" was the first single released from the album, it was released on 11 April 2010. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, it also charted in Belgium and the Netherlands.

• "Pack Up" was the second single released from the album, it was released on 5 July 2010. It peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, making it her first Top 5 single in the UK.

• "Rollerblades" was the third single released from the album, it was released on 17 October 2010.

• "Mr Medicine" was released as the album's fourth single on 7 March 2011.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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]
FasterLouder	[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

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
• Paul "Pauli" Stanley-McKenzie – 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
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[15]	46
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16]	100
Canadian Albums Chart[17]	89
Danish Albums Chart[18]	38
Dutch Albums Chart[19]	45
French Albums Chart[20]	101
Irish Albums Chart	10
Italian Albums Chart[21]	55
Spanish Albums Chart[22]	64
UK Albums Chart	3

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition
United Kingdom	12 July 2010	CD, digital download[23][24]	Parlophone	Standard
Brazil	15 September 2010	CD, digital download[25]	EMI	Standard
Italy	28 September 2010	CD, digital download[26]		Standard
Canada	8 February 2011	CD, digital download[27]		Standard
United States	19 April 2011	Digital download[4]	Capitol Records	Standard

References

Eliza Doolittle Studio albums Eliza Doolittle (2010) Extended Plays Eliza Doolittle (2009) Singles "Skinny Genes · "Pack Up" · "Rollerblades" · "Mr Medicine" Featured Singles "I Put a Spell On You" Concert tours Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful Tour (Supporting) Related articles Paloma Faith · Lloyd Wade · Bashy · Parlophone