Twelve Stops and Home

Twelve Stops and Home is the debut album by The Feeling, released on 5 June 2006.

The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground from Leicester Square to Bounds Green. Lead singer Dan Gillespie Sells grew up in Bounds Green and lived a short walk from the tube station.

It received a five-star review from The Observer but garnered a 4/10 from music magazine NME.

The album produced 3 top 10 hits, "Sewn", "Fill My Little World" and "Never Be Lonely".

UK and international track listing

1. "I Want You Now" – 3:47
2. "Never Be Lonely" – 3:31
3. "Fill My Little World" – 4:07
4. "Kettle's On" – 4:07
5. "Sewn" – 5:55
6. "Anyone" – 4:10
7. "Strange" – 4:21
8. "Love It When You Call" – 3:35
9. "Rosé" – 4:16
10. "Same Old Stuff" – 5:10
11. "Helicopter" – 3:18
12. "Blue Piccadilly" – 9:55 (incl. studio chatter and the hidden track "Miss You")

US track listing

1. "Sewn" – 5:55
2. "Never Be Lonely" – 3:31
3. "Love It When You Call" – 3:35
4. "Fill My Little World" – 4:07
5. "Kettle's On" – 4:07
6. "I Want You Now" – 3:47
7. "Strange" – 4:21
8. "Anyone" – 4:10
9. "Rosé" – 4:16
10. "Same Old Stuff" – 5:10
11. "Helicopter" – 3:52
12. "Blue Piccadilly" – 9:55 (incl. studio chatter and hidden track)

"Blue Piccadilly" ends with the group and team talking, before leaving the studio. At this point one of them re-enters to perform the hidden track "Miss You." Inserting the CD whilst on the band's website allows the user to unlock hidden content including videos to the group's hit singles and a special recording.

All songs are written and produced by The Feeling. "Never Be Lonely", "Sewn" and "Strange" co-produced with Andy Green.

Singles

The following songs have been released as singles:

1. "Fill My Little World"
2. "Sewn"
3. "Never Be Lonely"
4. "Love It When You Call"
5. "Rosé"

"Sewn" was featured on the FIFA 07 soundtrack.^[1]

Charts

The album placed #1 on the UK Amazon and iTunes charts.

It charted in the UK Albums Chart on 11 June 2006 at #2 below the Sandi Thom album, Smile... It Confuses People. In its second week, it charted at #3 following Smile... It Confuses People at #2, and the second Keane album, Under the Iron Sea.

In its first week on sale in the UK it sold 43,304 copies and in its second week it sold 39,000 copies.

The album has been certified 2× Platinum in the UK,^[2] selling over 727,000 copies and has sold around 1.5 million copies worldwide.

It charted at #20 on the Top Heatseekers in the U.S.^[3]

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