These Streets

These Streets
Studio album by Paolo Nutini
Released 17 July 2006
Genre Pop rock, acoustic
Length 44:25
Label Atlantic
Producer Ken Nelson, Jim Duguid, Tom Elmhirst, Andy Green
Paolo Nutini chronology

These Streets
(2006)		 Sunny Side Up
(2009)
Singles from These Streets
  1. "Last Request"
    Released: 3 July 2006
  2. "Jenny Don't Be Hasty"
    Released: 25 September 2006
  3. "Rewind"
    Released: 4 December 2006
  4. "New Shoes"
    Released: 12 March 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
IndieLondon [2]
The Observer [3]
Rolling Stone [4]
The New York Times (positive)[5]
Teentoday.co.uk [6]
Yahoo! Music [7]

These Streets is the debut studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini, released by Atlantic Records on 17 July 2006. Preceded by the single "Last Request", the album debuted and peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified with five Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for domestic shipments in excess of 1,500,000 copies. It also entered the charts in many other European countries, and in 2011 it was certified double Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of over 2,000,000 copies in Europe.

Background

Most of the songs featured on the album were inspired by the end of Nutini's relationship with his long-term girlfriend Teri Brogan, which began when they both were fifteen.[8][9] Among the others, "Last Request" describes the couple's last night together, while "Rewind" expresses the willing of turning back time before the end of their lovestory.[5][10] Another auto-biographical intimate relationship served as the inspiration for the album's second single, "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", which tells about Nutini's involvement with an older woman who refused him because of his age.[11]

Other tracks from the album explore different themes, like the title-track, which describes the feelings of a boy who leaves his hometown to move to a big city,[5] or "New Shoes", a song telling about a man who finds life easier as he wears a new pair of shoes. According to Nutini, the song was written trying to imagine if solving problems could be as easy as buying shoes is.[12]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Jenny Don't Be Hasty"  Paolo Nutini, Jimmy Hogarth 3:29
2. "Last Request"  Nutini, Jim Duguid, Matty Benbrook 3:41
3. "Rewind"  Nutini, Duguid 4:19
4. "Million Faces"  Nutini, Benbrook, Pauline Taylor 3:41
5. "These Streets"  Nutini, Pete Wilkinson, Sarah Erasmus 3:53
6. "New Shoes"  Nutini, Benbrook, Duguid 3:21
7. "White Lies"  Nutini, John Fortis 4:00
8. "Loving You"  Nutini, Duguid, Chris Leonard 4:00
9. "Autumn"  Nutini, Duguid 2:50
10. "Alloway Grove" (includes the acoustic version of "Last Request" as a ghost track)Nutini, Rollo Armstrong 14:12

Personnel

Musicians[18]
Technical personnel[18]
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Dean Chalkley – photography
  • Jim Duguid – A&R assistance, assistance, production
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing, production
  • Robert Gold – art direction
  • Andy Green – mixing, production
  • Paul Wesley Griggs – photography
  • Thomas Haimovici – A&R
  • Dominic Leung – cover design
  • Brendan Moon – A&R assistance, assistant
  • Gregg Nadel – product management
  • Ken Nelson – engineering, mixing, production, recording
  • Conor O'Mahony – A&R
  • Mark Pythian – engineering, mixing
  • Richard Skinner – creative direction
  • Richard Wilkinson – engineering
  • Julian Wilmott – assistance

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2006–2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[19] 16
Austrian Albums Chart[20] 23
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[21] 26
Danish Albums Chart[22] 18
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 17
French Albums Chart[24] 19
German Albums Chart[25] 28
Italian Albums Chart[26] 37
Irish Albums Chart[27] 12
Norwegian Albums Chart[28] 14
Swedish Albums Chart[29] 24
Swiss Albums Chart[30] 19
UK Albums Chart[31] 3
US Billboard 200[32] 48
US Billboard Rock Albums[33] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[34] Gold 75,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[35] 2× Platinum 30,000x
Italy (FIMI)[36] Gold 40,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] 5× Platinum 1,500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[39] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Release date Format Label
United Kingdom[40] 17 July 2006 CD, download Atlantic
Italy[41] 29 September 2006
United States[42] 30 January 2007

References

  1. ↑ Marisa Brown. "These Streets - Paolo Nutini - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ↑ IndieLondon review
  3. ↑ The Observer review
  4. ↑ Christian Hoard (20 February 2007). "These Streets : Paolo Nutini : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from Rolling Stone review the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jon Pareles (2 February 2007). The New York Times "Lonely Guy Arrives, and Lots of Friends Show Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Teentoday.co.uk review
  7. ↑ Yahoo! Music review
  8. ↑ Rick Fulton (16 September 2009). "Exclusive: My girlfriend has banned me from singing about our sex life, reveals Paolo Nutini". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Paolo Nutini back together with long-term girlfriend Teri Brogan". Daily Record. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Paolo Nutini’s girlfriend bans him from revealing all". STV. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  11. ↑ Tom Woods. "Paolo Nutini - Jenny Don't Be Hasty (Atlantic)". MusicOMH. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  12. ↑ Tom Fordyce (5 August 2008). "The odd couple unveil new shoes". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "These Streets (Edizione: Francia) (Edizione limitata, Import) - Paolo Nutini" (in Italian). Amazon.it. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "These Streets (Bonus Track Version) by Paolo Nutini". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "These Streets (Live In Concert Version) - Paolo Nutini". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "These Streets - Festival Edition (Special Edition)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  17. ↑ "Recensioni - Paolo Nutini - These Streets - Festival Edition" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "These Streets - Paolo Nutini - Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ausralian Charts - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "Austria Top 40 - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  21. ↑ "Charts Belgique Francophone - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  22. ↑ "Danish Charts - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)". Danishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  23. ↑ "Dutch Charts - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  24. ↑ "Classements - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  25. ↑ "Nutini, Paolo - Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  26. ↑ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale dal 21/09/2007 al 27/09/2007 (Negozi specializzati) - Dal 17/09/2007 al 23/09/2007 (Grande distribuzione)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  27. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 7 January 2010". Chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  28. ↑ "Norwegian Charts - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  29. ↑ "Swedish Charts - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  30. ↑ "Swiss Charts - Paolo Nutini - These Streets (album)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  31. ↑ "2006 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - 29th July 2006". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  32. ↑ "Paolo Nutini Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  33. ↑ "Paolo Nutini Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  34. ↑ "French album certifications – Paolo Nutini – These Streets" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  35. ↑ "Paolo Nutini: New album previews exclusively here". Irish Independent. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  36. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Paolo Nutini – These Streets" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2014. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Paolo Nutini in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  37. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Paolo Nutini; 'These Streets')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  38. ↑ "British album certifications – Paolo Nutini – These Streets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2013. Enter These Streets in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  39. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2011". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  40. ↑ Jack Smith (20 July 2006). "Paolo Nutini - These Streets - Review". BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  41. ↑ Roberto Calabrò (26 September 2006). "Paolo, dalla Scozia con successo. Il ragazzo irresistibile del pop". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  42. ↑ Jon Pareles (2 February 2007). "MUSIC REVIEW; Lonely Guy Arrives, and Lots of Friends Show Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2012.