The Bluetones (album)
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The Bluetones is the fifth album by The Bluetones
. It was released on October 9, 2006 on Cooking Vinyl
.
The album sees the band reunite with producer Hugh Jones, who was at the controls for the band's first two albums, Expecting to Fly and Return To The Last Chance Saloon
. Despite largely positive reviews, the album failed to chart in the Top 75 UK Albums Chart
after its first week on release. The lead single was "My Neighbour's House
", which reached #68 in the UK chart. A second single, "Head On A Spike
", was released on December 4, 2006, on CD and download. The third single "Surrendered
", was released on February 26, 2007, on CD and download.
comedian (and star of Little Britain
) David Walliams
, a personal friend of Mark Morriss
, who swam the English Channel
for Sport Relief
in 2006.
The Bluetones
The Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...
. It was released on October 9, 2006 on Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases...
.
The album sees the band reunite with producer Hugh Jones, who was at the controls for the band's first two albums, Expecting to Fly and Return To The Last Chance Saloon
Return to the Last Chance Saloon
Return to the Last Chance Saloon is the second album by The Bluetones. It was released on 9 March 1998 on Universal Records. The album is currently certified Gold by the BPI...
. Despite largely positive reviews, the album failed to chart in the Top 75 UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
after its first week on release. The lead single was "My Neighbour's House
My Neighbour's House
"My Neighbour's House" is the first single released by The Bluetones from their fifth album, The Bluetones, in 2006. It reached number 68 in the UK Singles Chart.-Track listing:CD#"My Neighbour's House"#"Your Psychotic Friend"#"South Thoresby"7"...
", which reached #68 in the UK chart. A second single, "Head On A Spike
Head on a Spike
"Head on a Spike" is the second single released by The Bluetones from their fifth album, The Bluetones, in 2006.-Track listing:*CD#"Head on a Spike"#"Untitled #6"#"Surrendered" *Download...
", was released on December 4, 2006, on CD and download. The third single "Surrendered
Surrendered (Bluetones song)
"Surrendered" is the third single released by The Bluetones from their fifth album, 2006's The Bluetones.-Track listing:#"Surrendered" #"Wasn’t I Right About You"...
", was released on February 26, 2007, on CD and download.
Track listing
All tracks written by: Chesters, Devlin, Morriss, Morriss:- "Surrendered"
- "Baby, Back Up"
- "Hope and Jump"
- "Head on a Spike"
- "The King of Outer Space"
- "Thank You, Not Today"
- "My Neighbour's House"
- "Fade In/Fade Out"
- "The Last Song But One"
- "Wasn't I Right About You?"
Trivia
The song "Fade In/Fade Out" was written in honour of BritishBritish people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
comedian (and star of Little Britain
Little Britain
Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...
) David Walliams
David Walliams
David Edward Walliams is an English comedian, writer and actor, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the TV sketch show Little Britain and its predecessor Rock Profile...
, a personal friend of Mark Morriss
Mark Morriss
Mark James Morriss is an English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer for The Bluetones, and is the older brother of bandmate Scott Morriss. He is also pursuing a solo career....
, who swam the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
for Sport Relief
Sport Relief
Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries...
in 2006.