Waterloo to Anywhere
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Waterloo to Anywhere is the debut album
by English
indie
rock band
Dirty Pretty Things
, fronted by then former Libertine
Carl Barât
. The album was produced by Dave Sardy
and Tony Doogan, and released on May 8, 2006 in the United Kingdom
where it debuted at #3 in the UK Albums Chart
(see 2006 in British music
).
The album was leaked onto the internet in early April 2006. The cover and all artwork for the album was made by artist Hannah Bays.
directed by Goatie Lewis with five live tracks from their concert at Macadam Building, King's College London
, on March 8, 2006.
", was released on April 24 and peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart
. Second single "Deadwood" peaked at #20 upon its release on July 11. The third single from the album, "Wondering
" was released on October 15 and peaked at #34 in the charts.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
indie
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
rock band
Rock Band
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Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things (band)
Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a member of The Libertines. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after a dispute between Barât and Pete Doherty led to the breakup of The Libertines in 2004. Barât had worked with Vertigo Records and had...
, fronted by then former Libertine
The Libertines
The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
Carl Barât
Carl Barât
Carl Ashley Raphael Barât is an English musician, actor and author. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and recently debuted a solo album, but is best known for being the co-frontman with Peter Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines.-Early life:Carl Barât was...
. The album was produced by Dave Sardy
Dave Sardy
David Sardy is a Brooklyn born-and-raised composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer- Biography :...
and Tony Doogan, and released on May 8, 2006 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
where it debuted at #3 in the 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...
(see 2006 in British music
2006 in British music
This is a summary of 2006 in music in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts.-Summary:*At both ends of the year, the chart was dominated by acts from series 2 and series 3 of the television show The X Factor...
).
The album was leaked onto the internet in early April 2006. The cover and all artwork for the album was made by artist Hannah Bays.
Track listing
- "Deadwood" – 2:28
- "Doctors and Dealers" – 3:18
- The American edition of the album features this song at track 6.
- "Bang Bang You're DeadBang Bang You're Dead (song)"Bang Bang You're Dead" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on April 24, 2006 and was the first to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere. It proved very successful, charting at #5 on the UK Singles Chart...
" – 3:33 - "Blood Thirsty Bastards" – 3:11
- "The Gentry Cove" – 2:32
- "Gin & Milk" – 3:06
- The American edition of the album features this song at track 2.
- "The Enemy" – 3:36
- "If You Love a Woman" – 3:13
- "You Fucking Love It" – 1:54
- "WonderingWondering (Dirty Pretty Things song)"Wondering" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on October 15, 2006 and was the third to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere...
" – 2:54 - "Last of the Small Town Playboys" – 3:31
- "B.U.R.M.A." (UK edition only) – 3:18
- Not included on the British LP or the American release.
Limited edition bonus 7"
A limited edition version of the LP included an additional 7" with the following tracks.- "Bang Bang You’re Dead" (acoustic)
- "B.U.R.M.A" – 3:18
Limited edition bonus DVD
A limited edition version of the CD included a DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
directed by Goatie Lewis with five live tracks from their concert at Macadam Building, King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, on March 8, 2006.
- "The Enemy"
- "Blood Thirsty Bastards"
- "Gentry Cove"
- "Bang Bang You're Dead"
- "Last of the Small Town Playboys"
Singles
The lead single from the album, "Bang Bang You're DeadBang Bang You're Dead (song)
"Bang Bang You're Dead" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on April 24, 2006 and was the first to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere. It proved very successful, charting at #5 on the UK Singles Chart...
", was released on April 24 and peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. Second single "Deadwood" peaked at #20 upon its release on July 11. The third single from the album, "Wondering
Wondering (Dirty Pretty Things song)
"Wondering" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on October 15, 2006 and was the third to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere...
" was released on October 15 and peaked at #34 in the charts.
Release details
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Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2006-05-03 | Universal International Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... , Vertigo Records Vertigo Records Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
UICR-1047 / 4 988005 426963 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2006-05-08 | Mercury Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... , Vertigo Records |
LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
6 02498 56418 9 |
CD | 6 02498 53266 9 | |||
CD / DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... |
6 02498 56134 8 | |||
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
2006-08-08 | Mercury, Vertigo, Interscope Records Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... |
CD | B0007235-02 / 6 02498 57279 5 |