Twelve Stops and Home
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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
".
"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.
"Sewn" was featured on the FIFA 07
soundtrack.
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, 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.
The Feeling
The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...
, released on 5 June 2006.
The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly Line
Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the fifth busiest line on the Underground network judged by the number of passengers transported per year. It is mainly a deep-level line, running from the north to the west of London via Zone 1, with...
of the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
from Leicester Square
Leicester Square tube station
Leicester Square is a station on the London Underground, located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself....
to Bounds Green
Bounds Green tube station
Bounds Green tube station is a London Underground station, located at the junction of Bounds Green Road and Brownlow Road, in North London.The station is on the Piccadilly Line, between Wood Green and Arnos Grove stations, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and fare_zone 4.Like all ...
. Lead singer Dan Gillespie Sells
Dan Gillespie Sells
Daniel Giles Gillespie Sells is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as being the lead vocalist and frontman for the pop band, The Feeling.-Biography:...
grew up in Bounds Green
Bounds Green
Bounds Green is an area in the north of London, in the London Borough of Haringey. Parts of Bounds Green are also known as New Southgate, but most of New Southgate lies in the London Borough of Enfield to the north west....
and lived a short walk from the tube station.
It received a five-star review from The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
but garnered a 4/10 from music magazine NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
.
The album produced 3 top 10 hits, "Sewn
Sewn (song)
"Sewn" is the first proper single by British rock group The Feeling, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World" . It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 on 5 March 2006...
", "Fill My Little World
Fill My Little World
"Fill My Little World" is a song by British indie pop group The Feeling, originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their début limited edition 7" vinyl, but was unable to chart due to chart rules. It was re-released in the UK on 22 May 2006 following the success of the single "Sewn" and...
" and "Never Be Lonely
Never Be Lonely
"Never Be Lonely" is a song by The Feeling. It is the third single from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home, and was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the UK Singles Chart at #24 on 27 August 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week it climbed to #12 as a physical single was...
".
UK and international track listing
- "I Want You Now" – 3:47
- "Never Be LonelyNever Be Lonely"Never Be Lonely" is a song by The Feeling. It is the third single from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home, and was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the UK Singles Chart at #24 on 27 August 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week it climbed to #12 as a physical single was...
" – 3:31 - "Fill My Little WorldFill My Little World"Fill My Little World" is a song by British indie pop group The Feeling, originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their début limited edition 7" vinyl, but was unable to chart due to chart rules. It was re-released in the UK on 22 May 2006 following the success of the single "Sewn" and...
" – 4:07 - "Kettle's On" – 4:07
- "SewnSewn (song)"Sewn" is the first proper single by British rock group The Feeling, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World" . It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 on 5 March 2006...
" – 5:55 - "Anyone" – 4:10
- "Strange" – 4:21
- "Love It When You CallLove It When You Call"Love It When You Call" was the fourth single from The Feeling taken from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home. It was released on November 20, 2006. The song peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fourth Top 20 single....
" – 3:35 - "RoséRosé (song)"Rosé" is the lead single from The Feeling's compilation album Singles: 2006-2011. This new version of "Rosé" was recorded for Burberry's Burberry Body fragrance campaign and was released on 26 September 2011...
" – 4:16 - "Same Old Stuff" – 5:10
- "Helicopter" – 3:18
- "Blue Piccadilly" – 9:55 (incl. studio chatter and the hidden track "Miss You")
US track listing
- "SewnSewn (song)"Sewn" is the first proper single by British rock group The Feeling, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World" . It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 on 5 March 2006...
" – 5:55 - "Never Be LonelyNever Be Lonely"Never Be Lonely" is a song by The Feeling. It is the third single from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home, and was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the UK Singles Chart at #24 on 27 August 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week it climbed to #12 as a physical single was...
" – 3:31 - "Love It When You CallLove It When You Call"Love It When You Call" was the fourth single from The Feeling taken from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home. It was released on November 20, 2006. The song peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fourth Top 20 single....
" – 3:35 - "Fill My Little WorldFill My Little World"Fill My Little World" is a song by British indie pop group The Feeling, originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their début limited edition 7" vinyl, but was unable to chart due to chart rules. It was re-released in the UK on 22 May 2006 following the success of the single "Sewn" and...
" – 4:07 - "Kettle's On" – 4:07
- "I Want You Now" – 3:47
- "Strange" – 4:21
- "Anyone" – 4:10
- "RoséRosé (song)"Rosé" is the lead single from The Feeling's compilation album Singles: 2006-2011. This new version of "Rosé" was recorded for Burberry's Burberry Body fragrance campaign and was released on 26 September 2011...
" – 4:16 - "Same Old Stuff" – 5:10
- "Helicopter" – 3:52
- "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:- "Fill My Little WorldFill My Little World"Fill My Little World" is a song by British indie pop group The Feeling, originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their début limited edition 7" vinyl, but was unable to chart due to chart rules. It was re-released in the UK on 22 May 2006 following the success of the single "Sewn" and...
" - "SewnSewn (song)"Sewn" is the first proper single by British rock group The Feeling, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World" . It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 on 5 March 2006...
" - "Never Be LonelyNever Be Lonely"Never Be Lonely" is a song by The Feeling. It is the third single from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home, and was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the UK Singles Chart at #24 on 27 August 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week it climbed to #12 as a physical single was...
" - "Love It When You CallLove It When You Call"Love It When You Call" was the fourth single from The Feeling taken from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home. It was released on November 20, 2006. The song peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fourth Top 20 single....
" - "RoséRosé (song)"Rosé" is the lead single from The Feeling's compilation album Singles: 2006-2011. This new version of "Rosé" was recorded for Burberry's Burberry Body fragrance campaign and was released on 26 September 2011...
"
"Sewn" was featured on the FIFA 07
FIFA 07
FIFA 07 is the 2007 edition of EA Sports' series of football simulator video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts....
soundtrack.
Charts
The album placed #1 on the UK AmazonAmazon.com
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and iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
charts.
It charted 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...
on 11 June 2006 at #2 below the Sandi Thom
Sandi Thom
Alexandria "Sandi" Thom is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts and the success of the single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ".-1984–2004: Early life:Thom was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire...
album, Smile... It Confuses People
Smile... It Confuses People
Smile... It Confuses People is the first studio album by Scottish singer Sandi Thom, released in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on 5 June 2006 by RCA Records...
.
In its second week, it charted at #3 following Smile... It Confuses People at #2, and the second Keane album, Under the Iron Sea
Under the Iron Sea
Under the Iron Sea is the second studio album by English rock band Keane, released in 2006. During its first week on sale in the UK, the album went to #1, selling 222,297 copies according to figures from the Official Chart Company...
.
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, selling over 727,000 copies and has sold around 1.5 million copies worldwide.
It charted at #20 on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
in the U.S.