Scouting for Girls (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Scouting for Girls
Type = Album
Artist = Scouting for Girls


Released = 17 September, 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Pop rock
Indie pop
Length =
Label = Epic
Producer = Andy Green
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fixz9hldke link]
* Drowned in Sound (1/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2416487 link]
* "NME" (2/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/scouting-for-girls/9015 link]
* stv Rating|5|5 [http://www.stv.tv/content/out/music/album_reviews/display.html?id=opencms:/out/music/album_reviews/Scouting_For_Girls link]
Last album =
This album = "Scouting for Girls"
(2006)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Scouting for Girls
Type = studio
single 1 = She's So Lovely
single 1 date = August 27 2007
single 2 = Elvis Ain't Dead
single 2 date = December 17 2007
single 3 = Heartbeat
single 3 date = April 7 2008
single 4 = It's Not About You
single 4 date = August 4 2008
single 5 = James Bond
single 5 date = TBA

"Scouting for Girls" is the eponymous debut album by British pop rock group Scouting For Girls. It was released on September 17, 2007 and has sold 300,000 copies, as of January 31, 2008, achieving platinum status. It contains the hit singles "She's So Lovely" and "Elvis Ain't Dead" as well as their song "It's Not About You", which was only released as a limited-copy EP in June 2007. The album had a two-week run as the UK Album Chart 'Number 1 album' on 20th January 2008 after taking over from Amy Macdonald's debut album "This Is The Life". It was replaced on February 3, 2008 by another debut album, this time "19" by Adele.

Track listing

#"Keep on Walking" – 3:37
#"She's So Lovely" – 3:43
#"It's Not About You" – 4:12
#"The Airplane Song" – 4:20
#"Heartbeat" – 2:55
#"Elvis Ain't Dead" – 3:49
#"I'm Not Over You" – 3:24
#"I Need a Holiday" – 3:21
#"The Mountains of Navaho" – 3:21
#"James Bond" – 3:15
#"Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)" – 3:27¹
#"Sob Story" – 3:17²

*¹ a hidden bonus track, which talks about the band's love for TV presenter Michaela Strachan when they were younger, it begins 3 minutes 47 seconds into the song "James Bond"
*² iTunes bonus track

Chart positions

Personnel

;Performance credits
* Vocals: Greg Churchouse, Peter Ellard, Roy Stride
* Guitar: Greg Churchouse, Roy Stride
* Bass: Greg Churchouse
* Percussion: Peter Ellard
* Piano: Roy Stride
* Horn: Martin Owen
* Trumpet: James McMillan

;Technical credits
* Engineering: Julian Wilmott, Andy Green
* Production: Andy Green
* Programming: Andy Green
* Mixing: Andy Green
* Mastering: Ted Jenson

References

External links

* [http://www.scoutingforgirls.co.uk Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/scoutingforgirls Scouting for Girls' Official myspace]