Wait for Me (The Pigeon Detectives album)

"See Wait for Me (disambiguation)"

Infobox Album
Name = Wait For Me
Type = Studio
Artist = The Pigeon Detectives


Released = 28 May 2007
Recorded = Autumn 2006
Genre = Indie rock
Label = Dance To The Radio (UK) V2 Records (Europe/Japan)
Producer = Will Jackson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gbftxze5ldke link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/reviews/story/0,,2081995,00.html link]
*"Rockfeedback" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=4787 link]
*"NME" (7/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-pigeon-detectives/8561 link]
*"The Times" Rating|2|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article1825716.ece link]
This album = "Wait For Me" (2007)
Next album = Emergency (2008)

Wait For Me is the platinum selling debut album of Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives. The album was released for CD, 12" and Digital Download on May 28, and charted in the UK album chart at #3 in its first week of release.

The album reached #70 in the UK end of 2007 album chart, selling around 227,000 copies in 2007.

The album was certified platinum in June 2008. [ [http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1034418&c=1 Music Week - Album sales up again, as Usher tops chart ] ]

History of the album

The album was recorded at Soundworks Studios in Leeds over a fairly long time span in the second half of 2006. In between recording the album the band toured vigorously, touring with the likes of The Holloways and Kaiser Chiefs. The first release from the album sessions was "I Found Out" which came out in November 2006 giving the band their first top 40 hit.

Following on from the success of "I Found Out", the song "Romantic Type" was chosen as the next single. On January 2, 2007 the song was given its first airing on BBC Radio One only 2 hours after the final master was finished. "Romantic Type" hit number #19 in the charts on March 4, 2007.

Later that month the band finished mixing the final album with Stephen Harris and Cenzo Townsend.

After a second top 20 hit with "I'm Not Sorry" hitting number #12, "Wait For Me" was released on May 28 2007. The Pigeon Detectives released 2 more singles from the album: "Take Her Back" reached number #20 in August 2007 and a re-recorded version of "I Found Out", released on November 12th.

Bonus Track

For the Japanese version of the album a re-worked version of the track Let Go was included. This track became available in the UK in November 2007 through iTunes.

Track listing

# "Romantic Type" – 2:37
# "I Found Out" – 2:07
# "Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" – 1:56
# "Caught in Your Trap" – 3:03
# "I Can't Control Myself" – 2:46
# "I'm Not Sorry" – 3:42
# "You Know I Love You" – 3:03
# "Stop or Go" – 3:12
# "You Better Not Look My Way" – 4:26
# "Take Her Back" – 3:17
# "Wait for Me" – 2:12
# "I'm Always Right" – 3:01 [ [http://www.playlouder.com/downloads/release/~wait-for-me-file-0/| Play Louder] ]

References