Eliza Doolittle (album)

Eliza Doolittle
Studio album by Eliza Doolittle
Released	12 July 2010
Recorded	1 September 2006 – 31 March 2010
Genre	Indie pop folk soul ska
Length	41:12
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Steve Chrisanthou Craigie Dodds Matthew Prime Jonny Sharp Phil Thornalley Mads Hauge James Napier Greg Kurstin
Eliza Doolittle chronology
Eliza Doolittle (2010) In Your Hands (2013)
Singles from Eliza Doolittle
"Skinny Genes" Released: 11 April 2010 "Pack Up" Released: 5 July 2010 "Rollerblades" Released: 17 October 2010 "Skinny Genes (re-release)" Released: 27 December 2010[1] "Mr Medicine" Released: 7 March 2011[2]

Eliza Doolittle is the eponymous debut album by British recording artist Eliza Doolittle. It was released on 12 July 2010 by Parlophone Records. The first single, "Skinny Genes", was released on 11 April 2010. The second single, "Pack Up", was released on 5 July 2010. On 7 January 2011 it was announced by BPI that the album had been certified Platinum for sales of 300,000 in the UK.^[3] The album was released in the United States on 19 April 2011.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC Music	(mixed)[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Express Newspaper	[8]
Subba Cultcha	[9]
Evening Standard	[10]
The Music Fix	[11]
The Irish Times	unfavourable[12]
Pop Matters	(7/10)[13]
FasterLouder	[14]

Fraser McAlpine of BBC Blog gave the album a positive review stating:

Let’s start with the voice. It’s a beautiful, expressive thing: high and clear, with the occasional emotive crack. The pretty melodies and tweeting harmonies (literally, in some cases) are rendered snoozily, as if Eliza’s vocals were recorded just after waking and stretching from a dream-filled sleep.^[15]

Track listing

Notes

• "Missing" features a sample from the 1959 The Fleetwoods hit "Come Softly to Me"
• "Pack Up" features uncredited vocals from Lloyd Wade and contains elements of "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag"

Personnel

• Eliza Doolittle – lead vocals, composer, original concept
• George Asaf – composer
• Avigail – stylist
• John Beck – composer, keyboards
• Andy Bradfield – mixing
• Ian Brudge – cello
• Steve Chrisanthou – bass, composer, engineer, guitar, mixing, producer, programming
• Lauren Christy – composer
• Pete Davis – programming
• Craigie Dodds – bass, composer, drums, guitar, keyboards, mixing, piano, producer, programming, ukulele, backing vocals, whistle
• Grippa – mixing
• Mads Hauge – bass, composer, engineer, hand clapping, mandolin, maracas, melodica, producer, whistle
• Simon Helm – art direction, design
• Dean James – engineer, percussion
• Will Johnstone – composer, engineer, mellotron
• Jonny $. – bass, composer, guitar, mixing, percussion, producer
• Greg Kurstin – composer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
• Arnulf Lindner – double bass
• Tom Meadows – drums
• Jimmy Napes – mixing, producer
• James Napier – bass, composer, drums, guitar
• Jake Newman – double bass
• Felix Powell – composer
• Matt Prime – composer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming, backing vocals
• Dan Sanders – art direction
• Ash Soan – drums
• The PSM – drums, percussion
• Liz Taw – hair stylist
• Phil Thornalley – composer, glockenspiel, guitar, handclapping, piano, producer
• Lloyd Wade – vocals
• Andy Whitton – photography
• Paul Williams – guitar
• Tim Woodcock – composer, backing vocals
• Christian Wright – mastering

Chart performance

Release history

References