''Eliza Doolittle'' is the debut album by British recording artist

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. It was released by

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on 12 July 2010 in the United Kingdom. The first single, "

Skinny Genes "Skinny Genes" is a song performed by British recording artist Eliza Doolittle. The song serves as her debut single and first single from her debut album, ''Eliza Doolittle''. The track was co-written by Doolittle in collaboration with Tim Wood ...

", was released on 11 April 2010. The second single, "

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", was released on 5 July 2010. The album was released in the United States on 19 April 2011.

Critical reception

Upon release, ''Eliza Doolittle'' received positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 68 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Michael Hann, writing for ''

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'', called ''Eliza Doolittle'' "a coherent and effortless-sounding debut album ..It's a delicious

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..that feels as light as air, melting on your tongue. Admittedly, that also means that as soon as it is over it has disappeared without a trace, but do picnic soundtracks really need to be weighed down with pretensions to significance?" Steve Horowitz from

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fount that the album "mostly succeeds. The baker’s dozen worth of tracks here are delightfully sweet, if maybe a bit light in content. This is ear candy that’s meant to be pleasing rather than personal, and avoids political or controversial topics."

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editor by Jon O'Brien found that the "formula of brush-stroke percussion, bluesy guitars, and light airy melodies is repeated throughout the entire 13 tracks, but Doolittle's timeless and effortlessly dreamy tones make the slight repetitiveness a lot easier to endure ..While its relentless chirpiness may be a little too twee for some, ''Eliza Doolittle'' is still a beguiling debut that would undoubtedly have found an audience even without the benefit of her showbiz background." Simon Cage from ''

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'' remarked that the "songs are quirky and strong, her voice gorgeous and the whole thing is busting out all over with charm. Nice work young lady." Fraser McAlpine of ''

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'' wrote that "if you can handle a lot of wacky in your pop music, there’s a lovely album here waiting for you."

Chart performance

''Eliza Doolitte'' peaked at number three on the

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. On 7 January 2011, it was announced by the

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(BPI) that the album had been certified Platinum for sales of 300,000 in the UK.

Track listing

;Notes * "Missing" features a sample from the 1959

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hit "

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" * "Pack Up" features uncredited vocals from

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and contains elements of "

Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile" is the full name of a World War I marching song, published in 1915 in London. It was written by Welsh songwriter George Henry Powell under the pseudonym of "George Asaf", and s ...

Personnel

– lead vocals, composer, original concept *

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– composer *Avigail – stylist * John Beck – composer, keyboards *Andy Bradfield – mixing *Ian Brudge – cello *Steve Chrisanthou – bass, composer, engineer, guitar, mixing, producer, programming *

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– 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 Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...

– 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 Felix Lloyd Powell (23 May 1878 – 10 February 1942) was a Welsh British Army Staff Sergeant most famous for writing the music for marching song " Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile", in 1915, during World Wa ...

– composer *Matt Prime – composer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming, backing vocals *Dan Sanders – art direction *

Ash Soan Ashley Soan is a British drummer. His influences include Stewart Copeland, Steve Ferrone, Jim Keltner, James Gadson, Phil Rudd, Art Blakey, Steve Gadd. Early life Educated at the Grove School In Market Drayton, Shropshire, Ashley Soan started ...

– drums *

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– drums, percussion *Liz Taw – hair stylist *

Phil Thornalley Philip Thornalley (born 5 January 1960) is an English songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing (with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven) the song " Torn" (made famous by Natalie Imbr ...

– composer, glockenspiel, guitar, handclapping, piano, producer *

– vocals *Andy Whitton – photography *Paul Williams – guitar *Tim Woodcock – composer, backing vocals *Christian Wright – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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