''Emergency'' is the second album by
Leeds band,
The Pigeon Detectives. The album was released on 26 May 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album, ''
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Albums
* ''Wait for Me'' (Moby album), 2009
* ''Wait for Me'' (The Pigeon Detectives album), 2007
* ''Wait for Me'' (Susan Tedeschi album), 2002
* '' Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James'', a 2003 album
Songs ...
''. The album was produced by
Stephen Street
Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths, The Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album ''Viva Hate'' following the spl ...
who has produced for bands such as
Blur,
Babyshambles,
The Smiths,
Feeder and
Kaiser Chiefs.
The first single from the album was "
This Is an Emergency
"This Is an Emergency" is the first single from The Pigeon Detectives second album ''Emergency''. It was first played on 24 March 2008 on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 12 May 2008. The B-sides, "Get the Message" and "Make You Mine", were both ...
" on 12 May 2008, which was first played by Radio 1 on 24 March 2008.
The album was subject to an early leak onto the internet on 1 May, and spread via
P2P
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* Pay to play, where money is exchanged for services
* Peer-to-peer, a distributed application architecture in computing or networking
** List of P2P protocols
* Phenylacetone, an organic compound commonly known as P2P
* Point- ...
networks. Unlike many early album leaks, the audio files that were distributed on the internet were of a high quality, and not highly compressed files.
The album peaked at number five in its first week but fell out the charts quickly, spending three weeks in the top 40. Following the release of the second single, "Everybody Wants Me", the album re-entered the top 40 again for another three weeks. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews from critics.
Track listing
# "
This Is an Emergency
"This Is an Emergency" is the first single from The Pigeon Detectives second album ''Emergency''. It was first played on 24 March 2008 on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 12 May 2008. The B-sides, "Get the Message" and "Make You Mine", were both ...
" (Matt Bowman, Oliver Main) – 3:11
# "I'm Not Gonna Take This" (Bowman, Main) – 2:44
# "Keep on Your Dress" (Dave Best, Bowman, Main) – 4:52
# "Don't You Wanna Find Out" (Main) – 2:44
# "I'll Be Waiting" (Bowman, Main) – 3:19
# "She's Gone" (Main) – 2:07
# "Nothing to Do with You" (Main) – 1:50
# "I'm a Liar" (Bowman, Main) – 3:16
# "You Don't Need It" (Main) – 2:47
# "Say It Like You Mean It" (Main) – 2:43
# "Love You for a Day (Hate You for a Week)" (Main) – 3:22
# "Making Up Numbers" (Main) – 3:27
# "Everybody Wants Me" (Bowman, Main) – 3:42
# "Draw the Curtain" (Hidden track) – 1:28
Personnel
*Matt Bowman – vocals
*Oliver Main – guitar
*Ryan Wilson – guitar
*Dave Best – bass
*Jimmi Naylor – drums
Charts
References
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2008 albums
The Pigeon Detectives albums
Albums produced by Stephen Street