''Hats Off to the Buskers'' is the debut album by Scottish band
The View. It was released on 22 January 2007 on 1965 Records. It was reported on the band's official forum that the album had leaked to various internet sites in mid December 2006. The album entered the
UK Albums Chart
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at 1 on 28 January 2007. The album charted at No. 45 on the UK end-of-year album chart, after selling around 319,000 copies in 2007. The album has been certified platinum.
It was nominated for the 2007
Mercury Prize
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.
The song "Wasteland" is also the background music for the
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"Show Us Your 5" advertisement.
Reception
Initial critical response to ''Hats Off to the Buskers'' was positive. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an
average
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score of 75, based on 17 reviews.
Track listing
All songs written by Kyle Falconer and Kieren Webster.
# "Comin' Down" – 2:57
# "
Superstar Tradesman" – 3:13
# "
Same Jeans
"Same Jeans" is the third single by Dundee band the View, appearing on their debut album, ''Hats Off to the Buskers'' (2007). It was Radio 1's Jo Whiley's record of the week commencing 27 November 2006 and was released on 15 January 2007. It ...
" – 3:33
# "Don't Tell Me" – 3:22
# "
Skag Trendy" – 3:00
# "
The Don" – 3:09
# "
Face for the Radio" – 3:18
# "
Wasted Little DJs
"Wasted Little DJs" is the debut single of Dundee indie band the View, taken from their first album, ''Hats Off to the Buskers'' (2007). Before its physical release on 7 August 2006, the single had reached number 73 on the UK Singles Chart on d ...
" – 3:57
# "Gran's for Tea" – 2:33
# "Dance into the Night" – 3:05
# "Claudia" – 2:40
# "Street Lights" – 2:57
# "Wasteland" – 2:26
# "Typical Time" – 0:35
US release w/ bonus tracks:
# "Posh Boys"
# "Skag Trendy"
(live at Abertay University, Dundee)
# "Same Jeans"
(live at the Astoria, London)
Personnel
* Kyle Falconer – vocals, guitar, piano
* Kieren Webster – vocals, bass
* Pete Reilly – lead guitar
* Steven Morrison – drums
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2007 debut albums
The View (band) albums
Albums produced by Owen Morris