''Waited Up 'til It Was Light'' is the debut album by British band

Johnny Foreigner Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock four-piece from Birmingham, UK, consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, bassist and vocalist Kelly Parker (née Southern), drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley, and guitarist and visual ar ...

and was released on UK independent label

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on 2 June 2008. The album was licensed to Nettwerk by Best Before and released through online retailers in North America on 22 July 2008, and in stores on 23 September 2008. It was recorded in

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with producer

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, whose previous credits include work with notable contemporary hard rock acts including

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, and

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. The artwork was designed by Lewes HerriotLewes Herriot
Myspace profile and showed several Birmingham landmarks, with the UK release having interchangeable covers. The title is a reference to the

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song "Don't They Have Payphones Wherever You Were Last Night". A track-by-track explanation of the album from Alexei Berrow, guitarist and singer of the band, can be foun
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Track listing

The North American release contains a re-recording of Arcs Across the City track "Champagne Girls I Have Known" between "Lea Room" and "Our Bipolar Friends."

References

2008 debut albums Johnny Foreigner albums Nettwerk Records albums Albums produced by Machine (producer) {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub