Singles from
Features Song Lyrics for KT Tunstall's Eye to the telescope album. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews.
Eye to the Telescope- 'Black Horse and the CherryTree'
Released: 21 February 2005 (UK)
29 August 2005 (US) - 'Other Side of theWorld'
Released: 9 May 2005 (UK)
May 2007 (US) - 'Suddenly I See'
Released: 29 August 2005 (UK) - 'Under the Weather'
Released: 5 December 2005 (UK) - 'Another Place toFall'
Released: 13 March 2006 (UK)
Eye to the Telescope is the debut album by Scottishsinger-songwriterKT Tunstall, originallyreleased 13 December 2004 (see 2004 in British music), andre-released 10 January 2005. On 19 July 2005 it was nominated forthe 2005 Mercury Music Prize in the United Kingdom.Tunstall promoted the album in the United States and Canada in December 2005. The album was released7 February 2006 in the U.S. Also a special CD/DVD edition of thealbum was released in September 2006 in America, along with adifferent cover and a bonus track.
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Criticalreception
Reviews for Eye to the Telescope were mostly positive.Mark A. Price of PopMatters gave the album a score of 7 outof 10, noting that it manages to sound 'both new and familiar',mixing influences from artists like Melissa Etheridge and Fiona Apple whileadding some originality of her own.[1] StephenThomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave it three and a half stars out offive, calling it 'a promising, satisfying debut'.[2] On Metacritic, Eye tothe Telescope has a score of 76 out of 100, indicating'generally favorable reviews'.[3]
Tracklisting
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Other Side of the World' | KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe | 3:34 | |
| 'AnotherPlace to Fall' | Tunstall | 4:11 | |
| 'Under theWeather' | Tunstall, Tommy D | 3:37 | |
| 'Black Horse and the CherryTree' | Tunstall | 2:51 | |
| 'MiniatureDisasters' | Tunstall | 3:32 | |
| 'Silent Sea' | Tunstall, Jimmy Hogarth | 3:48 | |
| 'Universe &U' | Tunstall, Pleasure | 4:01 | |
| 'False Alarm' | Tunstall, Terefe | 3:50 | |
| 'Suddenly I See' | Tunstall | 3:22 | |
| 'Stoppin' theLove' | Tunstall, Tommy D | 4:02 | |
| 'Heal Over' | Tunstall | 4:27 | |
| 'Through theDark' | Tunstall, Terefe | 3:48 |
The original edition of the album, released in December 2004,had a slightly different track order and did not include the studioversion of 'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree'; the version of thetrack recorded on Later... with JoolsHolland was included as a 'bonus live track'.
| Original edition track listing | |||||||||
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| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 'Other Side of the World' | 3:34 | ||||||||
| 'AnotherPlace to Fall' | 4:11 | ||||||||
| 'Under theWeather' | 3:37 | ||||||||
| 'Suddenly I See' | 3:22 | ||||||||
| 'MiniatureDisasters' | 3:32 | ||||||||
| 'Silent Sea' | 3:48 | ||||||||
| 'Universe &U' | 4:01 | ||||||||
| 'False Alarm' | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 'Heal Over' | 4:27 | ||||||||
| 'Stoppin' theLove' | 4:02 | ||||||||
| 'Through theDark' | 3:48 | ||||||||
| 'Black Horse and the CherryTree' (live on Later... with JoolsHolland) | 4:47 | ||||||||
Personnel
- KT Tunstall – vocals, guitar, wurlitzer, pianet, shelltone, piano, doepfer bass, chimes
- Steve Osborne – shelltone, bass, guitar, percussion
- Arnulf Lindner – bass
- Luke Bullen – drums, percussion, cajon
- Martin Terefe – keyboards
- Iain Burdge – cello
Releasehistory
| Country | Release date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 December 2004) | Relentless | CD | CDREL06 |
| 10 January 2005) | CD | CDRELX06 | ||
| United States | 7 February 2006) | Virgin | CD | 507292 |
| 12 September 2006) | CD+DVD | 747292 |
Charts
The album entered the UK album chart at 73 and quickly droppedout again (it originally entered the lower regions of the Top 200in its debut week, but these placings are not officially recordedfor statistical purposes). It re-entered at 66 a few weeks later,and its rise was both surprising and unique for a new album on theUK charts. It improved every week for four weeks before peaking atnumber 36, then dropping down as low as 63 again. It then resumed asomewhat meteoric rise, culminating in a peak of number sevenbefore slowly shifting back down. The publicity surroundingTunstall's Mercury MusicPrize nomination sent it back up the charts to an eventual peakof No. 3, after which time it became a Top 20 mainstay for the restof 2005. It dropped out of the Top 10 in the 61st week, and hasdropped continually since, before ending its run at 72 weeks. Aftera several month absence, the album returned at No. 66 for a 73rdnon-consecutive week in August 2006.
The singles from the album became increasingly more successful,with 'Other Side of the World' spending almost five months on thechart and 'Suddenly I See' remaining in the Top 40 for 10 weeks.The album's next single, 'Under the Weather', entered the chart atNo. 39, while the fifth and final single, 'Another Place to Fall',became Tunstall's first single to miss the Top 40 after more than1.3 million copies of the album had been sold. In total, Tunstallhas spent 133 weeks so far on the British charts.
As of September 20, 2007, the album has sold 1,127,010 copies inthe US.
The album was certified 5x platinum by the Irish album chartselling about 75,000 copies, and around 1.5 million copies in theUK, certifiying it 5x platinum there as well.
The album was certified platinum in Canada in January 2007.[4]
| Chart | Provider(s) | Peak position | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Album Chart[5] | ARIA | 43 | ||
| Austria Album Chart[5] | Media Control | 41 | ||
| Canada Album Chart[5] | CRIA | 10 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| French Album Chart[5] | IFPI | 7 | 2x Gold | 158,500 |
| Germany Album Chart[5] | Media Control | 43 | ||
| Ireland Album Chart[5] | IRMA | 4 | 7x Platinum | 75,000 |
| Italy Album Chart[5] | FIMI | 37 | ||
| Netherlands Album Chart[5] | NVPI | 53 | ||
| New Zealand Album Chart[5] | RIANZ | 3 | Platinum | 15,000 |
| Norway Album Chart[5] | IFPI | 11 | ||
| Switzerland Album Chart[5] | Media Control | 29 | Gold | 15,000 |
| United Kingdom Album Chart[5] | BPI | 3 | 5xPlatinum | 1,500,000 |
| United States Album Chart[5] | Billboard | 33 | Platinum | 1,127,010 |
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References
- ^Mark A. Price. [1], PopMatters.com. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^Stephen Thomas Erlewine. [2], AllMusic.com.Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^Metacritic: KT Tunstall - Eyeto the Telescope, metacritic.com. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
- ^ abcdefghijklmnKT Tunstall - Eye To The TelescopeaCharts.us. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
Kt Tunstall Eye To The Telescope Album Cover
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