Scouting for Girls (album)

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Scouting for Girls is the eponymous debut album by British pop rock group Scouting For Girls. It was released on September 17, 2007 and has sold 300,000 copies, as of January 31, 2008, achieving platinum status. It contains the hit singles "She's So Lovely" and "Elvis Ain't Dead" as well as their song "It's Not About You", which was only released as a limited-copy EP in June 2007. The album had a two-week run as the UK Album Chart 'Number 1 album' on 20th January 2008 after taking over from Amy Macdonald's debut album This Is The Life. It was replaced on February 3, 2008 by another debut album, this time 19 by Adele.

Track listing

1. "Keep on Walking" – 3:37
2. "She's So Lovely" – 3:43
3. "It's Not About You" – 4:12
4. "The Airplane Song" – 4:20
5. "Heartbeat" – 2:55
6. "Elvis Ain't Dead" – 3:49
7. "I'm Not Over You" – 3:24
8. "I Need a Holiday" – 3:21
9. "The Mountains of Navaho" – 3:21
10. "I Wish I Was James Bond– 3:15
11. "Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)" – 3:27¹
12. "Sob Story" – 3:17²

• ¹ a hidden bonus track, which talks about the band's love for TV presenter Michaela Strachan when they were younger, it begins 3 minutes 47 seconds into the song "James Bond"
• ² iTunes bonus track

Chart positions

Chart Peak position UK Top 75 1 Irish Album Chart 12 United World Chart 32 Singles Year Song UK singles UK Download Chart Irish Singles Chart 2007 "She's So Lovely" 7 6 1 2007 "Elvis Ain't Dead" 8 17 21 2008 "Heartbeat" 10 - - 2008 "It's Not About You" 38 - - 2008 "I Wish I Was James Bond" - - - Personnel Performance credits Vocals: Greg Churchouse, Peter Ellard, Roy Stride Guitar: Greg Churchouse, Roy Stride Bass: Greg Churchouse Percussion: Peter Ellard Piano: Roy Stride Horn: Martin Owen Trumpet: James McMillan Technical credits Engineering: Julian Wilmott, Andy Green Production: Andy Green Programming: Andy Green Mixing: Andy Green Mastering: Ted Jenson References External links Official site Scouting for Girls' Official myspace