The Boy with No Name
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| Studio album by Travis | ||||||||||
| Released | 7 May 2007 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 - 2007 | |||||||||
| Genre | Britpop British rock |
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| Length | 52:46 | |||||||||
| Label | Independiente, Epic | |||||||||
| Producer | Travis, Nigel Godrich, Steve Orchard | |||||||||
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The Boy with No Name is the fifth studio album by Scottish Indie pop band Travis. The album was released on 7 May 2007 in the United Kingdom and on 8 May 2007 in the United States.
The name of the album came about when lead singer Fran Healy and his partner Nora were deciding on a name for their newly born son. During this time, he sent a photo of his son to friend by email and labeled the photo "The Boy with No Name". Healy revealed this on the The Chris Moyles Show during an interview. Healy has also revealed in pre-album release performances that some tracks are influenced by his developing family status, such as "My Eyes" being about his new son or "Battleships" referring to ups and downs of relationships.
"Closer" was released as the first single from the album in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2007, and peaked at #10 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2007 in British music). The full album was available to purchase at the Virgin Megastore at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California over the weekend of 27 April 2007–29 April 2007.
The Boy with No Name entered at #4 on the UK Album Charts and #1 on the UK iTunes charts. In the U.S., the album debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200, selling 12,000 copies in its first week.[1]It largely received positive reviews from mainstream sources and critical reviews from more alternative sources. There was hope that this album would be certified platinum in the UK at the very least, with the singles charting strongly. However, despite this strong start the album only went gold in the UK and the third single "My Eyes" only made #60 - their worse chart placing during their career at the time. Before this "Selfish Jean" made #30, but still became a fan favorite unlike the latter.
Travis dedicated this album to the Abbey Road Studios chief master engineer Chris Blair and British world champion rally driver Richard Burns, who died of a brain tumour at the age of 34 in 2005. [2]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Fran Healy, except where noted.
- "3 Times and You Lose" (Healy, Andy Dunlop) – 4:14
- "Selfish Jean" – 4:00
- "Closer" – 4:00
- "Big Chair" (Healy, Dunlop) – 4:07
- "Battleships" – 4:11
- "Eyes Wide Open" – 2:59
- "My Eyes" – 4:08
- "One Night" – 4:00
- "Under the Moonlight" (Susie Hug) – 4:00
- "Out in Space" – 3:35
- "Colder" (Healy, Dougie Payne) – 4:06
- "New Amsterdam" – 2:37
- "Sailing Away" (UK hidden track) – 3:31
- "Perfect Heaven Space" (UK hidden track) – 3:50
- "Say Hello" (iTunes bonus track) - 3:33
[edit] Chart
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2007 | Norwegian Album Chart | 2 |
| 2007 | UK Album Chart | 4 |
| 2007 | Swiss Album Chart | 7 |
| 2007 | Mexican Album Chart | 12 |
| 2007 | Italian Album Chart | 16 |
| 2007 | Canadian Album Chart | 49 |
| 2007 | Spanish Album Chart | 54 |
| 2007 | U.S. Billboard Top 200 | 58 |
Worldwide Sales: 442,900
[edit] Personnel
- Francis Healy – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Andy Dunlop – guitar
- Dougie Payne – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Neil Primrose – drums
[edit] References
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Buble Sidesteps Bone Thugs To Claim No. 1", Billboard.com, May 16, 2007.
- ^ Official Travis Site, "Travis Discography: The Boy With No Name", TravisOnline.com, May 07, 2007
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