Walthamstow (album)

Walthamstow
Studio album by East 17
Released	1993
Recorded	1992-1993
Genre	teen pop
Length	66:07
Label	London
Producer	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Steve Spiro, Mykaell Riley, Howie Bernstein, Neil Stanton, Richard Stannard (exec.)
East 17 chronology
Walthamstow (1993) Steam (1994)
US cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Walthamstow is the debut album by East 17. The album entered the charts at number 1 on 27 February 1993, and contained three UK Top 10 singles, including their debut single "House of Love", released in 1992 - with two different music videos (#10), third single "Deep" (#5), and fifth single "It's Alright" (#3).

The album was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize and was certified as Platinum in the UK.

Singles

1. House of love: August 1992
2. Gold: 1992
3. Deep: 1993
4. West end girls: 1993
5. It's Alright: 1993

Track listing

All tracks written by Anthony Mortimer, except where noted. 

Standard version
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"House of Love"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow^[a], Phil Harding^[a]
2.	"Deep"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding
3.	"Gold"	Curnow, Harding
4.	"Love Is More Than a Feeling"	Steve Spiro
5.	"I Disagree"	Mykaell Riley
6.	"Gotta Do Something"	Curnow, Harding
7.	"Slow It Down"	Riley
8.	"I Want It"	Howie Bernstein, Neil Stanton
9.	"It's Alright"	Stanton
10.	"Feel What U Can't C"	Stanton
11.	"Gold (Paws on the Floor)"	Curnow, Harding, Phil Kelsey^[b]
12.	"Deep" (Dark mix)	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow
13.	"Slow It Down" (Liverpool mix)	Riley

1993 first re-release
Track listing
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"House of Love"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow^[a], Phil Harding^[a]
2.	"Deep"	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow
3.	"Gold"	Curnow, Harding
4.	"Love Is More Than a Feeling"	Steve Spiro
5.	"I Disagree"	Mykaell Riley
6.	"Gotta Do Something"	Curnow, Harding
7.	"Slow It Down"	Riley
8.	"I Want It"	Howie Bernstein, Neil Stanton
9.	"It's Alright"	Stanton
10.	"Feel What U Can't C"	Stanton
11.	"West End Girls" (Faces on Posters mix) (Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe)	Groove Corporation
12.	"Gold (Paws on the Floor)"	Curnow, Harding, Phil Kelsey^[b]
13.	"Deep" (Dark mix)	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow
14.	"Slow It Down" (Liverpool mix)	Riley

1993 second re-release
Track listing
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"House of Love"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow^[a], Phil Harding^[a]
2.	"Deep"	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow
3.	"Gold"	Curnow, Harding
4.	"Love Is More Than a Feeling"	Steve Spiro
5.	"I Disagree"	Mykaell Riley
6.	"Gotta Do Something"	Curnow, Harding
7.	"Slow It Down"	Riley
8.	"I Want It"	Howie Bernstein, Neil Stanton
9.	"It's Alright" (The Guvnor mix)	The Power Syndicate
10.	"Feel What U Can't C"	Stanton
11.	"West End Girls" (Faces on Posters mix) (Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe)	Groove Corporation
12.	"Gold (Paws on the Floor)"	Curnow, Harding, Phil Kelsey^[b]
13.	"Deep" (Dark mix)	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow
14.	"Slow It Down" (Liverpool mix)	Riley

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a remixer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 10 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[4] 17 European Albums Chart[5] 11 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 11 Hungarian Albums (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 10 Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 22 UK Albums (OCC)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 83 German Albums (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[15] 75 UK Albums (OCC) 37 Chart (1994) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 37 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[17] 51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[18]	Platinum	70,000^^
France (SNEP)[19]	Platinum	391,700[20]^*
Germany (BVMI)[21]	Gold	250,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Platinum	300,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic
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5. "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 March 1993.
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9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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13. "East 17 Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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15. https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1993
16. "Classement Albums – année 1994" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
17. https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1994
18. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
19. "French album certifications – East 17 – Walthamstow" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
20. http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_O2.php?debut=250
21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (East 17; 'Walthamstow')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
22. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (East 17; 'Walthamstow')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
23. "British album certifications – East 17 – Walthamstow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Walthamstow in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search