Eleven to Fly

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Eleven to Fly
Tin Tin Out - Eleven to Fly.png
Studio album by
Released15 November 1999 (1999-11-15)
Recorded1998–1999
StudioInnovation Studios, Sarm East Studios, Strongroom Studios
(London, England)
Genre
Length57:31
Label
Producer
Tin Tin Out chronology
Always
(1998)
Eleven to Fly
(1999)
Singles from Eleven to Fly
  1. "Here's Where the Story Ends"
    Released: 16 March 1998
  2. "Sometimes"
    Released: 31 August 1998
  3. "Eleven to Fly"
    Released: 30 August 1999
  4. "What I Am"
    Released: 1 November 1999
  5. "Anybody's Guess"
    Released: 2000

Eleven to Fly is the third studio album by English electronic music duo Tin Tin Out. [1] It was released on 15 November 1999 by Virgin Records and VC Recordings.

Contents

Singles

The album includes four singles which reached the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart: a cover of The Sundays' "Here's Where the Story Ends", featuring vocals by Shelley Nelson, peaked at number seven in early 1998, "Sometimes", also featuring Nelson on vocals, reached number 20 in the same year (on the album as an acoustic version), the title track "Eleven to Fly", with vocals by Wendy Page, reached number 26 a year later in 1999, and a cover of Edie Brickell & New Bohemians' "What I Am", featuring Emma Bunton from the Spice Girls, reached number two towards the end of 1999. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Darren Stokes, Lindsay Edwards and Wendy Page, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anywhere" (featuring Natasha Brice)
3:33
2."Eleven to Fly" (featuring Wendy Page) 4:18
3."Here's Where the Story Ends" (featuring Shelley Nelson)
3:33
4."Language of Fingers" (featuring Wendy Page) 5:54
5."Anybody's Guess" (featuring Wendy Page) 4:30
6."Tell Me Your Reasons" (featuring Wendy Page) 4:50
7."Numb" (featuring Wendy Page) 4:57
8."Weird (Save Yourself)" (featuring Wendy Page) 5:49
9."What I Am" (featuring Emma Bunton)
6:12
10."All I Need" (featuring Wendy Page) 7:31
11."Sometimes" (acoustic version) (featuring Shelley Nelson)
3:52
Total length:57:31

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 187

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