Eye to the Telescope

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Eye to the Telescope
Eyetothetelescope.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)
Recorded2004
StudioNam Studios (Bath, England)
Length45:44
Label Relentless
Producer
KT Tunstall chronology
False Alarm EP
(2004)
Eye to the Telescope
(2004)
KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza
(2006)
Alternative cover
Eyetothetelescope2.jpg
American edition cover
Original European release [18]
No.TitleLength
1."Other Side of the World"3:34
2."Another Place to Fall"4:11
3."Under the Weather"3:37
4."Suddenly I See"3:22
5."Miniature Disasters"3:32
6."Silent Sea"3:48
7."Universe & U"4:01
8."False Alarm"3:50
9."Heal Over"4:27
10."Stoppin' the Love"4:02
11."Through the Dark"3:48
12."Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (live on Later... with Jools Holland )4:47
International release and European reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Other Side of the World"KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe 3:34
2."Another Place to Fall"Tunstall4:11
3."Under the Weather"Tunstall, Tommy D 3:37
4."Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"Tunstall2:51
5."Miniature Disasters"Tunstall3:32
6."Silent Sea"Tunstall, Jimmy Hogarth 3:48
7."Universe & U"Tunstall, Pleasure4:01
8."False Alarm"Tunstall, Terefe3:50
9."Suddenly I See"Tunstall3:22
10."Stoppin' the Love"Tunstall, Tommy D4:02
11."Heal Over"Tunstall4:27
12."Through the Dark"Tunstall, Terefe3:48
CD/DVD bonus track [19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Immune" (live from One Night in Gaia)Tunstall4:51
iTunes bonus track [20]
No.TitleLength
13."Black & White"2:45
Japanese bonus track [21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Boo Hoo" ( Acoustic Extravaganza version)Tunstall4:56

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [22]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [50] Gold100,000*
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 5× Platinum75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [51] Platinum15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [52] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] 5× Platinum1,682,867 [53]
United States (RIAA) [54] Platinum1,300,000 [55]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [56] 2× Platinum2,000,000*
Worldwide4,000,000 [57]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryRelease dateLabelFormatCatalogue
United Kingdom13 December 2004 Relentless CDCDREL06
10 January 2005CD + LPCDRELX06 + LPREL06
United States7 February 2006 Virgin CD507292
12 September 2006CD+DVD747292

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