Walthamstow (album)

Walthamstow
Studio album by East 17
Released	15 February 1993
Recorded	March–June 1992
Length	61:07 (first release) 65:34 (first reissue) 66:12 (second reissue)
Label	London
Producer	Robin Goodfellow Ian Curnow Phil Harding Steve Spiro Mykaell Riley Howie Bernstein Neil Stainton
East 17 chronology
Walthamstow (1993) Steam (1994)
Singles from Walthamstow
"House of Love" Released: 17 August 1992 "Gold" Released: 2 November 1992 "Deep" Released: 18 January 1993 "Slow It Down" Released: 29 March 1993 "West End Girls" Released: 14 June 1993 "It's Alright" Released: 22 November 1993
Alternative cover
US cover of the album

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Music Week	[2]
The Observer	(favourable)[3]
Select	[4]

Walthamstow is the debut album by English boy band East 17. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 on 27 February 1993 and contains three UK top-10 singles: their debut single "House of Love", released in 1992 (No. 10), third single "Deep" (No. 5), and sixth single "It's Alright" (No. 3).

The album was certified Platinum in the UK.

Track listing

All tracks are 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]	4:42
2.	"Deep"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding	4:08
3.	"Gold"	Curnow, Harding	4:21
4.	"Love Is More Than a Feeling"	Steve Spiro	4:02
5.	"I Disagree"	Mykaell Riley	5:00
6.	"Gotta Do Something"	Curnow, Harding	4:21
7.	"Slow It Down"	Riley	4:44
8.	"I Want It"	Howie Bernstein, Neil Stainton	5:39
9.	"It's Alright"	Stainton	4:02
10.	"Feel What U Can't C"	Stainton	3:26
11.	"Gold" (Paws on the Floor)	Curnow, Harding, Phil Kelsey^[b]	7:04
12.	"Deep" (Dark mix)	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow	4:43
13.	"Slow It Down" (Liverpool mix)	Riley	4:55
Total length:			61:07

1993 first re-release

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"House of Love"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow^[a], Phil Harding^[a]	4:29
2.	"Deep"	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow	4:08
3.	"Gold"	Curnow, Harding	4:21
4.	"Love Is More Than a Feeling"	Steve Spiro	4:02
5.	"I Disagree"	Mykaell Riley	5:00
6.	"Gotta Do Something"	Curnow, Harding	4:21
7.	"Slow It Down"	Riley	4:44
8.	"I Want It"	Howie Bernstein, Neil Stainton	5:39
9.	"It's Alright"	Stainton	4:02
10.	"Feel What U Can't C"	Stainton	3:26
11.	"West End Girls" (Faces on Posters mix; Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe)	The Groove Corporation	4:27
12.	"Gold" (Paws on the Floor)	Curnow, Harding, Phil Kelsey^[b]	7:04
13.	"Deep" (Dark mix)	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow	4:43
14.	"Slow It Down" (Liverpool mix)	Riley	4:55
Total length:			65:34

1993 second re-release

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"House of Love"	Robin Goodfellow, Ian Curnow^[a], Phil Harding^[a]	4:29
2.	"Deep"	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow	4:08
3.	"Gold"	Curnow, Harding	4:21
4.	"Love Is More Than a Feeling"	Steve Spiro	4:02
5.	"I Disagree"	Mykaell Riley	5:00
6.	"Gotta Do Something"	Curnow, Harding	4:21
7.	"Slow It Down"	Riley	4:44
8.	"I Want It"	Howie Bernstein, Neil Stainton	5:39
9.	"It's Alright" (The Guvnor mix)	Power Syndicate	4:40
10.	"Feel What U Can't C"	Stainton	3:26
11.	"West End Girls" (Faces on Posters mix; Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe)	The Groove Corporation	4:27
12.	"Gold" (Paws on the Floor)	Curnow, Harding, Phil Kelsey^[b]	7:04
13.	"Deep" (Dark mix)	Curnow, Harding, Goodfellow	4:43
14.	"Slow It Down" (Liverpool mix)	Riley	4:55
Total length:			66:12

Notes

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Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Walthamstow Chart (1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 10 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 17 European Albums Chart[8] 11 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 11 Hungarian Albums (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 10 Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 22 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Walthamstow Chart (1993) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 83 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 64 German Albums (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[19] 75 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 37 Chart (1994) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 37 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21] 72 French Albums (SNEP)[22] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[23] 51

Certifications

Certifications for Walthamstow

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	Platinum	70,000^^
France (SNEP)[25]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[26]	Gold	250,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Platinum	300,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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