Del Amitri (album)

Del Amitri
Studio album by
Del Amitri
Released6 May 1985
StudioPark Lane Studio, Glasgow
(Mixed at The Garden, London)
Genre
Length33:15
LabelChrysalis
ProducerHugh Jones
Del Amitri chronology
Del Amitri
(1985) 		Waking Hours
(1989)
Singles from Del Amitri
  1. "Sticks and Stones, Girl"
    Released: July 1985[5]
  2. "Hammering Heart (rerecorded version)"
    Released: September 1985[6]

Del Amitri (stylised as del Amitri) is the eponymous debut album by the Scottish rock band Del Amitri, released in May 1985 by Chrysalis Records.

Two singles were released, "Sticks and Stones, Girl" (with B-side "The King Is Poor" and "The Difference Is" as an additional track on the 12-inch) and a rerecorded version of "Hammering Heart" (with B-side "Lines Running North" along with a live version of "Brown Eyed Girl" on the 12-inch).[5] Neither single charted. A CD reissue in 2003 included the four bonus tracks.

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  2. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Del Amitri Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ Rowland, Hobart (31 May 2010). "Q&A With Del Amitri's Justin Currie". Magnet. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Mark (31 March 1995). "Del Amitri Back to Folk-rock". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Discography". delamitri.info. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 28 September 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2022.