''Twelve Stops and Home'' is the debut studio album by English

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band

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, released on 5 June 2006. The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the

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from

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. Lead singer

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grew up in

and lived a short walk from the tube station.

Reception

The album was divisive among

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. It gained a five-star review from ''

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'', but garnered a scathing 1/10 from both '' Drowned in Sound'' and

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. On

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, the album has a

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score of 58 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Five singles were released from the album, including the top 10 hits, "

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" and "

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". "Sewn" was also featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack.

Chart performance

''Twelve Stops and Home'' placed at number one on the UK

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and

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charts. It charted in the

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on 11 June 2006 at number 2, below '' Smile... It Confuses People'' by

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. In its second week, it descended to number 3 following ''Smile... It Confuses People'' at number 2, and the second Keane album, ''

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''. In its first week on sale in the UK it sold 43,304 copies and in its second week it sold 39,000 copies. The album has been certified 3× Platinum in the UK, selling almost 900,000 copies and has sold around 1.5 million copies worldwide. It charted at number 20 on the

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in the United States.

Track listing

All songs were written and produced by the Feeling except where noted.

Personnel

Source:

Musicians

* Lead vocals, guitar –

* Guitar, vocals – Kevin Jeremiah * Keyboards, vocals – Ciaran Jeremiah * Bass guitar, vocals – Richard Jones (5) * Drums – Paul Stewart (4) * Backing vocals – Sonny Jones (7)

Technical

* Producers – The Feeling * Co-producer – Andy Green (2, 5, 7) * Engineers – Andy Green (2, 5, 7, 8),

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(tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 to 12) * Mixers – Chris Potter (1, 3, 4, 6, 9 to 12),

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(2, 5, 7, 8) * Cover photography –

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* Cover (post production) – Digital Light * Designer, art director – Tappin Gofton

Reception

Chart performance

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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References