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London-based trio Scouting for Girls released their debut self-titled album in September 2007 and immediately drew comparisons as a sort of cross between the anarchic punk of the Arctic Monkeys and the ultra-safe piano-led Keane. The vocals of Roy Stride, backed by friends Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard, also fell into the category of music occupied by the Kaiser Chiefs hiring Lily Allen or Kate Nash as a guest vocalist. Most of the songs were about Stride's lack of success in his love life, every disaster that could possibly befall a young man attempting to date girls, or being bored in a dead-end job, and were very highly repetitive in the lyric department, especially the hit single "She's So Lovely" (with its three-syllable "love-er-ly") and its nonchalant way of rhyming "I love the way she makes me drool, I think she is beautiful." "I Need a Holiday" repeated the line "I wish it could be Sunday when I wake up everyday" over and over again, and "The Airplane Song" began with the unforgettable lyric "She's a strawberry milkshake." The album ended with tributes to "James Bond," particularly the Roger Moore incarnation, and Stride's boyhood crush on "Michaela Strachen," reflecting on another girl who got away, as she broke his heart when he was just 12. A fun pop album with pleasant melodies, not unlike McFly or Busted.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - James McMillian, Trumpet - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Greg Churchouse, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Ellard, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Martin Owens, Horn - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Greg Churchouse, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Ellard, Composer, Lyricist - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Greg Churchouse, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Ellard, Composer, Lyricist - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer - Martin Owens, Horn
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Greg Churchouse, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Ellard, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jenson, Mastering Engineer - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andy Green, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist - Julian Wilmott, Engineer, Programmer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Martin Owens, Horn
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
DISC 2
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar - Peter Ellard, Drums - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Nick Carter, Horn - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar - Peter Ellard, Drums - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Jack Birchwood, Horn - Tom White, Horn - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar - Peter Ellard, Drums - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Tom White, Horn - Jack Birchwood, Horn - Nick Carter, Horn - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar - Peter Ellard, Drums - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Peter Ellard, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Jack Birchwood, Horn - Nick Carter, Horn - Tom White, Horn - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Peter Ellard, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Peter Ellard, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar - Peter Ellard, Drums - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Peter Ellard, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Jack Birchwood, Horn - Tom White, Horn - Nick Carter, Horn - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Greg Churchouse, Bass Guitar - Peter Ellard, Drums - Jamie O'Gorman, Guitar - Robin Risso, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Scouting For Girls, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Stride, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
London-based trio Scouting for Girls released their debut self-titled album in September 2007 and immediately drew comparisons as a sort of cross between the anarchic punk of the Arctic Monkeys and the ultra-safe piano-led Keane. The vocals of Roy Stride, backed by friends Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard, also fell into the category of music occupied by the Kaiser Chiefs hiring Lily Allen or Kate Nash as a guest vocalist. Most of the songs were about Stride's lack of success in his love life, every disaster that could possibly befall a young man attempting to date girls, or being bored in a dead-end job, and were very highly repetitive in the lyric department, especially the hit single "She's So Lovely" (with its three-syllable "love-er-ly") and its nonchalant way of rhyming "I love the way she makes me drool, I think she is beautiful." "I Need a Holiday" repeated the line "I wish it could be Sunday when I wake up everyday" over and over again, and "The Airplane Song" began with the unforgettable lyric "She's a strawberry milkshake." The album ended with tributes to "James Bond," particularly the Roger Moore incarnation, and Stride's boyhood crush on "Michaela Strachen," reflecting on another girl who got away, as she broke his heart when he was just 12. A fun pop album with pleasant melodies, not unlike McFly or Busted.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:15
- Main artists: Scouting For Girls
- Composer: Roy Stride
- Label: Sony Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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