Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Dear Catastrophe Waitress is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, released on 6 October 2003 on Rough Trade Records. Producer Trevor Horn, former member of the Buggles and producer of groups like Yes and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, oversaw the production of the album, and gave it a more polished, pop-friendly sound, which stood in sharp contrast with their previous lo-fi, folky albums (although songs like "Lord Anthony" hearkened back to their old sound). In particular, the danceable track "Stay Loose" proved to be the first in a series of songs (such as "Your Cover's Blown" and "Sukie in the Graveyard") that further diverged from their roots.

Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Studio album by
Belle & Sebastian
Released6 October 2003
RecordedSummer 2003
StudioSarm West (London)
GenreBaroque pop
Length48:17
LabelRough Trade
ProducerTrevor Horn
Belle & Sebastian chronology
Storytelling
(2002)		 Dear Catastrophe Waitress
(2003)		 Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment WeeklyC+
The Guardian
Mojo
NME8/10
Pitchfork7.5/10
Rolling Stone
SpinB+
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"Stay Loose" was released to radio on 24 February 2004. The album was nominated for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, while the song "Step into My Office, Baby" was shortlisted for an Ivor Novello Award in the Best Song category.

As of 2007, Dear Catastrophe Waitress had sold 138,000 units in the US.

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