On May 7, 2001, “V2” label released “Asleep in the Back”, the debut Elbow studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 2001, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Ben Hillier, Danny Evans, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

Personnel:

• Guy Garvey – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, analogue synth, wine glasses, harmonica, wybercron, woodwind arrangements, recording
• Mark Potter – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
• Craig Potter – piano, organ, analogue synth, percussion, wine glasses, keyboards, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
• Pete Turner – bass guitar, analogue synth, wine glasses, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
• Richard Jupp – drums, percussion, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
• The Elbow Choir – vocals
• Danny Evans – percussion loops, recording, mixing
• Ben Hillier – percussion, backing vocals, recording, mixing
• Francoise Lemoignan – saxophone
• Bob Sastri – brass, French horn
• Nick Coen – brass
• Martin Field – bassoon
• Stuart King – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Matthew Gunner – French horn
• Jonathan Snowden – flute, alto flute
• Dominic Kelly – Cor Anglais
• Ian Burdge – cello, musical director, woodwind arrangements
• Andrea Wright – recording, mixing
• Steve Lloyd – recording
• Ed Chadwick – recording, mixing
• Danton Supple – recording
• Steve Osborne – mixing
• Clare Lewis – mixing
• Bruno Ellington – mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

1. Any Day Now
2. Red
3. Little Beast
4. Powder Blue
5. Bitten by the Tailfly
6. Newborn
7. Don’t Mix Your Drinks
8. Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)
9. Coming Second
10. Can’t Stop
11. Scattered Black and Whites