Album · East 17
Walthamstow by East 17
Walthamstow is an album by East 17, released in 1992. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Deep”, on 1 list with a best position of #78.
Walthamstow, the debut album from East 17, takes its name from the place where Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell started the group in 1991, and it wears that postcode like a badge. London Records put it out, and it crashed into the UK albums chart at number one in February 1993.
This is pop with its cap on backwards: house beats, hip-hop swagger and big, sweet hooks, sold with a bad-boy scowl that set them apart from the scrubbed-up Take That. "House of Love" set the template, "Deep" slowed things into a slinky, late-night groove, and "It's Alright" went bigger still; all three made the UK top 10. With Take That's own debut peaking the month before, early 1993 was when British boy-band fever properly took hold, and Walthamstow went platinum riding the wave.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Walthamstow on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep | 1 | #78 | – | 1993 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.