Stereophonics' debut album Word Gets Around was released in August 1997 and instantly charted at number six in the UK aided by the singles Local Boy in the Photograph More Life in a Tramps Vest and A Thousand Trees. The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails and its promotional singles The Bartender and the Thief Just Looking and Pick a Part That's New in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number-one: 2005's “Dakota. The band is praised for their live performances. Filmed live at the Glasgow Academy in 2009: Track Listing: Bank Holiday The Bartender and the Thief A Thousand Trees My Friend Just Looking I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio Superman Mr. Writer It Means Nothing More Life in a Tramp’s Vest Dakota
