Dear Catastrophe Waitress
| Dear Catastrophe Waitress | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 October 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2003 | |||
| Studio | Sarm West (London) | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 48:17 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Trevor Horn | |||
| Belle & Sebastian chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | B+ |
| Uncut | |
Dear Catastrophe Waitress is the sixth studio album by the Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, released on 6 October 2003 on Rough Trade Records. It was produced by Trevor Horn.
"Stay Loose" was released to radio on 24 February 2004. The album was nominated for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, while "Step into My Office, Baby" was shortlisted for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song. As of 2007, Dear Catastrophe Waitress had sold 138,000 copies in the US.