Waiting for the Day


Waiting for the Day is the debut studio album by Australian band Bachelor Girl. The album was released in Australia through Gotham Records on 9 November 1998. The album charted in the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum.
The album yielded four singles; "Buses and Trains", "Treat Me Good", "Lucky Me" and "Blown Away" as well as one promotional single, "Permission to Shine".
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album won the ARIA Award for Producer of the Year as well as being nominated for ARIA Award for [Breakthrough Artist – Release|Breakthrough Artist – Album] and Best Pop Release.
It was released in the United States in 1999, under the title Breaking Through from Down Under with a slightly altered track listing.

Critical reception

Heather Phares from AllMusic said "Bachelor Girl provide plenty of youthful, shiny dance-pop on their debut album. Songs like "Blown Away", "Buses and Trains" and "Treat Me Good" showcase Tania Doko's girlish yet powerful voice and James Roche's songwriting and production skills." calling it "A catchy, entertaining album"

Commercial performance

Waiting for the Day was commercially successful in Australia, spending nine months in the top fifty and peaking in the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.

Track listing

Australian version
  1. "Buses and Trains" – 3:42
  2. "Gotta Let You Go" – 5:41
  3. "Treat Me Good" – 4:31
  4. "This Must Be Love " – 4:07
  5. "Waiting for the Day" – 4:07
  6. "My World" – 4:20
  7. "You Are Afraid" – 4:58
  8. "Someway, Somehow" – 5:14
  9. "Blind" – 4:11
  10. "Don't Hold Back" – 4:57
  11. "I Don't Believe You" – 3:59
  12. "Mad About You" – 5:06
  • Japan edition
  2. "Treat Me Good" – 5:40
  • Australian re-issued edition
  2. "Lucky Me" – 4:31
  3. "Permission to Shine" – 4:18
  4. "Blown Away" – 4:36
  5. "You Are Afraid"
  6. "Blind"
US version – Breaking Through from Down Under
  1. "Buses and Trains" – 3:41
  2. "Blown Away" – 4:36
  3. "Lucky Me" – 4:30
  4. "Permission to Shine" – 4:16
  5. "Treat Me Good" – 4:29
  6. "Gotta Let You Go" – 5:25
  7. "Waiting for the Day" – 5:06
  8. "This Must Be Love " – 4:05
  9. "You Are Afraid" – 4:56
  10. "I Don't Believe You" – 3:58
  11. "Someway, Somehow" – 4:20
  12. "Mad About You" – 5:04

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australian Albums 99

Certifications

Release history