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=== ''Waking Hours'' (1989) === {{main|Waking Hours}} As recording started for what would become Del Amitri's [[Waking Hours|second studio album]], the line-up changed. Currie and Harvie invited keyboard player Andy Alston to join the band and fired both guitarist Bryan Tolland and drummer Paul Tyagi. Tolland was replaced in the studio by [[Mick Slaven]]<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> and Tyagi by [[Lloyd Cole and the Commotions|the Commotions]]' [[Stephen Irvine]]. However, Slaven and Irvine chose not to join the band full-time and were replaced by [[David Cummings (musician)|David Cummings]] and Brian McDermott, respectively.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> Released in 1989, ''Waking Hours'' reached No. 6 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and gave the band their most successful UK single, "[[Nothing Ever Happens]]", which peaked at No. 11. They also gained some mainstream exposure abroad for the first time, as ''Waking Hours'' was a success in several territories with the single "Kiss This Thing Goodbye" flirting with the lower reaches of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]'s [[Top 40]]. In between ''Waking Hours'' and their next album, the band released the single "Spit in the Rain", which reached No. 21 in the UK.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" />
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