Asleep in the Back is the debut studio album by English rock band Elbow, first released in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2001, and in the United States on 22 January 2002.

Though Asleep in the Back was the first Elbow album to be released, it was not the first to be recorded.

A 2CD/1DVD deluxe edition of the album was released in the UK on 2 November 2009.

The release included almost all tracks of the near impossible to find The Noisebox EP: a live version of "George Lassoes the Moon" was included instead of the studio version.

[17] All tracks are written by Elbow; all lyrics by Guy GarveyIn the UK, there were four singles released from the album: Also, three EPs preceded the album's release, all of which included versions of songs that later appeared on Asleep in the Back: Elbow Additional musicians Credits