Underage Thinking Explained

Underage Thinking
Type:	studio
Artist:	Teddy Geiger
Cover:	UnderageThinking.jpg
Alt:	A black-and-white image of Geiger wearing a t-shirt and jeans against a white background, with her name colored in blue behind her. The album's title appears below Geiger's last name.
Released:	March 21, 2006
Recorded:	2005
Genre:	Pop rock, alternative rock
Length:	40:53
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Billy Mann, Paul Pimsler, Christopher Rojas
Prev Title:	Step Ladder (EP)
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Snow Blankets the Night (EP)
Next Year:	2006

Underage Thinking is the debut album by singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger, released on March 21, 2006. Geiger wrote or co-wrote all the songs featured on the album herself, as well as a cover of Avion's "Seven Days Without You".

Album information

The album was produced by Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas and Paul Pimsler.

In its first week in the charts, the album sold over 56,500 copies, enough to debut at number eight (#8) in the Billboard 200.^[1] The album has sold 360,000+ copies, and is yet to be certified. The first single released from the album, "For You I Will (Confidence)", which also appears on Geiger's Step Ladder EP as just "Confidence", has been certified platinum according to Billboard.com.

A Japanese edition of the album was released on July 19, 2006, including the two bonus tracks "Do You Even Care" and "Hallelujah".

Geiger re-released the album on October 10, 2006.^[2] The special edition with second title 'Look Where We Are Now' includes a bonus DVD that includes the making of and final cuts for the music videos "For You I Will (Confidence)" and "These Walls". A home video of Teddy Geiger and a photo scrapbook are also featured on the DVD. The special edition includes remixes of Geiger's latest singles, a newly recorded track, and some never-before-heard demos that she made before her mainstream success with Underage Thinking. The audio portion of the re-release is available on iTunes and Napster along with the exclusive bonus track "Amazingly Fat Cows", one of the first songs Teddy recorded.

The song "Gentlemen" featured in the film Aquamarine (2006).^[3]

Singles

• "For You I Will (Confidence)" is the first single from Underage Thinking. The song was released on September 6, 2005. Later, the song was released as a CD single on June 27, 2006. The song can also be found on her 2005 EP Step Ladder under the name "Confidence". The single version has more rock music influences. The single was certified platinum by RIAA on April 13, 2006.
• "These Walls" is Teddy Geiger's second single from her debut album. The single was released in September 2006 in the US. The song was less successful than "For You I Will".

Track listings

Special edition

CD partDVD part

1. "For You I Will (Confidence)" (video)
2. "For You I Will (Confidence)" (making of video)
3. "For You I Will (Confidence)" (live video)
4. "These Walls" (video)
5. "These Walls" (making of video)
6. A Day in the Life of Teddy Geiger
7. Home videos
8. Photo scrapbook

• Only tracks 14 and 15 and the hidden track were included on the Australian edition of the 'Look Where We Are Now' CD/DVD. This release also differs from the American one in that it is subtitled 'Australian Tour Signature Edition' and comes with Teddy's signature printed on the cover.

Personnel

Adapted from the Underage Thinking media notes.^[4]

Musicians

• Teddy Geiger – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, arrangement, programming, vocals
• Billy Mann – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, arrangement, programming, background vocals
• Peter Wallace – bass, guitar, piano, Hammond/Wurlitzer, arrangement, programming
• Christopher Rojas – bass, guitar, piano, arrangement, programming
• Lee Levin – drums
• Dan Warner – guitar
• Paul Pimsler – guitar

Production

• Billy Mann – executive producer, engineering
• Christopher Rojas – additional production, engineering
• Peter Wallace – additional production, engineering
• Paul Pimsler – additional production, engineering
• Torre Catalano – production coordination
• Lana Israel – production coordination
• Andy Zulla – mixing
• Adam Ayan – mastering

Imagery

• Stephen Danelian – cover photo
• Teddy Geiger – illustrations
• Maria Paula Marulanda – art direction
• Daniel Moss – photography
• Gabrielle Revere – photography

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[5]	27
Canadian Albums Chart^1	59
US Billboard 200	8
US Top Internet Albums	8

• ¹: It is unclear if this is the peak position. The official debut position of the album on the Canadian Albums Chart is not known.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ali . Rahsheeda . Celebrity Gossip + Entertainment News | VH1 Celebrity . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001130452/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1527283/20060329/prince.jhtml?headlines=true&_requestid=214564 . dead . October 1, 2007 . Vh1.com . July 26, 2013.
2. http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1541960/09282006/geiger__teddy.jhtml
3. Web site: Aquamarine soundtracks. IMDb.com. July 26, 2013.
4. Underage Thinking. Teddy Geiger. Columbia. 2006. media notes. 82796 94964 2.
5. 113.