The much anticipated Rick Witter & The Dukes debut album, The Year Of The Rat, was released on 16 April 2007 via Hookline And Singer/Notting Hill Music. Initial copies of the album came in the form of a special limited edition, presented in an embossed metal tin with card slip case and fold out lyric poster, and limited to 1000 units.
To celebrate the album's release, the band announced a special one-off gig aboard a boat on York's River Ouse, known as the Ouse Cruise, as the band played a set consisting entirely of their own material to 70 fans.
1. The Year Of The Rat
2. He Was The Boy Who Waited So Long He Forgot What He Was Waiting For
3. The Other Way Around
4. The Devil Will Be Waiting For You
5. Flying Blind
6. Sleeping In Airports
7. Sky Falls Down
8. Forever Gone
9. Torn Up Memory
10. Pull Together
11. Dead On Arrival
Rick Witter & The Dukes
2. He Was The Boy Who Waited So Long He Forgot What He Was Waiting For
3. The Other Way Around
4. The Devil Will Be Waiting For You
5. Flying Blind
6. Sleeping In Airports
7. Sky Falls Down
8. Forever Gone
9. Torn Up Memory
10. Pull Together
11. Dead On Arrival
Rick Witter & The Dukes
