"Headline News" is a song by British band Everyday People, which was released in 1990 as the lead single from their only studio album You Wash... I'll Dry.[2] It was written by Shaun Ward and Desi Campbell, and produced by Stewart Levine. "Headline News" reached No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
| "Headline News" | ||||
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| Single by Everyday People | ||||
| from the album You Wash... I'll Dry | ||||
| B-side | "Keep Away from Love" | |||
| Released | 12 March 1990[1] | |||
| Length | 4:01 (single version) 5:00 (album version) 7:07 (extended version) | |||
| Label | SBK Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shaun Ward Desi Campbell | |||
| Producer(s) | Stewart Levine | |||
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Critical reception
editUpon its release, Chris Wells of New Musical Express wrote: "See for once here we are dealing with a trio of musicians whose main concern [is] how well they can write, perform and record a song based purely on musical talent. That's why 'Headline News' sounds as refreshingly organic as it does."[4] Lisa Tilston of Record Mirror wrote, "This sounds a little like a hot, groovy George Michael, which isn't meant as an insult. It's that rare thing these days, a soul record that doesn't sound like it has to try too hard. It's also a record you can bop to without a housey beat. But then the singer and bassist are from the late, great pop/funk band Floy Joy, so it's not really surprising."[5]
In the US, Billboard listed the single under their "new and noteworthy" section and described the song as "an uplifting and sophisticated midtempo R&B/pop jam glimmering with subtle vintage Motown nuances."[6] In a review of You Wash... I'll Dry', CD Review wrote: "Songs like "Headline News" fuse a strong, bouncing beat, a beboppin' brass/sax backup section and triadic vocal harmonizing (characteristic of the 1960s Motown sound) with syncopated polyrhythms and a prominent, jerky bass line (popularized in 1970s funk)."[7] Scott Benarde of The Palm Beach Post described the song as "snappy" and "crackling".[8]
Formats
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Headline News" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Keep Away from Love" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Headline News (12" Version)" | 7:07 |
| 2. | "Headline News (Accapella)" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Keep Away from Love" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Headline News (7" Version)" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Headline News (12" Version)" | 7:07 |
| 3. | "Headline News (Dub)" | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Keep Away from Love" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Headline News (Single Edit)" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Headline News (7" Version)" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Headline News (12" Version)" | 7:07 |
| 4. | "Headline News (Album Version)" | 5:00 |
Personnel
editEveryday People
- Desi Campbell - lead vocals
- Lloyd T. Richards - guitar
- Shaun Ward - bass, backing vocals
Production
- Stewart Levine - producer of "Headline News"
- Michael R. Hutchinson - remix of "Headline News"
- Everyday People - producers of "Keep Away from Love"
- Jeremy Allom - engineer on "Keep Away from Love"
Other
- Ellen von Unwerth - photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 140 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[10] | 83 |
| German Singles Chart[11] | 53 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 99 |
References
edit- ^ "Headline News - The debut single by Everyday People". Record Mirror. 17 March 1990. p. 56.
- ^ "You Wash...I'll Dry - Everyday People | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1990-07-16. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ a b "EVERYDAY PEOPLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Desi Campbell | Everyday People Interview | Desi Campbell Singer,Songwriter". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Tilston, Lisa (24 March 1990). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. 21 July 1990. p. 75.
- ^ "CD Review - Google Books". 1990. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (11 November 1990). "Cotton brings restless edge to Y-NOT". The Palm Beach Post.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 21 January 1991". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Everyday People - Headline News". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2010-12-18). "Everyday People - Headline News". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2020-04-21.