One Simple Word is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Connells, released in October 1990.[4][5]
One Simple Word | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 8, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Studio | Rockfield (Monmouthshire, Wales) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock | |||
Length | 47:55 | |||
Label | TVT Records[1] | |||
Producer | Hugh Jones[2] | |||
The Connells chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
In the US, the album peaked at #168 on the Billboard 200, where it spent 18 weeks on the chart.[6] The singles "Stone Cold Yesterday" and "Get A Gun" charted at #3 and #24, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[7]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press called the album the band's "tightest, catchiest and least wimpy effort to date."[8]
Track listing
edit- "Stone Cold Yesterday" (Mike Connell, Doug MacMillan) - 3:57
- "Speak To Me" (Connell, MacMillan) - 3:56
- "All Sinks In" (Connell) - 3:13
- "Get A Gun" (Connell) - 4:23
- "What Do You Want?" (George Huntley) - 3:10
- "Set the Stage" (Connell) - 5:47
- "One Simple Word" (Connell) - 4:21
- "Another Souvenir" (MacMillan) - 4:20
- "Link" (Huntley) - 1:27
- "The Joke" (Huntley) - 3:04
- "Too Gone" (Connell, MacMillan) - 2:25
- "Waiting My Turn" (Connell, MacMillan) - 4:37
- "Take A Bow" (Connell) - 3:15
Personnel
edit- The Connells
- Doug MacMillan - lead vocals
- Mike Connell - guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Waiting My Turn"
- George Huntley - guitar, backing vocals, piano; lead vocals on "What Do You Want?", "Link" and "The Joke"
- David Connell - bass
- Peele Wimberley - drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Robert Lord - keyboards
- Caroline Lavelle - cello, vocals
- Roddy Lorimer - trumpet
- Kate St. John - oboe, English horn, cor anglais
- Hugh Jones - background vocals
- Technical personnel
- Hugh Jones - producer, engineer
- Simon Dawson - assistant engineer
- Arun Chakraverty - mastering
References
edit- ^ Thompson, Dave (June 13, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Aparicio, Nestor. "Connells are succeeding with tours and timing". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ One Simple Word at AllMusic
- ^ editor, Tom Popson, the Take 2 music. "THE CONNELLS: CRAFTING POTENT POP THE NATURAL WAY". chicagotribune.com.
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