One Simple Word

1990 studio album by the Connells From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One Simple Word is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Connells, released in October 1990.[4][5]

ReleasedOctober 8, 1990
Recorded1990
StudioRockfield (Monmouthshire, Wales)
GenreAlternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock
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One Simple Word
Studio album by
the Connells
ReleasedOctober 8, 1990
Recorded1990
StudioRockfield (Monmouthshire, Wales)
GenreAlternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock
Length47:55
LabelTVT Records[1]
ProducerHugh Jones[2]
The Connells chronology
Fun & Games
(1989)		 One Simple Word
(1990)		 Ring
(1993)
Singles from One Simple Word
  1. "Stone Cold Yesterday"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Get a Gun"
    Released: 1991
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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

Trouser Press called the album the band's "tightest, catchiest and least wimpy effort to date."[8]

Track listing

  1. "Stone Cold Yesterday" (Mike Connell, Doug MacMillan) - 3:57
  2. "Speak To Me" (Connell, MacMillan) - 3:56
  3. "All Sinks In" (Connell) - 3:13
  4. "Get A Gun" (Connell) - 4:23
  5. "What Do You Want?" (George Huntley) - 3:10
  6. "Set the Stage" (Connell) - 5:47
  7. "One Simple Word" (Connell) - 4:21
  8. "Another Souvenir" (MacMillan) - 4:20
  9. "Link" (Huntley) - 1:27
  10. "The Joke" (Huntley) - 3:04
  11. "Too Gone" (Connell, MacMillan) - 2:25
  12. "Waiting My Turn" (Connell, MacMillan) - 4:37
  13. "Take A Bow" (Connell) - 3:15

Personnel

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

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