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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 the Connells | ||||
| Released | October 8, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Wales, UK | |||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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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
Trouser Press called the album the band's "tightest, catchiest and least wimpy effort to date."[8]
Track listing
- "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
- 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
- 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.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Connells a Hit in Their Own Realm : Band Without Trendy Look or Knack for Publicity Has Sure Hand With Music". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1991.
- "The Connells". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- "The Connells". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- "Connells".
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