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Ring is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Connells, released in 1993.[3][4]

Ring

Studio album by

the Connells

Released

September 21, 1993

Recorded

March 1993

Studio

Bearsville (Bearsville, New York)

Genre

Alternative rock
jangle pop
power pop

Length

50:15

Label

TVT

Producer

Lou Giordano
the Connells
Tim Harper

The Connells chronology

One Simple Word
(1990)

Ring
(1993)

New Boy EP
(1994)

Singles from Ring

"Slackjawed"
Released: 1993
"'74-'75"
Released: 1993
"New Boy"
Released: 1994

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]

The album (and band)'s biggest hit was the single "'74–'75", which reached the top ten in 11 European countries, peaking at No. 1 in Norway and Sweden, and appeared on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Heavy. In the UK, the album reached number 36 on the UK Albums Chart while "'74-'75" peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] In the US, the album reached number 199 on the Billboard 200 with the single "Slackjawed" reaching number nine on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[6][7]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "The record contains some brilliant pieces of pop songcraft ('Carry My Picture,' 'Eyes on the Ground') and some bittersweet lyrical ruminations, but slower numbers like '’74-’75' are so sweet they border on cloying."[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slackjawed"	Mike Connell	4:00
2.	"Carry My Picture"	Mike Connell	3:57
3.	"'74–'75"	Mike Connell	4:38
4.	"Doin' You"	George Huntley	3:33
5.	"Find Out"	Doug MacMillan	3:31
6.	"Eyes On The Ground"	Doug MacMillan	3:03
7.	"Spiral"	Mike Connell	3:07
8.	"Hey You"	David Connell, Mike Connell, Doug MacMillan	3:23
9.	"New Boy"	Mike Connell	4:39
10.	"Disappointed"	Mike Connell	5:04
11.	"Burden"	Mike Connell	3:59
12.	"Any Day Now"	Doug MacMillan	2:39
13.	"Running Mary"	Mike Connell	4:40

1994 European bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Logan Street"	Mike Connell	3:39
15.	"Wonder Why"	Mike Connell	3:14
16.	"Living in the Past"	Ian Anderson	2:43

Personnel

The Connells

Doug MacMillan - lead vocals, guitar
Mike Connell - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Spiral" and "Burden"
George Huntley - guitar, mandolin, vocals, lead vocals on "Doin' You"
Steve Potak - piano, keyboards, organ
David Connell - bass
Peele Wimberley - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Tim Harper - keyboards, background vocals
Caro Giordano - cello

Technical personnel

Lou Giordano - producer, mixing, engineer
Tom Bender - engineer
Kate Broudy - engineer
Dave Cook - engineer
Dan McLoughlin - engineer
John Yates - engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Ring*
Chart (1993–1995)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	25
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13]	25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	36
US Billboard 200[19]	199

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Ring*
Chart (1995)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	44

References

Ring at AllMusic
Webber, Brad. "The Connells Ring (TVT) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)This North Carolina..." chicagotribune.com.
Press, SAM McDONALD Daily. "JUST WARMING UP". dailypress.com.
Critic, ROGER CATLIN; Courant Rock. "CONNELLS, FRAT-HOUSE FAVORITES, BRING JANGLY POP ROCK TO TOAD'S". courant.com.
"CONNELLS". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
"The Connells". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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"Austriancharts.at – The Connells – Ring" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – The Connells – Ring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"The Connells: Ring" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – The Connells – Ring" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Classifica settimanale WK 34 (dal 18.08.1995 al 24.08.1995)" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
"Norwegiancharts.com – The Connells – Ring". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Swedishcharts.com – The Connells – Ring". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – The Connells – Ring". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"The Connells Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

v t e The Connells
David Connell Mike Connell Doug MacMillan Steve Potak Mike Ayers Joel Rhodes Rob Ladd John Schultz George Huntley Peele Wimberley Steve Ritter Chris Stephenson
Albums	Darker Days Boylan Heights Fun & Games One Simple Word Ring Weird Food and Devastation Still Life Old School Dropouts
EPs	Hats Off New Boy
Singles	"'74–'75"

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Ring — пятый студийный альбом американской поп-рок-группы The Connells, выпущенный в 1993 году. Наиболее известным треком из этого альбома является песня «’74–’75», которая потом прозвучала в фильме 1995 года — «Тяжёлыйruen». В Великобритании альбом достиг 36 места в UK Albums Chart, в то время как «’74-’75» достигла 14 места в UK Singles Chart[2]. В США альбом сумел попасть на 199 место в Billboard 200 с синглом «Slackjawed», который попал на 9 место в чарте Hot Modern Rock Tracks[3][4].

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