One Simple Word

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
Studio album by
the Connells
ReleasedOctober 8, 1990
Recorded1990
StudioRockfield Studios, Wales, UK
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
  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

References
  1. Thompson, Dave (June 13, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. Aparicio, Nestor. "Connells are succeeding with tours and timing". baltimoresun.com.
  3. One Simple Word at AllMusic
  4. editor, Tom Popson, the Take 2 music. "THE CONNELLS: CRAFTING POTENT POP THE NATURAL WAY". chicagotribune.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "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.
  6. "The Connells". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. "The Connells". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. "Connells".


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