Friday's Child (album)

Friday's Child is the second studio album by English recording artist Will Young. The album was released on 1 December 2003 and reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone 5× Platinum in the UK, with worldwide sales of over 1.8 million. The second single taken from the album, "Your Game", won Best British Single at the 2005 Brit Awards.

Friday's Child
Studio album by Will Young
Released	1 December 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop
Length	48:47
Label	19, S, RCA, BMG
Producer	Stephen Lipson, Blair MacKichan, Toby Smith, Chris Dodd, Robin Thicke, Pro-Jay, Matt Prime, Eg White
Will Young chronology
From Now On (2002) Friday's Child (2003) Keep On (2005)
Singles from Friday's Child
"Leave Right Now" Released: 24 November 2003 "Your Game" Released: 15 March 2004 "Friday's Child" Released: 5 July 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love the One You're With"	Stephen Stills	Stephen Lipson	3:35
2.	"Your Game"	Will Young, Blair MacKichan, Tayo Onile-Ere	Lipson, MacKichan	4:10
3.	"Stronger"	Lipson, Karen Poole	Lipson	5:18
4.	"Leave Right Now"	Eg White	Lipson	3:34
5.	"Love is a Matter of Distance"	Tim Christensen	Lipson	2:58
6.	"Dance the Night Away"	Young, Toby Smith, Chris Dodd	Smith, Dodd	4:05
7.	"Very Kind"	Young, Robin Thicke, James Gass	Thicke, Pro-Jay, Lipson^[a]	5:10
8.	"Free"	Young, Matt Prime, Bill Withers, Stanley McKenny	Lipson, Prime	4:07
9.	"Going My Way"	Young, White	White	3:41
10.	"Out of My Mind"	Young, White	Lipson	3:07
11.	"Friday's Child"	Steve Lee, Dina Taylor	Lipson, Lee^[b]	9:02

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an original producer

Personnel

• Will Young – vocals
• Toby Baker – keyboards
• Anne Dudley – keyboards
• Greg Wells – keyboards
• Rick Willson – guitar
• Stephen Lipson – guitar
• John Themis – guitar
• David Rainger – guitar
• Tim Cansfield – guitar
• Eg White – guitar, instruments on "Going My Way" and "Out of My Mind"
• Blair MacKichan – guitar, backing vocals
• Neil Conti – drums
• Steve Barney – drums
• Guy Barker – trumpet
• Neil Yates – brass arrangements
• Phil Todd – flute
• Mark Feltham – harmonica
• Steve Lee – harmonica
• Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
• Lynne Marie – backing vocals
• Karen Poole – backing vocals
• Metro Voices – gospel choir
• Toby Smith – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"
• Chris Dodd – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"[2]

Production

• Stephen Lipson – producer, programmer
• Blair MacKichan – producer, programmer
• Toby Smith – producer, mixer, brass arrangement
• Chris Dodd – producer
• Robin Thicke – producer
• Pro-Jay – producer, engineer
• Eg White – producer, mixer
• Dave Naughton – ProTools
• Heff Moraes – engineer, mixer
• Andy Saunders – mix engineer
• Sam Miller – additional engineering
• Steve Lee – programming
• Jenny O'Grady – choir master
• Nick Ingman – orchestral arrangement
• Anne Dudley – orchestral arrangement

Singles

The following singles were released from Friday's Child:

• "Leave Right Now" No. 1 UK
• "Your Game" No. 3 UK
• "Friday's Child" No. 4 UK

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA)[3] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[4] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[5] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Albums Chart[6] 12 Chart (2004) Position UK Albums Chart[7] 21

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[8] 5× Platinum 1,713,929[9] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Friday s Child by Will Young @ARTISTdirect". ARTISTdirect.
3. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Will Young". Hung Medien.
4. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
6. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
7. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
8. "British certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Select Platinum in the Certification field. 
9. Jones, Alan (1 June 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Will Young's 85% Proof is 100% No.1 on sales of 21,321". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 16 October 2015.