One Simple Word

One Simple Word is an album by the American pop/rock band The Connells, released in 1990.[4][5]

One Simple Word
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1990
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, cor anglais
  • Hugh Jones - background vocals
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References

  1. Thompson, Dave (June 13, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation 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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  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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