One Simple Word

One Simple Word
Studio album by
the Connells
ReleasedOctober 8, 1990
Recorded1990
StudiosRockfield (Monmouthshire, Wales)
GenresAlternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock
Length47:55
LabelTVT Records
ProducerHugh Jones
The Connells chronology
Fun & Games
(1989)		 One Simple Word
(1990)		 Ring
(1993)
Singles from One Simple Word
  1. "Stone Cold Yesterday"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Get a Gun"
    Released: 1991
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One Simple Word is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Connells, released in October 1990.

In the US, the album peaked at #168 on the Billboard 200, where it spent 18 weeks on the chart. The singles "Stone Cold Yesterday" and "Get A Gun" charted at #3 and #24, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album the band's "tightest, catchiest and least wimpy effort to date."

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
Additional personnel
Technical personnel

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. ↑ Popson, Tom. "THE CONNELLS: CRAFTING POTENT POP THE NATURAL WAY". chicagotribune.com.
  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". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Connells". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Connells".