One Simple Word Explained

One Simple Word
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Connells
Cover:	connellsonesimpleword.jpg
Released:	October 8, 1990
Recorded:	1990
Studio:	Rockfield (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Genre:	Alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock
Length:	47:55
Label:	TVT Records^[1]
Producer:	Hugh Jones^[2]
Prev Title:	Fun & Games
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Ring
Next Year:	1993

One Simple Word is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Connells, released in October 1990.^{[3] [4]}

In the US, the album peaked at #168 on the Billboard 200, where it spent 18 weeks on the chart.^[5] The singles "Stone Cold Yesterday" and "Get A Gun" charted at #3 and #24, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album the band's "tightest, catchiest and least wimpy effort to date."^[7]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. June 13, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
2. Web site: Connells are succeeding with tours and timing. Nestor. Aparicio. baltimoresun.com.
3. Web site: THE CONNELLS: CRAFTING POTENT POP THE NATURAL WAY. Tom Popson, the Take 2 music. editor. chicagotribune.com.
4. Web site: Connells a Hit in Their Own Realm : Band Without Trendy Look or Knack for Publicity Has Sure Hand With Music. January 24, 1991. Los Angeles Times.
5. The Connells. . 4 April 2016.
6. The Connells. . 4 April 2016.
7. Web site: Connells.