Slight Return Explained

Slight Return
Type:	single
Artist:	The Bluetones
Album:	Expecting to Fly
B-Side:	The Fountainhead
Released:	February 1995
Studio:	Ridge Farm (Surrey, England)
Length:	3.21
Next Title:	Are You Blue or Are You Blind?
Next Year:	1995

Slight Return
Cover:	Slight Return Bluetones.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Bluetones
Album:	Expecting to Fly
B-Side:	"Don't Stand Me Down" "Nae Hair On't"
Recorded:	Mid-1995
Studio:	Ridge Farm (Surrey, England)
Length:	3.21
Label:	Superior Quality
Producer:	Hugh Jones
Prev Title:	Bluetonic
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock
Next Year:	1996

"Slight Return" is a song by English indie rock band the Bluetones, released as their first single in February 1995, in blue vinyl, limited to 2000 copies.^[1] The song is named after the subtitle for "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by Jimi Hendrix. It was then re-released on 22 January 1996, as the second single from their 1996 debut album, Expecting to Fly. It was originally issued with "The Fountainhead" as the B-side.^[1] "Slight Return" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and is the band's highest-placing single. Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss said that the title of the song was initially a nickname, but as he was not good with naming songs, it eventually became the official title.^[2]

Track listings

UK Limited Edition blue vinyl 7" single (1995)^[1]

1. "Slight Return"
2. "The Fountainhead"

UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single (1996)^{[3] [4] [5]}

1. "Slight Return"
2. "Don't Stand Me Down"

UK, Australian, and Japanese CD single (1996)^{[6] [7] [8]}

1. "Slight Return"
2. "Don't Stand Me Down"
3. "Nae Hair On't"

US CD single (1996)^[9]

1. "Slight Return"
2. "Don't Stand Me Down"
3. "Nae Hair On't"
4. "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Expecting to Fly album booklet.^[10]

Studio

• Recorded in mid-1995 at Ridge Farm Studios (Surrey, England)

Personnel

• Mark Morriss – writing, vocals
• Eds Chesters – writing, drums, percussion
• Adam Devlin – writing, six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar
• Scott Morriss – writing, vocals, electric bass guitar
• Hugh Jones – production, mixing
• Helen Woodward – mix engineering
• Geoff Pesche – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	60
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[12]	13
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[13]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[14]	49
UK Singles (OCC)^[15] ^[16]	59

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	22 January 1996		Superior Quality	^[17]
Japan	25 February 1996	CD	A&M	^[18]

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/release/1869482-The-Bluetones-Slight-Return
2. Web site: Interview: The Bluetones' Mark Morriss. Publisher. Songwriting Magazine. 20 February 2014. 24 February 2021.
3. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUE 003X.
4. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. UK cassette single sleeve. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUE 003MC.
5. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. European CD single liner notes. Superior Quality Recordings. 581 360-2.
6. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. UK CD single liner notes. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUE 003CD.
7. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. Australian CD single liner notes. Superior Quality Recordings. 581 361-2.
8. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. Japanese CD single liner notes. A&M Records. POCM-1154.
9. Slight Return. The Bluetones. 1996. US CD single liner notes. A&M Records. 31458 1555 2.
10. Expecting to Fly. Expecting to Fly (album). The Bluetones. 1996. UK CD album booklet. Superior Quality Recordings. BLUECD 004, 540 475-2.
11. Web site: Australian ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jun 1996. ARIA. Imgur. 12 April 2018. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
12. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 13. 6. 15. 10 February 1996. 25 January 2020.
13. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.3. – 5.4. '96). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 52. 30 March 1996. 2 October 2019.
14. News: Árslistinn 1996. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. 2 January 1997. 30 May 2020.
15. Top 100 Singles 1996. Music Week. 25. 18 January 1997.
16. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1996 wg sprzedaży. pl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144645/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201996.html. 4 June 2015. 28 March 2019.
17. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 20 January 1996. 30 June 2021.
18. Web site: Bluetones Discography. PolyGram. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/19990220161323/http://www.polygram.co.jp/music/intl/bluetone/disco.html. 20 February 1999. 27 August 2023.