Word Gets Around Explained

Word Gets Around
Type:	studio
Artist:	Stereophonics
Cover:	Word_Gets_Around.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	October 1992 – February 1997
Label:	V2
Producer:	Bird & Bush
Next Title:	Performance and Cocktails
Next Year:	1999
Misc:

Word Gets Around is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 through V2 Records and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics albums not to reach number one; the other two being 2009's Keep Calm and Carry On, which reached number eleven, and 2013's Graffiti on the Train, which went to number three. Much of the album is written about everyday life in Cwmaman, the band's hometown. The deluxe and super-deluxe editions were released on 18 October 2010. The name of the album comes from lyrics in the album's last song, "Billy Davey's Daughter".

Re-release

On 24 August 2010, Stereophonics announced on their website that Word Gets Around, along with Performance and Cocktails, were to be re-released.^[1] To accompany the re-releases, Stereophonics performed all the songs off both the albums at the Hammersmith Apollo on 17 and 18 October 2010.^[1] They were released on 18 October 2010^[2] and were made into two forms:

Track listing

Deluxe: The original album on one disc and a bonus CD featuring 12 b-sides and rare tracks.

Super deluxe: The album on one disc (as listed above) and two bonus CDs (one with 15 b-sides and the other includes 10 rare tracks), artcards and a replica of Kelly Jones' notebook.^[3]

Personnel

Stereophonics^[4]

• Stuart Cable – drums
• Kelly Jones – vocals, guitars
• Richard Jones – bass

Additional^[4]

• Marshall Bird – keyboards
• Nadia Lannman – cello on "Billy Davey's Daughter"
• Richard Payne – accordion on "Not Up to You"

Technical^[4]

• Bird & Bush – producer, engineer, mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Lee Dunn – artwork, design
• Emma Jones - studio assistant

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	65
Chart (1999)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	71
Chart (2000)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	74
Chart (2001)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	170

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

• Book: Danny O'Connor . Stereophonics – Just Enough Evidence to Print . Virgin Publishing Ltd . London . 2001 . 0-7535-0527-4.

External links

• Word Gets Around at Stereophonics.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: WGA and P&C re-released plus 2 special shows . The Stereophonics Ltd . 24 August 2010 . 20 August 2013 . 7 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107050119/http://www.stereophonics.com/news/post/wga-and-pc-re-released-plus-2-special-shows . dead .
2. Web site: WGA and P&C shows now on sale . The Stereophonics Ltd . 27 August 2010 . 30 August 2013 . 7 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107050119/http://www.stereophonics.com/news/post/wga-and-pc-shows-now-on-sale . dead .
3. Web site: Word Gets Around (Super Deluxe Edition) [Box Set] ]. . 30 August 2013.
4. Word Gets Around . . 1997 . . CD booklet.
5. 267.
6. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998. Official Charts Company. 3 September 2020. 18 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200818054800/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19980104/37502/. live.
7. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999. Official Charts Company. 3 September 2020. 7 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107034949/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19990110/37502/. live.
8. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000. Official Charts Company. 3 September 2020. 2 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042738/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20000109/37502/. live.
9. Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 2 April 2021. 25 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100525173433/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf. live.