''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

#"Stone Cold Yesterday" (Mike Connell, Doug MacMillan) - 3:57 #"Speak To Me" (Connell, MacMillan) - 3:56 #"All Sinks In" (Connell) - 3:13 #"Get A Gun" (Connell) - 4:23 #"What Do You Want?" (George Huntley) - 3:10 #"Set the Stage" (Connell) - 5:47 #"One Simple Word" (Connell) - 4:21 #"Another Souvenir" (MacMillan) - 4:20 #"Link" (Huntley) - 1:27 #"The Joke" (Huntley) - 3:04 #"Too Gone" (Connell, MacMillan) - 2:25 #"Waiting My Turn" (Connell, MacMillan) - 4:37 #"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

References

1990 albums The Connells albums TVT Records albums {{1990s-pop-rock-album-stub