"Slight Return" is a song by English

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band

the Bluetones The Bluetones are an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members are Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Mark's brother Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth m ...

, released as the second single from their 1996 debut album, '' Expecting to Fly''. Re-released as a solo single on 22 January 1996, it was originally issued as a double-A-side with "The Fountainhead" the previous year. "Slight Return" peaked at number two on the

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and is the band's highest-placing single. Bluetones frontman

Mark Morriss Mark James Morriss (born 18 October 1971) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman for The Bluetones. He is the older brother of bandmate and bass player/illustrator Scott Morriss. He has released four solo albums, worke ...

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.

Track listings

UK 7-inch and cassette single, European CD single # "Slight Return" # "Don't Stand Me Down" UK and Australian CD single # "Slight Return" # "Don't Stand Me Down" # "Nae Hair On't" US CD single # "Slight Return" # "Don't Stand Me Down" # "Nae Hair On't" # "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the '' Expecting to Fly'' album booklet. Studio * Recorded in mid-1995 at

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s ( Surrey, England) Personnel *

– writing, vocals *

Eds Chesters Edward "Eds" Daniel Chesters (born 24 October 1970 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham) is an English drummer, currently living in West London and best known as a member of The Bluetones. He also works as a mobile osteopath in Ealing and is a me ...

– 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

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References

{{Authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs A&M Records singles The Bluetones songs Music videos directed by Lindy Heymann Song recordings produced by Hugh Jones (producer) Songs written by Adam Devlin Songs written by Eds Chesters Songs written by Mark Morriss Songs written by Scott Morriss