Word Gets Around
Word Gets Around | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 August 1997 | |||
Recorded | October 1992 – February 1997 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:02 | |||
Label | V2 | |||
Producer | Bird & Bush | |||
Stereophonics chronology | ||||
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Singles from Word Gets Around | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 5.8/10[10] |
Vox | 8/10[9] |
Word Gets Around is the debut
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Kelly Jones; all music is composed by Stereophonics
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Thousand Trees" | 3:02 |
2. | "Looks Like Chaplin" | 2:32 |
3. | "More Life in a Tramps Vest" | 2:19 |
4. | "Local Boy in the Photograph" | 3:22 |
5. | "Traffic" | 4:54 |
6. | "Not Up to You" | 4:37 |
7. | "Check My Eyelids for Holes" | 2:43 |
8. | "Same Size Feet" | 4:00 |
9. | "Last of the Big Time Drinkers" | 2:45 |
10. | "Goldfish Bowl" | 3:03 |
11. | "Too Many Sandwiches" | 5:01 |
12. | "Billy Davey's Daughter" | 3:45 |
Total length: | 42:02 |
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.[11] To accompany the re-releases, Stereophonics performed all the songs off both the albums at the Hammersmith Apollo on 17 and 18 October 2010.[11] They were released on 18 October 2010[12] 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.
No. | Title | Original release | Length | |
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1. | "Carrot Cake and Wine" | B-side on " Decade in the Sun Deluxe Word Gets Around session) | 3:17 | |
12. | "More Life in a Tramps Vest" (Pre-record deal Grass-roots demo) | 2:43 | ||
13. | "The Last Resort" (Eagles cover) | B-side on "Local Boy in the Photograph" | 6:23 | |
Total length: | 50:26 |
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.[13]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Carrot Cake and Wine" | B-side on "A Thousand Trees" | 4:28 |
2. | "Tie Me Up Tie Me Down" | B-side on "Traffic" | 2:17 |
3. | "Poppy Day" | B-side on "More Life in a Tramps Vest" | 3:41 |
4. | "Raymond's Shop" | B-side on "More Life in a Tramps Vest" | 2:54 |
5. | "Chris Chambers" | B-side on "Traffic" | 3:42 |
6. | "Who'll Stop the Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)" | B-side on "Local Boy in the Photograph | 2:32 |
7. | "Home to Me" | B-side on "A Thousand Trees | 3:25 |
8. | "Buy Myself a Small Plane" | B-side on "Local Boy in the Photograph" | 3:15 |
9. | "The Last Resort" (Eagles cover) | B-side on "Local Boy in the Photograph" | 6:23 |
10. | "Summertime" | B-side on "A Thousand Trees" | 3:25 |
Total length: | 36:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Decade in the Sun Deluxe Word Gets Around session) | 3:17 |
10. | "Looks Like Chaplin" (Acoustic) | 2:46 |
11. | "A Thousand Trees" (Acoustic) | 3:19 |
Total length: | 38:32 |
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | 3× Platinum | 900,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Footnotes
- ^ Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Album by Album: Kelly Jones on the Stereophonics' Back Catalogue". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 March 1997. p. 28.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 May 1997. p. 36.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 August 1997. p. 33.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 25 October 1997. p. 31.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 7 February 1998. p. 31.
- ^ Nascimento, Anderson (29 July 2011). "Word Gets Around" (in Portuguese). Galeria Musical. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b c O'Connor (2001), p. 123
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Stereophonics Word Get Around". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 19 June 2002. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b "WGA and P&C re-released plus 2 special shows". The Stereophonics Ltd. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "WGA and P&C shows now on sale". The Stereophonics Ltd. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- Amazon. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Word Gets Around (CD booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1997.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 267.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Stereophonics – Word Gets Around". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Stereophonics". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Stereophonics – Word Gets Around". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Stereophonics – Word Gets Around". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Bibliography
- Danny O'Connor (2001). Stereophonics – Just Enough Evidence to Print. London: Virgin Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7535-0527-4.
External links
- Word Gets Around at Stereophonics.com