Word Gets Around

Word Gets Around
Studio album by Stereophonics
Released 25 August 1997
Recorded 1992 – 1997
Genre Rock, Post-Britpop, alternative rock, indie rock
Length 42:02
Label V2
Producer Bird&Bush
Stereophonics chronology
Word Gets Around
(1997)		 Performance and Cocktails
(1999)
Singles from Word Gets Around
  1. "Looks Like Chaplin"
    Released: 1 November 1996
  2. "Local Boy in the Photograph"
    Released: 17 March 1997
  3. "More Life in a Tramp's Vest"
    Released: 19 May 1997
  4. "A Thousand Trees"
    Released: 11 August 1997
  5. "Traffic"
    Released: 27 October 1997
  6. "Local Boy in the Photograph (re-issue)"
    Released: 9 February 1998

Word Gets Around is the debut album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The album reached #6 in the UK Albums Chart and is one of two Stereophonics albums not to reach #1; the other being 2009's Keep Calm and Carry On, which reached #11. Much of the album is written about everyday life in Cwmaman. The deluxe and super-deluxe editions were released on the 18th of October 2010. This, as well as the track listings, was announced on the Stereophonics Facebook page on the 24th of August 2010.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Kelly Jones/Richard Jones/Stuart Cable, lyrics by Kelly Jones.

No. Title Length
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

2-disc Deluxe Edition

CD 1

  1. Carrot Cake and Wine (B-side on A Thousand Trees)
  2. Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (B-side on Traffic)
  3. Poppy Day (B-side on More Life in a Tramps Vest)
  4. Raymond's Shop (B-side on More Life in a Tramps Vest)
  5. Chris Chambers (B-side on Traffic)
  6. A Thousand Trees (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session)
  7. Local Boy in the Photograph (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session)
  8. Looks Like Chaplin (Live at Newcastle University)
  9. Same Size Feet (Live at Newcastle University)
  10. Not up to You (Live at Newcastle University)
  11. She Takes Her Clothes Off (Decade in the Sun Deluxe Word Gets Around session)
  12. More Life in a Tramp's Vest (Pre-record deal Grass-roots demo)
  13. The Last Resort (B-side on Local boy in the Photograph)

3-disc Super-deluxe edition

CD 2

  1. Carrot Cake and Wine (B-side on A Thousand Trees)
  2. Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (B-side on Traffic)
  3. Poppy Day (B-side on More Life in a Tramps Vest)
  4. Raymond's Shop (B-side on More Life in a Tramps Vest)
  5. Chris Chambers (B-side on Traffic)
  6. Who'll Stop the Rain (B-side on Local Boy in the Photograph)
  7. Home To Me (B-side on A Thousand Trees)
  8. Buy Myself a Small Plane (B-side on Local Boy in the Photograph)
  9. The Last Resort (B-side on Local boy in the Photograph)
  10. Summertime (B-side on A Thousand Trees)

CD 3

  1. A Thousand Trees (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session)
  2. Local Boy in the Photograph (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session)
  3. Same Size Feet (Live at Newcastle University)
  4. Looks Like Chaplin (Live at Newcastle University)
  5. Not up to You (Live at Newcastle University)
  6. More Life in a Tramps Vest (Pre-record deal Grass-roots demo)
  7. Looks Like Chaplin (Pre-record deal - Grass-roots demo)
  8. In My Day (Pre-record deal - Grass-roots demo)
  9. She Takes Her Clothes Off (Decade in the Sun Deluxe Word Gets Around session)
  10. Looks Like Chaplin (Acoustic)
  11. A Thousand Trees (Acoustic)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (5.8/10) link
Galeria Musical link
Sputnikmusic [2]
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Personnel

Stereophonics
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ Damas, Jason. "Review: Word Gets Around". Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r315829. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  2. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/28628/Stereophonics-Word-Gets-Around/

External links

Stereophonics
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Singles
DVDs
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