Friday's Child (album)

Friday's Child
Studio album by Will Young
Released	1 December 2003
Genre	Pop
Length	48m 47s
Label	19, RCA, BMG
Producer	Stephen Lipson Blair MacKichan Toby Smith Chris Dodd Robin Thicke Pro Jay Matt Prime Eg White
Will Young chronology
From Now On (2002) Friday's Child (2003) Keep On (2005)
Singles from Friday's Child
"Leave Right Now" Released: 24 November 2003 "Your Game" Released: 15 March 2004 "Friday's Child" Released: 5 July 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Friday's Child is the second album from original Pop Idol winner Will Young. The album was released on 1 December 2003 and reached #1 in the UK Album Chart. The album has gone five times platinum in the UK with worldwide sales of over 1.8 million.

Track listing

1. "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills) – 3:35
2. "Your Game" (Will Young, Blair MacKichan, Taio Cruz) – 4:10
3. "Stronger" (Stephen Lipson, Karen Poole) – 5:18
4. "Leave Right Now" (Eg White) – 3:34
5. "Love is a Matter of Distance" (Tim Christensen) – 2:58
6. "Dance the Night Away" (Young, Toby Smith, Chris Dodd) – 4:05
7. "Very Kind" (Young, Robin Thicke, James Gass) – 5:10
8. "Free" (Young, Matt Prime, B. Withers, Stanley McKenny) – 4:07
9. "Going My Way" (Young, White) – 3:41
10. "Out of My Mind" (Young, White) – 3:07
11. "Friday's Child" (Steve Lee, D. Taylor) – 9:02

Personnel

• Will Young – vocals
• Toby Baker – keyboards
• Anne Dudley – keyboards
• Greg Wells – keyboards
• Rick Willson – guitars
• Stephen Lipson – guitars
• John Themis – guitars
• David Rainger – guitars
• Tim Cansfield – guitars
• Eg White – guitars, instruments on "Going My Way" and "Out Of My Mind"
• Blair MacKichan – guitars, backing vocals
• Neil Conti – drums
• Steve Barney – drums
• Guy Barker – trumpet
• Neil Yates - Brass Arrangements
• Phil Todd – flute
• Mark Feltham – harmonica
• Steve Lee – harmonica
• Tracey Ackerman – backing vocals
• Lynne Marie – backing vocals
• Karen Poole – backing vocals
• Metro Voices – gospel choir
• Toby Smith – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"
• Chris Dodd – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"^[2]

Production

• Stephen Lipson – producer, programmer
• Blair MacKichan – producer, programmer
• Toby Smith – producer, mixer, brass arrangement
• Chris Dodd – producer
• Robin Thicke – producer
• Pro Jay – producer, engineer
• Eg White – producer, mixer
• Dave Naughton – ProTools
• Heff Moraes – engineer, mixer
• Andy Saunders – mix engineer
• Sam Miller – additional engineering
• Steve Lee – programming
• Jenny O'Grady – choir master
• Nick Ingman – orchestral arrangement
• Anne Dudley – orchestral arrangement

Singles

The following singles were released from Friday's Child:

• "Leave Right Now" #1 UK
• "Your Game" #3 UK
• "Friday's Child" #4 UK

See also

• Will Young discography

References