One Simple Word

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

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