Slight Return

"Slight Return" is a song by English indie rock band the Bluetones, 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 UK Singles Chart and is the band's highest-placing single. Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss 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
 * 1) "Slight Return"
 * 2) "Don't Stand Me Down"

UK, Australian, and Japanese CD single
 * 1) "Slight Return"
 * 2) "Don't Stand Me Down"
 * 3) "Nae Hair On't"

US CD single
 * 1) "Slight Return"
 * 2) "Don't Stand Me Down"
 * 3) "Nae Hair On't"
 * 4) "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 Ridge Farm Studios (Surrey, England)

Personnel


 * Mark Morriss – writing, vocals
 * Eds Chesters – 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