Friday's Child (album)
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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.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from original Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
winner Will Young
Will Young
William Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
. 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
- "Love the One You're WithLove the One You're With"Love the One You're With" is a 1970 single by folk rocker Stephen Stills. The first release off his first solo album Stephen Stills, it rose to the top twenty of the pop singles chart, peaking at No. 14....
" (Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
) – 3:35 - "Your GameYour Game"Your Game" is the second single from Will Young's second studio album Friday's Child. It was co-written by Young, Taio Cruz and Blair MacKichan. It went to number three in the UK Singles Chart. The song also appears on the international version of Young's third album Keep On...
" (Will Young, Blair MacKichan, Tayo Onile-EreTaio CruzTaio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
) – 4:10 - "Stronger" (Stephen LipsonStephen LipsonStephen J. Lipson is a musician and producer who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Cher, Grace Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Take That, Simple Minds, Lindisfarne, and Annie Lennox....
, Karen PooleKaren PooleKaren Poole is an English songwriter and singer, who gained initial fame with her younger sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo / band, Alisha's Attic.-List of compositions:...
) – 5:18 - "Leave Right NowLeave Right Now"Leave Right Now" is a popular song written by Eg White and performed by Will Young. It appears on Young's second album, Friday's Child, and was released as the first single from the album, and Young's fifth overall. The single went to number one in the UK Singles Chart, selling 117,700 in its...
" (Eg WhiteEg WhiteFrancis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
) – 3:34 - "Love is a Matter of Distance" (Tim ChristensenTim ChristensenTim Christensen is a Danish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, drums, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboard, piano and organ...
) – 2:58 - "Dance the Night Away" (Young, Toby SmithToby SmithToby Smith is a musician, most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai from 1992 up to 2001....
, Chris Dodd) – 4:05 - "Very Kind" (Young, Robin ThickeRobin ThickeRobin Charles Thicke is an Award-winning American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. Thicke's albums, which he previously released under the moniker Thicke, are noted for their feature of a predominantly R&B sound. Robin Thicke has penned hits for popular artists such as...
, James Gass) – 5:10 - "Free" (Young, Matt Prime, B. Withers, Stanley McKenny) – 4:07
- "Going My Way" (Young, White) – 3:41
- "Out of My Mind" (Young, White) – 3:07
- "Friday's Child" (Steve Lee, D. Taylor) – 9:02
Personnel
- Will YoungWill YoungWilliam Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
– vocals - Toby Baker – keyboards
- Anne DudleyAnne DudleyAnne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
– keyboards - Greg WellsGreg WellsGreg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated musician, record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Wells has produced and written hits with Adele, Weezer, Pink, Theophilus London, Deftones, Katy Perry, Rufus Wainwright, The All American Rejects, OneRepublic, Mika, Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach,...
– keyboards - Rick Willson – guitars
- Stephen LipsonStephen LipsonStephen J. Lipson is a musician and producer who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Cher, Grace Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Take That, Simple Minds, Lindisfarne, and Annie Lennox....
– guitars - John Themis – guitars
- David Rainger – guitars
- Tim Cansfield – guitars
- Eg WhiteEg WhiteFrancis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
– guitars, instruments on "Going My Way" and "Out Of My Mind" - Blair MacKichan – guitars, backing vocals
- Neil ContiNeil ContiNeil Conti is an English drummer and music producer who was an integral member of the pop/rock band Prefab Sprout, while continuing to be in demand as a session drummer for artists and bands such as David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Cher, Level 42, Laurie Anderson, Steve Winwood, Paul Young,...
– drums - Steve Barney – drums
- Guy BarkerGuy BarkerGuy Barker is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year had joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra...
– trumpet - Neil YatesNeil YatesNeil Yates is a British Jazz and Folk Musician.- Biography :Yates studied music at Salford University before moving to London to study jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama...
- Brass Arrangements - Phil Todd – flute
- Mark FelthamMark Feltham (musician)Mark Feltham is an English musician best known for his harmonica playing. Feltham is a long term member of the British rhythm and blues band, Nine Below Zero, and Rory Gallagher's band; and is often utilised as a session musician.-Albums:*Nine Below Zero: Live at the Marquee ; Don't Point Your...
– harmonica - Steve Lee – harmonica
- Tracey AckermanTracey AckermanTracy Ackerman is a British singer and songwriter. She works with several other British songwriters including Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson of Absolute and Mark Taylor....
– backing vocals - Lynne Marie – backing vocals
- Karen PooleKaren PooleKaren Poole is an English songwriter and singer, who gained initial fame with her younger sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo / band, Alisha's Attic.-List of compositions:...
– backing vocals - Metro VoicesMetro VoicesMetro Voices is a choir group based in London, England that specialises in performing for the motion pictures. They work closely with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and with acclaimed British composer Craig Armstrong...
– gospel choir - Toby SmithToby SmithToby Smith is a musician, most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai from 1992 up to 2001....
– instruments on "Dance the Night Away" - Chris Dodd – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"
Production
- Stephen LipsonStephen LipsonStephen J. Lipson is a musician and producer who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Cher, Grace Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Take That, Simple Minds, Lindisfarne, and Annie Lennox....
– producer, programmer - Blair MacKichan – producer, programmer
- Toby SmithToby SmithToby Smith is a musician, most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai from 1992 up to 2001....
– producer, mixer, brass arrangement - Chris Dodd – producer
- Robin ThickeRobin ThickeRobin Charles Thicke is an Award-winning American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. Thicke's albums, which he previously released under the moniker Thicke, are noted for their feature of a predominantly R&B sound. Robin Thicke has penned hits for popular artists such as...
– producer - Pro Jay – producer, engineer
- Eg WhiteEg WhiteFrancis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
– 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 IngmanNick IngmanNicholas Ingman is an orchestra conductor and composer.Early recordings include:*'Big Beat' *'The Love Album' *'Terminator'...
– orchestral arrangement - Anne DudleyAnne DudleyAnne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
– orchestral arrangement
Singles
The following singles were released from Friday's Child:- "Leave Right NowLeave Right Now"Leave Right Now" is a popular song written by Eg White and performed by Will Young. It appears on Young's second album, Friday's Child, and was released as the first single from the album, and Young's fifth overall. The single went to number one in the UK Singles Chart, selling 117,700 in its...
" #1 UK - "Your GameYour Game"Your Game" is the second single from Will Young's second studio album Friday's Child. It was co-written by Young, Taio Cruz and Blair MacKichan. It went to number three in the UK Singles Chart. The song also appears on the international version of Young's third album Keep On...
" #3 UK - "Friday's Child" #4 UK