Ring (The Connells album)

Ring is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band The Connells, released in 1993.[3][4]

Ring
Studio album by
The Connells
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
RecordedMarch 1993
Dreamland Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre
Length50:15
LabelTVT
Producer
The Connells chronology
One Simple Word
(1990)		 Ring
(1993)		 New Boy EP
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]

The album (and band)'s biggest hit was the single "'74–'75," which also appeared on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Heavy. In the UK, the album reached #36 on the UK Albums Chart while "'74-'75" peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] In the US, the album reached #199 on the Billboard 200 with the single "Slackjawed" reaching #9 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[6][7]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "The record contains some brilliant pieces of pop songcraft ('Carry My Picture,' 'Eyes on the Ground') and some bittersweet lyrical ruminations, but slower numbers like '’74-’75' are so sweet they border on cloying."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slackjawed"Mike Connell4:00
2."Carry My Picture"Mike Connell3:57
3."'74–'75"Mike Connell4:38
4."Doin' You"George Huntley3:33
5."Find Out"Doug MacMillan3:31
6."Eyes On The Ground"Doug MacMillan3:03
7."Spiral"Mike Connell3:07
8."Hey You"David Connell, Mike Connell, Doug MacMillan3:23
9."New Boy"Mike Connell4:39
10."Disappointed"Mike Connell5:04
11."Burden"Mike Connell3:59
12."Any Day Now"Doug MacMillan2:39
13."Running Mary"Mike Connell4:40
1994 European bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Logan Street"Mike Connell3:39
15."Wonder Why"Mike Connell3:14
16."Living in the Past"Ian Anderson2:43

Personnel
The Connells
  • Doug MacMillan - lead vocals, guitar
  • Mike Connell - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Spiral" and "Burden"
  • George Huntley - guitar, mandolin, vocals, lead vocals on "Doin' You"
  • Steve Potak - piano, keyboards, organ
  • David Connell - bass
  • Peele Wimberley - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Tim Harper - keyboards, background vocals
  • Caro Giordano - cello
Technical personnel
  • Lou Giordano - producer, mixing, engineer
  • Tom Bender - engineer
  • Kate Broudy - engineer
  • Dave Cook - engineer
  • Dan McLoughlin - engineer
  • John Yates - engineer

References
  1. Ring at AllMusic
  2. Webber, Brad. "The Connells Ring (TVT) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)This North Carolina..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. Press, SAM McDONALD Daily. "JUST WARMING UP". dailypress.com.
  4. Critic, ROGER CATLIN; Courant Rock. "CONNELLS, FRAT-HOUSE FAVORITES, BRING JANGLY POP ROCK TO TOAD'S". courant.com.
  5. "CONNELLS". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. "The Connells". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. "The Connells". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. "Connells".



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