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{{Short description|1995 single by Alison Moyet}}
{{Infobox Single
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
| Name = Solid Wood
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
| Cover = SolidWoodAlisonMoyetSingle.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = [[Alison Moyet]]
| name = Solid Wood
| from Album = [[Singles (Alison Moyet album)|Singles]]
| cover = SolidWoodAlisonMoyetSingle.jpg
| B-side = Blue
| alt =
| Released = 14 August [[1995 in music|1995]]
| Format = CD single
| caption = UK CD1 artwork
| type = single
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
| artist = [[Alison Moyet]]
| album = [[Singles (Alison Moyet album)|Singles]]
| Length = 4:37
| Label = Columbia
| B-side = Blue
| released = {{start date|1995|8|14|df=y}}
| Writer = [[Alison Moyet]]
| recorded =
| Producer = [[Ian Broudie]]
| studio =
| Last single = "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]"<br>(1995)
| venue =
| This single = "'''Solid Wood'''"<br>(1995)
| genre =
| Next single = "[[Should I Feel That It's Over]]"<br>(2002)
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
{{Extra album cover
* [[Rock music|rock]]
|Type = studio
| length = 4:37
|Upper caption = Alternative Cover
| label = Columbia
|Cover = SolidWoodAlisonMoyetSingle2.jpg
| writer = Alison Moyet
|Lower caption = Alternate cover of "Solid Wood".
| producer = [[Ian Broudie]]
}}
| prev_title = [[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Should I Feel That It's Over]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
}}
"'''Solid Wood'''" is a song by British singer-songwriter [[Alison Moyet]], released on 14 August 1995 as the second and final single from her 1995 compilation album ''[[Singles (Alison Moyet album)|Singles]]''. It was written by Moyet and produced by [[Ian Broudie]].


==Background==
"'''Solid Wood'''" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second and final UK only single from 1995, being released to promote the UK number one compilation "[[Singles (Alison Moyet album)|Singles]]".
In May 1995, Columbia released Alison Moyet's first compilation album, ''[[Singles (Alison Moyet album)|Singles]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/4806632 |title=CD Album – Alison Moyet – Singles – Columbia – Europe |publisher=45worlds.com |date=22 May 1995 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> which reached the UK number one spot the following month.<ref name="officialcharts1">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12673/alison-moyet/ |title=ALISON MOYET &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company |publisher=Officialcharts.com |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> To promote the album, two newly-recorded tracks, "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]" and "Solid Wood" were released as singles. "Solid Wood" was the second, released on 14 August 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=39|date=12 August 1995}}</ref> Unlike "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which did not chart, "Solid Wood" reached {{abbr|No.|Number}} 44 in the United Kingdom, remaining in the top 100 for two weeks.<ref name="officialcharts1"/>


A music video was filmed to promote the single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dO6F1d1-0A |title=Alison Moyet – Solid Wood (Promo) |publisher=YouTube |date=25 March 2011 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> In the States, it gained some airing on the music television show ''[[JBTV]]'', the [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]]-based ''Rage TV'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9A0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22solid+wood%22+%22alison+moyet%22+-lyrics&pg=PA103 |title=Billboard – Google Books |date=23 September 1995 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]-based ''Power Play Music Video Television''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Ag4EAAAAMBAJ/page/n97/mode/2up |title=Video Monitor |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=107 |issue=39 |page=98 |date=30 September 1995 |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref>
Two singles were released to promote the compilation, the first being a cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", written by [[Ewan MacColl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-The-First-Time-Ever-I-Saw-Your-Face/master/82901 |title=Alison Moyet - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2010-09-25 |accessdate=2012-06-23}}</ref> The single failed to reach the UK top 100. Despite this, "Solid Wood" was released shortly after, peaking at #44 in the UK for a total of two weeks.<ref name="chartstats1">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=23055 |title=ChartArchive - Alison Moyet - Solid Wood |publisher=Chartstats.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-23|archiveurl=http://archive.is/gOlb|archivedate=2012-07-24}}</ref>


==Release==
This would be Moyet's last appearance on the Top 100 singles chart in the UK to date. Moyet wouldn't release another single until 2002 over disagreements between the Sony label and herself.
"Solid Wood" was released by Columbia on CD and cassette in the UK and across Europe. The B-side on the cassette edition was "Blue", a non-album track which was written about Moyet's love of [[Southend United F.C.]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-8_CgAAQBAJ&q=alison+moyet+%22solid+wood%22&pg=PT30 |title=101 Interesting Facts on Southend United: Learn About the Boys From Roots Hall – Peter Miles – Google Books |date= 12 June 2015|isbn=9780993241765 |access-date=8 November 2017|last1=Miles |first1=Peter |publisher=Andrews UK Limited }}</ref> In the UK, two different CD versions were released, with CD1 also featuring the same tracks as the main European release. In addition to "Blue", "[[Ode to Boy]]", taken from the ''[[Essex (album)|Essex]]'' album, was included, along with a live version of "[[There Are Worse Things I Could Do]]". The sleeve of the CD1 release features a photograph of Moyet's parents on a motorbike.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 August 1995 |title=Family Moyet |newspaper=[[Birmingham Mail|Birmingham Evening Mail]] |page=4}}</ref> For the UK CD2 version, the third and fourth tracks were "[[Whispering Your Name]]", also from ''Essex'', and "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your......)", a remix of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by [[Mark Saunders (record producer)|Mark Saunders]].


==Critical reception==
For the artwork, the previous single's artwork was reused for one certain edition whilst a new design featured on the other.
On its release, ''[[Music & Media]]'' described "Solid Wood" as "a solid rocking pop song" which "do[es] justice to her background in [[Canvey Island]] where pub rock once started".<ref>{{cite magazine|date=2 September 1995|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]}}</ref>


==Track listings==
"Solid Wood" was written solely by Moyet and produced by [[Ian Broudie]]. Broudie is a British singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from Liverpool, England.
'''UK CD1'''
# "Solid Wood" – 4:23
# "Blue" – 3:22
# "Ode to Boy" – 2:54
# "There Are Worst Things I Could Do" (recorded live) – 2:29


'''UK CD2'''
The b-side was "Blue", written by Moyet and usual songwriting partner Pete Glenister. "Blue" was later used as the theme for the BBC television drama series Playing the Field which ran from 1998-2002. "Blue" was written about the singer's love of [[Southend United F.C.]]
# "Solid Wood" – 4:23
# "Blue" – 3:22
# "Whispering Your Name" – 3:29
# "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" – 4:11


'''UK cassette single'''
Two different CD singles were released. On one release, Moyet's 1994 hit "[[Whispering Your Name]]" was a bonus track whilst a track titled "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" was added, which was a remix of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and originally appeared on Moyet's previous single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/2113182 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1995-08-14 |accessdate=2012-06-23}}</ref> On the other CD release, Moyet's minor hit single "Ode To Boy" was used along with a live version of "There Are Worst Things I Could Do", written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/1767594 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1995-08-14 |accessdate=2012-06-23}}</ref> The live song would later feature on the 1996 re-release of "Singles" which featured an eleven track live disc, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London and The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.
# "Solid Wood" – 4:22
# "Blue" – 3:21


'''European CD single'''
==Formats==
# "Solid Wood" – 4:23
;UK CD Single 1
#"Solid Wood" - 4:23
# "Blue" – 3:22
#"Blue" - 3:22
# "Ode to Boy" – 2:54
# "There Are Worst Things I Could Do" (recorded live) – 2:29
#"Ode To Boy" - 2:54
#"There Are Worst Things I Could Do (Recorded Live)" - actually the studio version - 2:29


==Personnel==
;UK CD Single 2
'''Production'''
#"Solid Wood" - 4:23
* [[Ian Broudie]] – producer on "Solid Wood" and "Whispering Your Name", mixing on "Whispering Your Name"
#"Blue" - 3:22
* [[Bob Kraushaar]] – mixing on "Solid Wood"
#"Whispering Your Name" - 3:29
#"First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" - 4:11
* [[Pete Glenister]] – producer on "Blue", "Ode to Boy", "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" and "There Are Worst Things I Could Do", mixing on "Blue"
* Vic Van Vugt – mixing on "Blue", engineer on "Blue" and "Ode to Boy"
* [[Alan Winstanley]] – mixing on "Ode to Boy"
* [[Neil Brockbank]] – engineer on "Ode to Boy" and "There Are Worst Things I Could Do"
* [[Mark Saunders (record producer)|Mark Saunders]] – producer and mixing on "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)"


'''Others'''
;CD Single (UK promo only)
* [[The Douglas Brothers]] – photography
#"Solid Wood" - 4:37
* Alison Moyet, Martin Jenkins – design


==Charts==
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Chart (1995)
!Chart (1995)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref name="chartstats1"/>
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="officialcharts1"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|44
| style="text-align:center;"|44
|}
|}

== Personnel ==
* Producer on "Solid Wood" - Ian Broudie
* Mixer on "Solid Wood" - Bob Kraushaar
* Writer of "Solid Wood" - Alison Moyet
* Producer on "Blue" - Pete Glenister
* Mixer on "Blue" - Pete Glenister, Vic Van Vugt
* Engineer on "Blue" - Victor Van Vugt
* Writer of "Blue" - Alison Moyet, Pete Glenister
* Producer on "Whispering Your Name" - Ian Broudie
* Mixer on "Whispering Your Name" - Ian Broudie
* Writer of "Whispering Your Name" - Jules Shear
* Producer on "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" - Mark Saunders
* Mixer on "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" - Mark Saunders
* Writer of "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" - Ewan Maccoll
* Producer on "Ode To Boy" - Pete Glenister
* Mixer on "Ode To Boy" - Alan Winstanley
* Engineer on "Ode To Boy" - Neil Brockbank, Victor Van Vugt
* Writer of "Ode To Boy" - Alison Moyet
* Producer on "There Are Worst Things I Could Do (Recorded Live)" - Pete Glenister
* Engineer on "There Are Worst Things I Could Do (Recorded Live)" - Neil Brockbank
* Writer of "here Are Worst Things I Could Do" - Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 16 August 2024

"Solid Wood"
UK CD1 artwork
Single by Alison Moyet
from the album Singles
B-side"Blue"
Released14 August 1995 (1995-08-14)
Genre
Length4:37
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Alison Moyet
Producer(s)Ian Broudie
Alison Moyet singles chronology
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
(1995) 		"Solid Wood"
(1995) 		"Should I Feel That It's Over"
(2002)

"Solid Wood" is a song by British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 14 August 1995 as the second and final single from her 1995 compilation album Singles. It was written by Moyet and produced by Ian Broudie.

Background

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In May 1995, Columbia released Alison Moyet's first compilation album, Singles,[1] which reached the UK number one spot the following month.[2] To promote the album, two newly-recorded tracks, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Solid Wood" were released as singles. "Solid Wood" was the second, released on 14 August 1995.[3] Unlike "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which did not chart, "Solid Wood" reached No. 44 in the United Kingdom, remaining in the top 100 for two weeks.[2]

A music video was filmed to promote the single.[4] In the States, it gained some airing on the music television show JBTV, the Brockton-based Rage TV,[5] and Newark-based Power Play Music Video Television.[6]

Release

[edit]

"Solid Wood" was released by Columbia on CD and cassette in the UK and across Europe. The B-side on the cassette edition was "Blue", a non-album track which was written about Moyet's love of Southend United F.C.[7] In the UK, two different CD versions were released, with CD1 also featuring the same tracks as the main European release. In addition to "Blue", "Ode to Boy", taken from the Essex album, was included, along with a live version of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do". The sleeve of the CD1 release features a photograph of Moyet's parents on a motorbike.[8] For the UK CD2 version, the third and fourth tracks were "Whispering Your Name", also from Essex, and "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your......)", a remix of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Mark Saunders.

Critical reception

[edit]

On its release, Music & Media described "Solid Wood" as "a solid rocking pop song" which "do[es] justice to her background in Canvey Island where pub rock once started".[9]

Track listings

[edit]

UK CD1

  1. "Solid Wood" – 4:23
  2. "Blue" – 3:22
  3. "Ode to Boy" – 2:54
  4. "There Are Worst Things I Could Do" (recorded live) – 2:29

UK CD2

  1. "Solid Wood" – 4:23
  2. "Blue" – 3:22
  3. "Whispering Your Name" – 3:29
  4. "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" – 4:11

UK cassette single

  1. "Solid Wood" – 4:22
  2. "Blue" – 3:21

European CD single

  1. "Solid Wood" – 4:23
  2. "Blue" – 3:22
  3. "Ode to Boy" – 2:54
  4. "There Are Worst Things I Could Do" (recorded live) – 2:29

Personnel

[edit]

Production

  • Ian Broudie – producer on "Solid Wood" and "Whispering Your Name", mixing on "Whispering Your Name"
  • Bob Kraushaar – mixing on "Solid Wood"
  • Pete Glenister – producer on "Blue", "Ode to Boy", "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" and "There Are Worst Things I Could Do", mixing on "Blue"
  • Vic Van Vugt – mixing on "Blue", engineer on "Blue" and "Ode to Boy"
  • Alan Winstanley – mixing on "Ode to Boy"
  • Neil Brockbank – engineer on "Ode to Boy" and "There Are Worst Things I Could Do"
  • Mark Saunders – producer and mixing on "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)"

Others

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 44

References

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  1. ^ "CD Album – Alison Moyet – Singles – Columbia – Europe". 45worlds.com. 22 May 1995. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "ALISON MOYET | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 12 August 1995. p. 39.
  4. ^ "Alison Moyet – Solid Wood (Promo)". YouTube. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Billboard – Google Books". 23 September 1995. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Video Monitor". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 39. 30 September 1995. p. 98. Retrieved 23 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Miles, Peter (12 June 2015). 101 Interesting Facts on Southend United: Learn About the Boys From Roots Hall – Peter Miles – Google Books. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9780993241765. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Family Moyet". Birmingham Evening Mail. 21 August 1995. p. 4.
  9. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music & Media. 2 September 1995.
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