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==Release==
==Release==
"Solid Wood" was released by Columbia on CD and cassette in the UK and across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/master/296628 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> 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=2017-11-08|last1=Miles |first1=Peter }}</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]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/1767594 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1995-08-14 |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/3392062 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2017-11-08}}</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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/2113182 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1995-08-14 |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref>
"Solid Wood" was released by Columbia on CD and cassette in the UK and across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/master/296628 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> 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=2017-11-08|last1=Miles |first1=Peter }}</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]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/1767594 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1995-08-14 |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/3392062 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alison-Moyet-Solid-Wood/release/2113182 |title=Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1995-08-14 |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==

Revision as of 17:50, 9 May 2022

"Solid Wood"
CD Single #1 for "Solid Wood".
Single by Alison Moyet
from the album Singles
B-side"Blue"
Released14 August 1995
GenrePop, rock
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 the British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released as the second and final single from her 1995 compilation album Singles. It was written by Moyet and produced by Ian Broudie.

Background

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 in August. Unlike "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which did not chart, "Solid Wood" reached No. 44 in the UK, remaining in the Top 100 for two weeks.[2]

A music video was filmed to promote the single.[3] In the States, it gained some airing on the music television show JBTV, the Brockton-based Rage TV,[4] and Newark-based Power Play Music Video Television.[5]

Release

"Solid Wood" was released by Columbia on CD and cassette in the UK and across Europe.[6] 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".[8][9] The sleeve of the CD1 release features a photograph of Moyet's parents on a motorbike.[10] 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.[11]

Critical reception

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".[12]

Formats

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
UK CD single #1
  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 CD single #2
  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
CD Single (UK promo only)
  1. "Solid Wood" - 4:37
Cassette single (UK only)
  1. "Solid Wood" - 4:22
  2. "Blue" - 3:21

Personnel

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...)"

Other

Charts

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

References

  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. ^ "Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (Promo)". YouTube. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". 23 September 1995. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Billboard". 30 September 1995. p. 98. Retrieved 8 November 2017 – via Internet Archive. solid wood alison moyet. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ "Alison Moyet - Solid Wood at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ^ Miles, Peter (12 June 2015). 101 Interesting Facts on Southend United: Learn About the Boys From Roots Hall - Peter Miles - Google Books. ISBN 9780993241765. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 14 August 1995. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Family Moyet". Birmingham Evening Mail. 21 August 1995. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Alison Moyet - Solid Wood (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 14 August 1995. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music & Media. 2 September 1995.
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