Fun & Games (The Connells album)

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Fun & Games
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Studio album by
The Connells
Released1989
Recorded1988-89
StudioFort Apache Studios, Cambridge, MA & Studio 900, NYC
Genre Rock
Length45:20
Label TVT
Producer Gary Smith, Anthony Battaglia, Matt Matthews, The Connells
The Connells chronology
Boylan Heights
(1987)		Fun & Games
(1989)		 One Simple Word
(1990)

Fun & Games is the third studio album by the American band the Connells, released in 1989. [1] [2] It was recorded primarily at Fort Apache Studios, in Cambridge, MA, with additional recording at Studio 900 in New York City and Reflection Studio in Charlotte, NC.

Contents

The album reached No. 163 on the Billboard 200; the single "Something to Say" reached No. 7 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. [3] [4] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Washington Post wrote: "Though less redolent of Celtic airs than the previous platter, Fun has a similar sweep, its melodies cascading gently over the Piedmont." [9] The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "hooky, straightforward rock." [10] The Chicago Tribune called it "a musical blend that's both bucolic and brawny and possessed of some real presence, vitality and depth." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Something To Say" (Mike Connell) - 3:40
  2. "Fun & Games" (Connell, Doug MacMillan) - 3:06
  3. "Sal" (George Huntley, Mike Ayers, Peele Wimberley) - 3:44
  4. "Upside Down" (Connell) - 3:16
  5. "Fine Tuning" (Connell) - 3:19
  6. "Motel" (Huntley) - 3:40
  7. "Hey Wow" (Connell) - 4:17
  8. "Ten Pins" (Connell, Huntley, MacMillan) - 4:06
  9. "Inside My Head" (Huntley) - 3:12
  10. "Uninspired" (Connell, MacMillan) - 4:10
  11. "Sat Nite (USA)" (The Connells) - 3:47
  12. "Lay Me Down" (Huntley) - 5:03

"Fine Tuning" was a CD only bonus track.

Personnel

The Connells
Additional personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Duffy, Thom (8 Jan 1989). "Best Patrol Bets". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 17.
  2. ↑ Lester, Paul (Sep 23, 1989). "Albums: The Connells". Melody Maker. 65 (38): 35.
  3. ↑ "The Connells" . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Connells" . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Aparicio, Nestor (26 Sep 1990). "Connells are succeeding with tours and timing". The Baltimore Sun. p. C10.
  6. ↑ Fun & Games at AllMusic
  7. 1 2 Popson, Tom (7 Apr 1989). "Indie LPs: Guitar-pop, doo-wop, blues and more". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. G.
  8. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 158.
  9. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (17 Mar 1989). "Brave New Worlds on Weeknights". The Washington Post. p. N23.
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