Plenty (album)

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Plenty
Red Box - Plenty.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 October 2010
Genre Pop
Length54:42
Label Cherry Red
Producer Simon Toulson-Clarke
Red Box chronology
Motive
(1990)
Plenty
(2010)
Singles from Plenty
  1. "Hurricane"/"Brighter Blue"
    Released: 27 September 2010
  2. "The Sign"
    Released: 23 May 2011
  3. "Let It Rain"
    Released: 13 February 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Plenty is the third album from Red Box, and was released on 11 October 2010.

Contents

The Plenty Sessions

The album was also released as a "Limited Edition" which included an exclusive six track bonus CD. Subsequently, these tracks were made available as digital downloads under the name The Plenty Sessions. [4]

Sales performance

Plenty was Cherry Red Records' best selling album for the months October to December 2010. [5]

Audio previews

Four tracks from the album can be previewed in their entirety on the SoundCloud: Red Box - Plenty samples page. [6]

Track listing

Cherry Red Records CD: CDBRED470

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stay" Simon Toulson-Clarke/Steve Carr3:49
2."Hurricane"Toulson-Clarke/Derek Adams/Carr4:18
3."Without"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Simon Cole4:22
4."Plenty"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Cole3:31
5."The Sign"Toulson-Clarke/Adams4:11
6."Brighter Blue"Toulson-Clarke/Carr3:39
7."I've Been Thinking of You"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Cole3:28
8."Don't Let Go"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Cole3:53
9."Say What's in Your Head"Toulson-Clarke/Adams/Paul Bond4:08
10."It's True"Toulson-Clark/Carr/Adams2:57
11."Sacred Wall"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Cole3:48
12."Let It Rain"Toulson-Clark/Adams5:07
13."Green"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Cole3:16
14."Never Let It Be Said"Toulson-Clark/Adams4:14
Total length:54:42
The Plenty Sessions digital album cover Red Box - The Plenty Sessions.jpg
The Plenty Sessions digital album cover

Cherry Red Records Bonus CD: CDXRED471 - "The Plenty Sessions"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once I Dreamed"Simon Toulson-Clarke/Steve Carr/Simon Cole3:12
2."Take My Hand for a While" Buffy Sainte-Marie 2:21
3."What Was I Supposed to Do?"Toulson-Clarke/Derek Adams/Carr/Cole3:31
4."Sun and the Sea"Toulson-Clarke/Adams3:03
5."Martha Jackson"Toulson-Clarke/Carr/Cole3:06
6."Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"James Warren4:23
Total length:19:36

Personnel

Musicians

"Stay"

"Hurricane"

"Without"

"Plenty"

"The Sign"

"Brighter Blue"

"I've Been Thinking of You"

"Don't Let Go"

"Say What's in Your Head"

"It's True"

"Sacred Wall"

"Let It Rain"

"Green"

"Never Let It Be Said"

"Once I Dreamed"

"Take My Hand for a While"

Production

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Audio previews from Plenty

Music video from Plenty

Music video from The Plenty Sessions