Sound (song)

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"Sound"
Sound James cover.jpg
Single by James
from the album Seven
B-side "All My Sons"
Released18 November 1991 (1991-11-18) [1]
Length4:04
Label Fontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Youth
James singles chronology
"Sit Down"
(1991)		"Sound"
(1991)		"Born of Frustration"
(1992)

"Sound" is a song written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, and Tim Booth, recorded by Manchester band James for their fourth studio album, Seven (1992). Clocking in at over six and a half minutes on the album, the song was shortened considerably for the single version. The CD release featured both the album and the single version, along with a dub remix of "Come Home" and an original song called "All My Sons".

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Released in November 1991 as the album's first single, it reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second of the group's three top-10 hits. Apart from "Sit Down", "Sound" also peaked at No. 4 in Portugal and No. 28 in Australia.

Track listings

UK 7-inch and cassette single [2] [3]

  1. "Sound"
  2. "All My Sons"

UK and Australian CD single [4]

  1. "Sound" (7-inch edit)
  2. "Come Home" (Youth Pressure mix)
  3. "All My Sons"
  4. "Sound" (full version)

UK 12-inch single [5]

A1. "Sound" (full version)
A2. "Sound" (edit)
B1. "Come Home" (Youth Pressure dub mix)
B2. "All My Sons"

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 28
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 39
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 15
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) [9] 5
Portugal (AFP) [10] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 9

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 16 November 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Sound (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Fontana Records. 1991. JIM 9.
  3. ↑ Sound (UK cassette single sleeve). Fontana Records. 1991. JIMC9.
  4. ↑ Sound (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Fontana Records. 1991. JIM CD 9, 866 197-2.
  5. ↑ Sound (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Fontana Records. 1991. JIM 912.
  6. ↑ "James – Sound". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 50. 14 December 1991. p. 37. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sound". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Radio Luxembourg Singles. 8 December 1991.
  10. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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