Album
Kind
Kind is the eleventh studio album by the Welsh rock band Stereophonics, released on 25 October 2019 on Parlophone. It arrived nearly two years after Scream Above the Sounds, and it was made quickly: the band recorded it over eleven days between 29 June and 9 July 2019 at The Ramsbury Brewery & Distillery in Marlborough, Wiltshire. Kelly Jones, the band's singer and guitarist, produced it with George Drakoulias.
That brisk, close-quarters approach sits comfortably in a career that stretches back to Word Gets Around in 1997 and runs on through Oochya! in 2022. Kind went to number one on the UK Albums Chart, the band's seventh chart-topper and their first since Keep the Village Alive in 2015. For anyone who has followed Stereophonics since the late nineties, it is a good way to hear a long-serving rock band working fast and sounding settled.
Kind: tracklist, credits and charts
16 tracks · 1:05:53Tracklist
- 1I Just Wanted the GoodsKelly Jones4:34
- 2Fly Like an EagleKelly Jones4:33
- 3Make Friends With the MorningKelly Jones4:51
- 4StitchesKelly Jones4:46
- 5Hungover for YouKelly Jones4:08
- 6Bust This TownKelly Jones3:55
- 7This Life Ain’t Easy (But It’s the One That We All Got)Kelly Jones6:12
- 8Street of Orange LightKelly Jones3:02
- 9Don’t Let the Devil Take Another DayKelly Jones3:04
- 10Restless MindKelly Jones3:12
- 11I Just Wanted the Goods (Kelly and Jamie demo)Kelly Jones4:52
- 12Fly Like an Eagle (Kelly and Jamie demo)Kelly Jones4:21
- 13Make Friends With the Morning (Kelly and Jamie demo)Kelly Jones4:16
- 14Stitches (Kelly and Jamie demo)Kelly Jones4:17
- 15Restless Mind (Kelly and Jamie demo)Kelly Jones2:51
- 16Don’t Let the Devil Take Another Day (Kelly and Jamie demo)Kelly Jones2:59
- Produced by
- George Drakoulias, Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe
- Recorded at
- The Distillery, Ramsbury Brewery & Distillery, (Marlborough, Wiltshire)
- Recorded
- 29 June – 9 July 2019
- Mixed by
- Al Clay
- Mixed at
- Studio X
- Engineered by
- Phil Parsons
- Labels
- Parlophone, Stylus
- Length
- 1:05:53
Line-up
- Richie Edwards · organ, piano · guest
- Kelly Jones · guitar, slide guitar, vocals, piano, baritone guitar, harmonica
- Richard Jones · bass, background vocals
- Jamie Morrison · drums (drum set), background vocals, percussion
- Adam Zindani · guitar, background vocals
- George Drakoulias · piano · guest
- Tony Kirkham · harmonium, keyboard · guest
- Benmont Tench · mellotron, piano · guest
Singles
- “Fly Like an Eagle” · 15 August 2019
- “Bust This Town” · 18 September 2019
- “Don't Let the Devil Take Another Day” · 21 October 2019
- “Hungover For You” · 21 February 2020
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2019 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 2019 | 1 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2019 | 11 |
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) · 2019 | 26 |
| Ireland 2 · 2019 | 35 |
| Swiss Albums · 2019 | 54 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 2019 | 97 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 2019 | 105 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2019 | 175 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2023 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 October 2019 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 October 2019 | |
| Wikidata | 2019 | |
| UK / Europe release | 25 October 2019 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2019 | GB | Parlophone | 190295379117 | original |
| 25 October 2019 | GB | Parlophone | 190295379100 | original |
| 25 October 2019 | XW | Parlophone | 190295377007 | original |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| coverartarchive | 1440×1440 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |