Plenty is the third album from Red Box, and was released on 11 October 2010.

Plenty
Studio album by
Released11 October 2010
GenrePop
Length54:42
LabelCherry Red
ProducerSimon 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
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Mojo [2]
Rockfeedback [3]

The Plenty Sessions

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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

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

Audio previews

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

Track listing

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Cherry Red Records CD: CDBRED470

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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

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

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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-Marie2:21
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

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Musicians

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"Stay"

"Hurricane"

"Without"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal and bass guitar
  • Derek Adams - Drums and electric guitar
  • Emily Maguire - Backwards viola and cello
  • Simon Cole - Organ
  • Alastair Gavin - Additional organ

"Plenty"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal and acoustic guitar
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal, bass guitar and melodica
  • Alastair Gavin - Organ
  • Simon Cole - Drums
  • Derek Adams - Backing vocal and percussion
  • Paul Bond - Backing vocal

"The Sign"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal, acoustic, electric and bass guitars
  • Derek Adams - Acoustic guitar, drums and backing vocal
  • Paul Bond - Electric guitar and backing vocal
  • Ty Unwin - Keyboards and strings
  • Emily Maguire, Lorna Gallagher and Julia Hobsbawn - Box Vox
  • Simon Toulson-Clarke and Alastair Gavin - String arrangement

"Brighter Blue"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal and acoustic guitar
  • Derek Adams - Mandolin, drums and percussion
  • Emily Maguire - Viola and harmony vocal
  • Jonathan Isley - Acoustic guitar
  • Frey Smith - Double bass
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal

"I've Been Thinking of You"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal, acoustic and bass guitars
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal, acoustic guitar and harmonica
  • Simon Cole - Piano
  • Derek Adams - Drums
  • Emily Maguire - Cello

"Don't Let Go"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal and bass guitar
  • Derek Adams - Drums
  • Simon Cole - Piano
  • Paul Bond - Electric guitar
  • Ty Unwin - Keyboards
  • Alastair Gavin - Additional string arrangement

"Say What's in Your Head"

"It's True"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal and acoustic guitar
  • Derek Adams - Electric piano and percussion
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal and electric guitar
  • John Prestage - Trumpet

"Sacred Wall"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal
  • Derek Adams - Electric guitar
  • Simon Cole - Piano
  • Emily Maguire - Viola
  • Steve Carr - Harmonica
  • Alastair Gavin - String arrangement

"Let It Rain"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Derek Adams - Electric guitar and drums
  • Paul Bond - Bass and electric guitar
  • Ty Unwin - Keyboards
  • John Prestage - Trumpet
  • Mick Hutchins - additional electric guitar

"Green"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal and acoustic guitar
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal and bass guitar
  • Simon Cole - Piano
  • Jonathan Isley - Acoustic guitar and drums
  • Emily Maguire - Viola and cello
  • Derek Adams - Percussion

"Never Let It Be Said"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal, acoustic guitar and strings
  • Derek Adams - Bass, banjo and strings
  • Ty Unwin - Piano and strings
  • Paul Bond - Electric guitar
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie - Vocal sample

"Once I Dreamed"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal and acoustic guitar
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal and bass guitar
  • Derek Adams - Acoustic guitar and drums
  • Simon Cole - Piano
  • Emily Maguire - Viola and cello

"Take My Hand for a While"

  • Simon Toulson-Clarke - Lead vocal and acoustic guitar
  • Steve Carr - Harmony vocal
  • Sid Ek - Piano
  • Frey Smith - Acoustic bass
  • Alastair Gavin - String arrangement

Production

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References

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  1. ^ Allen, James. "Review: Red Box - Plenty". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Review: Plenty". Mojo (206). Bauer Media Group: 104. January 2011.
  3. ^ "Red Box - Plenty". Rockfeedback. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  4. ^ "The Plenty Sessions: Special Edition Tracks From The Album Plenty". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Cherry Red Records: Top 51 Oct - Dec 2010". Cherry Red. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ "SoundCloud: Red Box - Plenty samples". SoundCloud Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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Audio previews from Plenty

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Music video from Plenty

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Music video from The Plenty Sessions

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