An English Gentleman

"An English Gentleman"
Single by James Dean Bradfield
from the album The Great Western
Released25 September 2006
Recorded2005
GenreRock
Length3:05
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)James Dean Bradfield
Producer(s)Guy Massey
James Dean Bradfield singles chronology
"That's No Way To Tell A Lie"
(2006) 		"An English Gentleman"
(2006)

"An English Gentleman" is the second single from the album The Great Western by Welsh singer-songwriter James Dean Bradfield, released on 25 September 2006 on Columbia Records."[1][page needed] The title track pays tribute to the late Manics publicist Philip Hall.[2] Also featured on the CD version of the single is a cover Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind", Bradfield's favourite song.[3]

The initial pressings of the red 7" single were actually made with black vinyl, some of which were sent out to distributors by mistake."[1][page needed]

Single track listings

  • All songs written by James Dean Bradfield except when noted otherwise.

CD

  1. "An English Gentleman"
  2. "Days Slip Away" (Lyrics by John Niven)
  3. "Summer Wind" (Henry Mayer/Johnny Mercer)
  4. "An English Gentleman" (Video)

7" (1)

  1. "An English Gentleman"
  2. "Victory and Defeat on the Kendon Hill"

7" (2)

  1. "An English Gentleman"
  2. "Silver Birch Bonfire Blues"

References

  1. ^ a b Power, Martin (17 October 2010). Manic Street Preachers. Omnibus Press.
  2. ^ Martin Power (1 June 2012). Nailed to History: The Story of the Manic Street Preachers. Music Sales Group. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-85712-776-1.
  3. ^ Bateman, Steve (20 October 2006). "An Interview: Live @ Oxford Zodiac". REPEAT fanzine.