An English Gentleman

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"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 Manic Street Preachers vocalist/guitarist 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. ^ Jump up to: 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.

External links[]

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