Word Gets Around is the debutstudio album by Welshrock bandStereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 throughV2 Records and reached number six in theUK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics albums not to reach number one; the other two being 2009'sKeep Calm and Carry On, which reached number eleven, and 2013'sGraffiti on the Train, which went to number three. Much of the album is written about everyday life inCwmaman, the band's hometown. The deluxe and super-deluxe editions were released on 18 October 2010. The name of the album comes from lyrics in the album's last song, "Billy Davey's Daughter".
On 24 August 2010, Stereophonics announced on their website thatWord Gets Around, along withPerformance and Cocktails, were to be re-released.[10] To accompany the re-releases, Stereophonics performed all the songs off both the albums at the Hammersmith Apollo on 17 and 18 October 2010.[10] They were released on 18 October 2010[11] and were made into two forms:
Super deluxe: The album on one disc (as listed above) and two bonus CDs (one with 15 b-sides and the other includes 10 rare tracks), artcards and a replica of Kelly Jones' notebook.[12]
^"New Releases: Singles".Music Week. 15 March 1997. p. 31.
^"New Releases: Singles".Music Week. 17 May 1997. p. 36.
^"New Releases: Singles".Music Week. 9 August 1997. p. 33.
^"New Releases: Singles".Music Week. 25 October 1997. p. 31.
^Nascimento, Anderson (29 July 2011)."Word Gets Around" (in Portuguese). Galeria Musical.Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved30 August 2013.
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