Released: 5th July 2004
2 Versions of this CD were released:
CD1 - Friday`s Child and Friday`s Child (Andy Cato Radio Edit).
CD2 - Friday`s Child, Hey Ya, Friday`s child (Andy` Cato 12" Mix) and Friday`s Child (Video).
2 Versions of this CD were released:
CD1 - Friday`s Child and Friday`s Child (Andy Cato Radio Edit).
CD2 - Friday`s Child, Hey Ya, Friday`s child (Andy` Cato 12" Mix) and Friday`s Child (Video).
Amazon UK
Friday's Child is an epic, stirring, string-based cut that has the luxurious feeling of a sunny afternoon spent reading the papers and wandering from pub to pub.
allmusic
A jazz-influenced chill-out number which sounds like the missing link between the Lighthouse Family and Groove Armada.
MusicOHM - Source
Poor old Will Young. He's done numerous interviews of late about how he desperately wants to shudder off the weighty Pop Idol mantle and be marked out as a talented artist in his own right. This sentiment from Hungerford's reality pop champ has been pretty clear ever since he dared to cover The Doors' Light My Fire in a soul/jazz groove. He has gone on to try to carve out a career for himself as the white soul man of Britain.
His latest single Friday's Child, title-track off his current album, marks him out to be deserving of that accolade. It's a soulful tune studded with mellow beats and infused with flighty flutes, trembling violins, retro-groove guitars and fluid female backing singing. Lasting just over four minutes, the song is a snipped-down version of the nine-minute song featured on the album.
Will's singing is as ever crystal clear in this upmarket track that is as far away from the formulaic Pop Idol gumph as Gareth Gates is from a Brit award. So well done Will. Friday's Child is a clear development from his former Pop Idol days and reflects a greater maturity that diehard fans and Will newcomers alike will love.
UKMix - Source
I must admit I was slightly worried when I heard Will was to release the title track from his superb second album, as I thought it wasn't the strongest song. There are far better songs, which I think would have been better choices, but it has grown on me, and is now one of my favourite tracks of the summer so far. Sleek, catchy and perfect for the time of year. Not as good as "Your Game", but still a worthy effort from Mr Young.
Ben Jones
Friday's Child is an epic, stirring, string-based cut that has the luxurious feeling of a sunny afternoon spent reading the papers and wandering from pub to pub.
allmusic
A jazz-influenced chill-out number which sounds like the missing link between the Lighthouse Family and Groove Armada.
MusicOHM - Source
Poor old Will Young. He's done numerous interviews of late about how he desperately wants to shudder off the weighty Pop Idol mantle and be marked out as a talented artist in his own right. This sentiment from Hungerford's reality pop champ has been pretty clear ever since he dared to cover The Doors' Light My Fire in a soul/jazz groove. He has gone on to try to carve out a career for himself as the white soul man of Britain.
His latest single Friday's Child, title-track off his current album, marks him out to be deserving of that accolade. It's a soulful tune studded with mellow beats and infused with flighty flutes, trembling violins, retro-groove guitars and fluid female backing singing. Lasting just over four minutes, the song is a snipped-down version of the nine-minute song featured on the album.
Will's singing is as ever crystal clear in this upmarket track that is as far away from the formulaic Pop Idol gumph as Gareth Gates is from a Brit award. So well done Will. Friday's Child is a clear development from his former Pop Idol days and reflects a greater maturity that diehard fans and Will newcomers alike will love.
UKMix - Source
I must admit I was slightly worried when I heard Will was to release the title track from his superb second album, as I thought it wasn't the strongest song. There are far better songs, which I think would have been better choices, but it has grown on me, and is now one of my favourite tracks of the summer so far. Sleek, catchy and perfect for the time of year. Not as good as "Your Game", but still a worthy effort from Mr Young.
Ben Jones