Album · Stereophonics
Word Gets Around by Stereophonics
Word Gets Around is an album by Stereophonics, released in 1997. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Local Boy in The Photograph”, on 1 list with a best position of #40.
Word Gets Around, the debut from Welsh trio Stereophonics, came out on V2 on 25 August 1997, and it's small-town rock with big-hearted choruses. Much of it is about everyday life in Cwmaman, the village the band come from, and Kelly Jones sings those stories in a rasp that's been likened to whiskey, with Richard Jones on bass and Stuart Cable on drums keeping it tight and punchy.
"Local Boy in the Photograph", "More Life in a Tramps Vest" and "A Thousand Trees" were the singles that carried it to number six in the UK, and even the title comes from the closing track, "Billy Davey's Daughter". The real breakthrough was still two years off, with Performance and Cocktails, but the home-town detail that would make them stars is all here.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Word Gets Around on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Local Boy in The Photograph | 1 | #40 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | A Thousand Trees | 1 | #45 | – | 2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.