Friday's Child is the second studio album by English singer Will Young. It was released on 1 December 2003 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone 5× Platinum in the UK, with worldwide sales of over 1.8 million. The second single taken from the album, "Your Game", won Best British Single at the 2005 Brit Awards.
Critical reception
Allmusic editor Jon O'Brien found that "Young has made the brave decision to move away from pop's most influential man Simon Cowell for follow-up Friday's Child [...] It's a much more personal affair that showcases both his songwriting talent and his undoubtedly unique soulful tones [...] While certainly far more adventurous than his debut, it still sometimes lapses into MOR territory, particularly on the Simply Red-esque "Free" and the rather aimless and ultimately quite drab acoustic ballad "Very Kind." But overall, Friday's Child will undoubtedly bury the reality pop tag once and for all. Britain's first Pop Idol has become an artist in his own right and the fact he's done it without the Cowell juggernaut behind him should make its success even sweeter."
Track listing
Notes
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Personnel
Performers and musicians
Will Young – vocals
Toby Baker – keyboards
Anne Dudley – keyboards
Greg Wells – keyboards
Rick Willson – guitar
Stephen Lipson – guitar
John Themis – guitar
David Rainger – guitar
Tim Cansfield – guitar
Eg White – guitar, instruments on "Going My Way" and "Out of My Mind" Blair MacKichan – guitar, backing vocals Neil Conti – drums Steve Barney – drums Guy Barker – trumpet Neil Yates – brass arrangements Phil Todd – flute Mark Feltham – harmonica Steve Lee – harmonica Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals Lynne Marie – backing vocals Karen Poole – backing vocals Metro Voices – gospel choir Toby Smith – instruments on "Dance the Night Away" Chris Dodd – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"