Simmonds Alone

Infobox Album
Name = Alone (Spirit Tales)
Type = studio
Artist = Stephen Simmonds


Released = 1997
Genre = Soul Pop, R&B
Label = Superstudio/Diesel Music Parlophone/EMI
Producer = Peter Cartriers
Last album =
This album = "Alone (Spirit Tales)"
(1997-2000)
Next album = "For Father"
(2002)

First album by Stephen Simmonds. First released in 1997 in Sweden and later in Japan.In 1998 and 2000 in UK and US by the name Spirit Tales.

Japan Release (1997): "Alone" was also released in Japan, Simmonds added a recording from 1995 "Thank You For" (one of the tracks from the demo which was sent to diesel music), the song "One" which was on the "b-side" of the "Tears Never Dry" single and also a remix of the song "Alone".

UK Release (1998): "Alone" was renamed to "Spirit Tales" and was additionaly produced and mixed on all the tracks exept: "Tears Never Dry", "Alone" Judgement day" and "Let It Go". Songs "One" and "Believe" was added to the album.

US Release (2000): Simmonds worked with Raphael Saadiq and 2 Danish producers based in LA at the time called Soulchock and Carlin and added the tracks "If I Was Your Man" (co-written and produced by Raphael Saadiq) and "I Can't Do That" (co-written and produced by Soulchock and Carlin).

Track listing

# Alone
# Tears Never Dry
# Now's The Time
# For You
# Universe
# Searchin'
# All The People
# Get Down
# Let It Go
# Hope U Do
# Judgement Day

Japan edition

Added tracks (Alone album)
# One
# Thank You For
# Alone "Funkyman mix" featuring Big L & Marquee

Added tracks (Spirit Tales album)
#Alone (Funkyman Mix feat. Big L & Marquee)
#I Can't Do That (M.A.W. Vocal)

UK edition

Added tracks (Spirit Tales album 1998)
#Believe
#One

US edition

Added tracks (Spirit Tales album 2000)
#If I Was Your Man

ingles

*Tears Never Dry
*Now's The Time
*Alone