Stray is the fourth album by British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 group Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera were a Scottish New Wave band from the Glasgow suburb of East Kilbride, formed in 1980 and centered around teenage singer-songwriter, Roddy Frame. Their album Love was among the nominations for Best British Album at the 1989 BRIT Awards....

, released in June 1990 on the Sire Records

Sire Records

Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...

 label.

Stray was praised for its diversity of songs and styles, and for the assured nature of Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:...

's lyrics (which had been considered the weak-point of some of his earlier material). Its understated production was also received positively, particularly coming after the group's previous album Love

Love (Aztec Camera album)

Love is the third album by Scottish group Aztec Camera, released in November 1987 on the WEA label.Love was something of a stylistic departure for the group. Various big-name producers were involved in the recording of the album which, with its radio-friendly hooks and glossy production values was...

, which sold well in the United Kingdom but had been criticised by some for being too sanitised and glossy.

Stray peaked at #22 on the albums chart

UK Albums Chart

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. The single "Good Morning Britain", a collaboration with Mick Jones

Mick Jones (The Clash)

Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is the former lead guitarist, secondary vocalist and co-founder for the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and...

, reached #19.

Track listing

All tracks written by Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:...

.

1. "Stray" 5:34
2. "The Crying Scene" 3:34
3. "Get Outta London" 3:41
4. "Over My Head" 5:53
5. "Good Morning Britain" 4:02
6. "How It Is" 4:00
7. "The Gentle Kind" 5:32
8. "Notting Hill Blues" 6:41
9. "Song for a Friend" 2:27

Singles

"The Crying Scene" (UK #70)

"Good Morning Britain" (UK #19)