Everything but the Girl (album)
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Everything but the Girl is the first US release by the musical duo Everything but the Girl
from Hull
, England
that was released in 1984. It contains six tracks from their UK debut, Eden
, two UK singles and four alternate tracks.
Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
from Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that was released in 1984. It contains six tracks from their UK debut, Eden
Eden (Everything but the Girl album)
Eden is the debut album by Everything But The Girl, released in 1984. It contains their first UK Top 30 entry, the #28 hit "Each and Every One"...
, two UK singles and four alternate tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt; except where indicated- "Each and Everyone" – 2:46
- "Tender Blue" (Watt) – 3:04
- "Another Bridge" – 2:12
- "Frost and Fire" – 3:02
- "Fascination" (Thorn) – 3:19
- "Crabwalk" (Watt) – 3:24
- "Never Could Have Been Worse" (Watt) – 2:43
- "Laugh You Out the House" (Thorn) – 1:46
- "Mine" (Thorn) – 3:18
- "Easy as Sin" (Watt) – 2:56
- "Native Land" – 3:06
- "Riverbed Dry" – 2:53
Personnel
- Tracey ThornTracey ThornTracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
- acoustic guitar, vocals - Ben WattBen WattBenjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
- guitar,piano, Hammond organ, vocals - Chucke Meichan - double bass
- Bosco DeOliveira - percussion
- Dick Pearce - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Nigel Nash - tenor saxophone
- Peter KingPeter King (saxophonist)Peter John King is an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinettist.- Early life :Peter King was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, on August 11, 1940. He took up the clarinet and saxophone as a teenager, entirely self taught...
- alto saxophone - Charles HaywardCharles HaywardSir Charles Hayward was the 25th mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1900–1902. He had one of the more unusual professions: Starting off as a carpenter, he went into the business of making coffins and turned that into a very successful funeral business, one which remains today...
- drums - Chucho MerchánChucho MerchanChucho Merchan is a session jazz bassist and guitarist. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge University in 1980....
- double bass - Simon Booth - guitar
- Bill LeSage - vibraphone
- Johnny MarrJohnny MarrJohnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
- harmonica - Phil Moxham - bass
- Dave Smith - double bass
- Bob Sydur - tenor saxophone