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Out of the Woods

~ Tracey Thorn
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  • Audio CD (5 Mar 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • ASIN: B000KJTCS2
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,722 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Out Of The Woods is the first solo album from Tracey Thorn for over two decades. The Great British public probably know Thorn best as the voice of Everything But The Girl's 'Missing', the Todd Terry mix of which hit No.3 in 1994 and hung around in the Billboard Top 100 for over a year. That huge hit, however, is somewhat deceptive in the context of Thorne and her partner, Ben Watt's 25-year career. Out Of The Woods, like much Everything But The Girl before it, is a set of torch-songs versed in the production techniques of clubland, but shot through with a melancholy soul more familiar to jazz or folk-rock – or, indeed, cosmic disco pioneer Arthur Russell, whose 'Get Around To It' Thorne covers here, and all but makes it her own. Lyrically, events hint at a certain domesticity: 'Nowhere Near' is a delicate song about motherhood sung over shimmering synths, piano, and pipes, while 'Hands Up To The Ceiling' seems to be about finding sanctuary in a record collection, Thorne sneaking to an attic to spin "Siouxsie Sioux, and Edwin too/ Bobby D, in '63". Those eager for Thorn to reprise 'Missing', however, maybe be satisfied by 'Grand Canyon' and the closing 'Raise The Roof', two potential club hits in the waiting. –-Louis Pattison

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First solo album in 25 years from the female half of Everything But The Girl (her first solo album, A Distant Shore, was recorded just prior to the formation of EBTG in 1982). On this album, Thorn collaborates with Tom Gandey (AKA Cagedbaby) and Ewan Pearson amongst others. Features the first single 'It's All True'.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Glassy vocals and exquisite songwriting, 22 Mar 2007
By cathy earnshaw (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews
This record was a great surprise and is a true pleasure. Thorn has made a gorgeous album: eleven tracks mesh a domestic setting and soulful feelings with electronica beats laced with piano and strings. All the while she masters (as she has for a great many years) the fine art of infusing her voice with a wistful sadness but letting the delivery be glassy and poised. The true depth of emotion only partly seeps through; the listener gets the feeling that something more painful is held out of view.

A loose concept seems to jaunt through the album: The setting is usually domestic; the mood is that of a soulful house party, swaying between meditation and disco. The quiet, almost whispered vocals of the opening tracks set to strings shimmy into the dance beats of "It's all true" and "Get Around to it"; the light-footed "Hands up to the ceiling" gives way to a deep-beated, high-vocalled exploration of love ("if there's any doubt / You're better off without"), the mid-tempo "Falling off a log" and onto the dancefloor of "Grand Canyon" with its throbbing refrain. The party arc is brought to a close not in the thoughtful reflection of "By Piccadilly Station" but with the beat-led "Raise the roof", leaving you with the feeling that the party shimmies on.

If there is one weakness, it would lie in the programming: the voguish club beats are occasionally too banal or unadventurous (e.g. "Grand Canyon", "Get Around to it"). But this doesn't stop the album being genuinely fresh and quirky, especially in its interweaving of intimacy, experiences of motherhood and electronica (which reminded me of Kate Bush's "Aeriel"). Thorn shows off her skills as a talented lyricist, demonstrating a facility with rhymes and threading some great lyric flourishes in: "Nowhere near" finds her "crying, confessing, and counting my blessings"; later she sings plaintively, "Do you ever wonder where love goes?/ Out there in the ether, I suppose / Sometimes it burns enough to leave a trace in the air / A ghost of me and you in a parallel world somewhere". And the emotional climax of the album (for me) is expressed in the sense of waneful regret in the couplets of the final track: "All those years I wasted / Sitting on my own / Think what I could have tasted / If I'd only known".

Highly recommended!

Stand-out tracks: "Here it comes again", "A-Z", "Raise the roof", "Hands up to the ceiling"
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I doubt I will buy a better album this year!, 20 Mar 2007
By Ben Elliott "Leeds Lad" (er.. Leeds) - See all my reviews
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I bought this album without hearing any of the tracks beforehand, on the strength of Tracy Thorn's unique voice, her collaboration with massive attack and, of course, her work as half of everything but the girl for which she is best known. After only ten days of listening to it at every opportunity, I have been rewarded with a sense of smugness that my instinct was right, and can honestly say that this album is an instant classic. Although it is multi-faceted in style and tempo, Out of The Woods never fails to excite my musical palate, and I have found myself playing it to any friend who shares my passion for music. In particular, even as a hardened clubber and lover of house music, I have been completely blown away by the feeling I get every time I listen to Grand Canyon, which for me is the standout track. The instrumental alone makes this song worthy of being a massive hit in clubland, but the vocal gives it so much more depth and if there is any justice at all, it will be heard at the end of the night at all the best nights in the country!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A MASTERPIECE, 13 Mar 2007
I have never written a review for an album but on this occasion, I have felt moved to want to encourage anyone who enjoys good music to get Out of the Woods. It is rare that you can buy an album that you can play again and again on repeat and enjoy every song without getting bored. Across a broad bandwidth of emotions and with complex sentiments and complicated pleasures, this album showcases Tracey's amazing voice and her amazing and unpredictable musical talent. As if that wasn't enough, the album has extraordinary production values and the detail is thoughtful, clever and bears days and weeks worth of listening. The intelligence that has gone into this album is stunning and Tracey should be well awarded and rewarded for bring British music and singing to a new high. Thanks Tracey.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
Well all I would say is that this is a great album. i truly loved every single track. its been so many days that it is still on my ipod on play/repeat process.

Published on 28 Jun 2007 by Rehan Farrukh

5.0 out of 5 stars A great solo effort
I bought this album on the back of hearing the excellent 'It's all true'- track 3 on the album. That track is a smooth, electronica tune, quite reminiscent of EBTG of old... Read more
Published on 11 May 2007 by Mr. S. J. Moulton

5.0 out of 5 stars SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD THE MAGIC !
TRACEY THORN,is the singer of the eighties that has the enchantment and adn to conquer your heart as she opens her mouth and sings her songs. Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by HELENE RAMOS

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorn Returns With A Bang!
Unlike Thorn's previous releases, there seems to be an element of hope in her lyrics, even though Tracey asserts that her lyrics are not usually sad if people would just take view... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2007 by Truthiness

5.0 out of 5 stars Tracey on top
Fabulash. No missteps on Tracey's second solo cd (I still have a soft spot for A Distant Shore). There is an almost Sinead-like clarity and purity to the opening track, which... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2007 by Mark M. Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back!
This is a wonderful album from someone whose voice is one of the most fabulous I have ever heard. I have loved it since the early days of Everything but the Girl, and the wait... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2007 by mcpherson

5.0 out of 5 stars Startlingly Good Solo Work
This was a bit of a surprise. Lashings of electro-disco, relentless beats and some truly gorgeous ballads. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by Christopher Hunter

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Get Enough Of This!
I've been a fan of Everything But The Girl (EBTG) ever since the Todd Terry remix of Missing became a huge club hit. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by D. McKown

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorn on Top Form
If you take a bit of time and weed out all the dross & crud currently adorning the album chart you'll be left with a shining beacon adorning a clifftop...... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2007 by S. Aspey

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
It's 25 years since Tracey Thorn's last solo album. In fact it's 8 years since Everything But The Girl last graced us with their formidable presence. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2007 by IWFIcon

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