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~ Everything But the Girl
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Product details

  • Audio CD (7 May 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000024LJR
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  Mini-Disc  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,150 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Before Today
2. Wrong
3. Single
4. Heart Remains A Child
5. Walking Wounded
6. Flipside
7. Big Deal
8. Mirrorball
9. Good Cop Bad Cop

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Purists on both sides scoffed, but EBTG's transition from bedsit folkies to club favourites was one of the artistic coups of its year. Ben Watt had admitted that their previous album in 1994, Amplified Heart, seemed lacklustre, the work of a band trapped by its format, and he sought an outlet for his burgeoning love of dance music. Encouraged by the chart success of Todd Terry's remix of that album's "Missing", and by partner Tracey Thorn's collaboration with Massive Attack, the pair took the plunge setting their melancholy vignettes of love-gone-wrong to discreet electronics, and recruiting an impressive roster of drum & bass producers (Omni Trio, Howie B, Spring Heel Jack) to assist with the update. The result was their most cohesive and satisfying collection since Idlewild, an extraordinary return to form that sounded nothing like their earlier work. Tracks like "Single" and "Big Deal" covered familiar lyrical terrain (loneliness, nostalgia, unrequited passion), but allied the material to a radically more contemporary sound. Yet, as ever, the real coup was not any piece of studio trickery, but Thorn's languid, sensuous vocals. Rarely has heartbreak seemed so enticing. --Andrew McGuire


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Ben and Tracey went clubbing last night and decided to go straight from the dance floor to the studio. They emerge withWALKING WOUNDED, an album that features Tracey's plaintive vocals backed by layers of electronic percussion. Tracey's soul-baring singing pulls you into the songs--we ride with her atop waves of drum beats and dreamy orchestrations in dance styles that vary from jungle to hip-hop to house. The combination brings about an interesting sensation: The beats move your feet while her wistful voice eases you into a state of relaxation. Melody and melancholy are wrapped together in these dance-sized pieces. So are crossover and hit: In Europe, a remix of the title song was the first true pop/jungle hit. (Simultaneously in the U.S., a remix of "Missing", a track from the band's previous album, AMPLIFIED HEART, stayed on the Billboard pop chart for more than a year, longer than any single in Billboard history.)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Electronica, 18 Nov 2005
By Trey Mercartné - See all my reviews
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Launched into the spotlight with thier mammouth cross-over hit "Missing" (Thanks to a genius re-work by legendery Todd Terry), Everything But The Girl became somewhat reclusive with thier subsequent albums following "Amplified Heart". With this relase, one that didn't obtain nearly as much commercial success as it desserved, they bring perfection to thier previously often flawed 'Emotive Electro' style. As always, Tracey Thorn's vocals are perfect. At a time when gushing diva-esque vocalists with a range larger than Mariah Carey's were all the rage in dance music, Thorne's vocals provided (and still provide) a breath of fresh air. It's her stunning tone and the quality of her voice that is so outstanding rather than her range.

Aside from the vocals, production matches up and is brilliant throughout. The difficult task of bringing together the emotive lyrics and vocals provided by Thorn with the striking hooks and beats that make this an electro/drum and bass influenced recording has been completed successfuly. Everything just sounds fantastic and most tracks are both instantly distinctive and appealing. The two remixes that appear (courtesy of Omni Trio and Todd Terry) seem tacked on to beef up the tracklist but this can't really be said to flaw the album - there a nice little extra if nothing else. Overall, this is a much over-looked piece of Electronica history that anyone with even a slight liking/interest for the genre should adore.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Drum and Bass for beginners, 6 Mar 2003
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Anyone who thinks Drum and Bass is just a lot of loud mindless noises strung one after the other should take a listen to this. What is so good about it is that the lyrics are up to EBTG's usual quality, and that there is a variety of rhythms used here, while still keeping it a bit techno. I love listening to this when I'm driving late at night, standout tracks for me are "Before Today", "Mirrorball", and "Good Cop, Bad Cop". Enjoy!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Find Yourself With This CD!, 13 Feb 2002
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The tracks on this CD are some of the most atmospheric, haunting ever. Listen to the CD and hear all your life experiences put to superb melody and beats. Essential!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favourites
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Published on 20 Jul 2005 by Christopher Hunter

5.0 out of 5 stars Music you get entrapped by
Until very recently, the only LP and CD that I owned of the band were "Love Not Money" (I bought the LP in 1985), and it's always been one of the favourite records that I have... Read more
Published on 11 Jul 2004 by Manuel Martín Fernández

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant album
this is an amazing album. its an all time great album that has aged well. check out track 8 - "Mirrorball" its the best song on the album. this is a must have record!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars No Buts, it doen't get any better than this
Every song is an inspiration. The whole album bears playing over and over again, even after many years of listening.
Published on 18 Jun 2004 by eddieposh

5.0 out of 5 stars Only bettered by Temperamental
Definitely one of those 'soundtracks to life' albums (forget the hyped David Gray). Fantastically touching lyrics combined with a great, drum 'n' bass sound (less refined than... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2001 by D. Ramsey

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another enjoyable cd by the band
I purchased this cd after I bought Amplified Heart and the sound is quite similar. There are the token remixes of a few songs ("Walking Wounded" and "Wrong") which are very... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 1999

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