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Everything But The Girl: Amplified Heart

On June 13, 1994, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Amplified Heart”, the eighth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded December 1993 – April 1994, at “Livingston”, “Strongroom”, “Battery”, Mayfair” and “Whitfield Street Recording” in London, and was produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Horn.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals, design
  • Ben Watt – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric piano, mini Moog, mixing, design
  • Richard Thompson – lead electric guitar
  • John Coxon – keyboards
  • Danny Thompson – double bass
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion, strings
  • Peter King – alto saxophone
  • Harry Robinson – string arrangements, conductor
  • Kate St John – Cor Anglais
  • Mads Bjerke – engineer
  • Jon Mallison – engineer
  • Jerry Boys – engineer, mixing
  • Bruce Davies – mixing
  • The Senate – design
  • Richard Haughton – cover and inner sleeve photography
  • Ponyboy Wildwood – inner sleeve photography
  • Corinne Day – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Rollercoaster – Ben Watt
  2. Troubled Mind – lyrics by Tracey Thorn, music by Ben Watt
  3. I Don’t Understand Anything – Tracey Thorn
  4. Walking to You – Ben Watt
  5. Get Me – Ben Watt
  6. Missing – lyrics by Tracey Horn, music by Ben Watt
  7. Two Stars – Ben Watt
  8. We Walk the Same Line – Tracey Thorn
  9. 25 December – Ben Watt
  10. Disenchanted – lyrics by Tracey Thorn, music by Ben Watt

Everything But The Girl: Idlewild

On February 29, 1988, “Blanco y Negro” and “Sire“ labels released “Idlewild”, the fourth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Livingston Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Watt.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Ben Watt – vocals, guitar
  • Damon Butcher – piano, synthesizer
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Chucho Merchán – bass
  • Peter King – alto saxophone
  • Ian Fraser – tenor saxophone
  • James McMillan – trumpet
  • Jerry Boys – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, except where noted.

  1. Love Is Here Where I Live
  2. These Early Days – Tracey Thorn
  3. I Always Was Your Girl
  4. Oxford Street – Tracey Thorn
  5. The Night I Heard Caruso Sing – Ben Watt
  6. Goodbye Sunday
  7. Shadow on a Harvest Moon – Tracey Thorn
  8. Blue Moon Rose
  9. Tears All Over Town – Ben Watt
  10. Lonesome for a Place I Know
  11. Apron Strings