Everything But the Girl Biography and Top 10 Songs

Everything But The Girl is another band I have my sister P to thank for getting me into, although I liked them before I heard their CDs, but hearing more stuff than what I heard on the radio completely turned me around. I know there have been singles released before, but I think the one that tipped me off to EBTG was the single When All’s Well because I liked the beat and Tracey’s voice.

EBTG was formed in Hull, England in 1982 and consists of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, who are also a married couple with several children. For a long time it was not known that they were even a couple. They met at the University of Hull and were both signed to the same record label as solo artists. The name Everything But The Girl is a slogan taken from a furniture store in Hull.

Eden’s debut album was released in 1984 and reached number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and was a huge success, mainly due to the single Each And Every One, which was their first hit single and peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. ready. The album is considered part of the sophisti-pop genre that includes other UK bands such as The Style Council and Sade. The US version of the album was titled Everything But The Girl and contained a slightly different track listing.

In 1985, when Love Not Money was released, it contained many songs with deeper meanings, such as the songs Angel, which is about childhood poverty, Ugly Little Dreams, about men’s attitudes towards intelligent women, and Sean, about troubles. in Northern Ireland. The album was a huge success, reaching number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.

Their third album Baby The Stars Shine Bright was released in 1986 and was not as successful as the previous album, only reaching number 22 in the UK. The album was completely self-produced by EBTG and contains pop songs recorded with an accompanying orchestra. The inspiration behind the album is believed to have come from artists such as Patsy Cline, Burt Bacharach, and Jimmy Webb.

Idlewild, released in 1988, contains the hit single I Don’t Want To Talk About It, which helped it reach number 13 in the UK charts. The same song was also a hit for Rod Stewart and original writer Danny Whitten. The song was not originally on the album, but was later included due to its success.

1990 saw the release of The Language Of Life and it was their first international hit album, peaking at #77 in the US and #10 at home in the UK. The Driving single was the album’s biggest hit, reaching number 30 on the US chart. Worldwide was launched in 1991 with the hit single Old Friends. This album peaked at number 29 on the UK chart.

Acoustic was released in 1992 and contains some of their earlier hits and also covers of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time, Tom Waits’ Downtown Train, Elvis Costello’s Alison and Bruce Springsteen’s Tougher Than The Rest. The acoustic album was a US only release. Another compilation album was released in 1993 titled Home Movies.

Their next studio album was released in 1994 called Amplified Heart and was another comeback for EBTG, peaking at number 20 in the UK and number 46 in the US. The album contains probably his best-known song, Missing, which peaked at #3 on the UK chart and #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. The rise of success continued with the release of Walking Wounded. , which was released in 1996 and is the highest charting of her albums to date, reaching number 4 in the UK and number 37 in the US.

Also in 1996 was the release of The Best Of Everything But The Girl, which itself was another huge hit, peaking at number 23 in the UK. The last studio album of hers released in 1999 called Temperamental reached number 16 in the UK. Since then there have been two more compilation albums, Like the Deserts Miss the Rain released in 2003 and Adapt Or Die: Ten Years of Remixes which was released in 2006.

Ben and Tracy continue to work on their solo careers.

My top 10 Everything But The Girl songs are:

01. Apron Thongs

02. I was always your girl

03.Drive

04. Another bridge

05. Good Cop Bad Cop

06. Gone

07. Meet me in the morning

08. I don’t want to talk about it

09. Old friends

10. Problems and struggles