Everything But the Girl [Original recording reissued]

Everything But the Girl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B000002L7A
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars after all these years, still my fave EBTG album..., February 12, 2002

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Eric McCalla "reviewboy" (Denver, COLORADO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything But the Girl (Audio CD)

I've been listening to Everything But the Girl's debut album from the beginning, and it doesn't get any better for them. Though their sound has changed into different and pleasing forms, I will likely always prefer this, their first and most likeable to my ears.

Tracy Thorn's smoky alto voice, coupled with her plaintive style, sets the mood for the entire set. Ben Watt's arrangements and lyrics are the perfect fit for her and their talents have always well served each other.

If you're looking for some retro/lounge sounds for your next social gathering, be it an all-out party or just sipping martinis, this is the album to be played.

An 80s classic for the 21st century!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate ETBG album..., March 21, 2001

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flimflam man "filmfan" (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything But the Girl (Audio CD)

This was the album that started it all for me. I had read about EBTG in a magazine and I knew I had to get my hands on their album. When I finally got the cassette of this, it never left my player. I took it everywhere. This was the kind of music I wanted to hear all the time. since then I've explored Style Council's many albums, early albums from Ben Watt and everything from Brazilian Bossa Nova to Lounge music looking for the feeling that this album gave me some 20 years ago. Most people know EBTG from Driving or the big dance hit Missing, but if you haven't heard this album you don't know what ETBG is. Enjoy.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's nothing like it!, July 5, 2001

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"time-traveller" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything But the Girl (Audio CD)

Wanna-be dance duo EBTG's debut CD is NOTHING what you expect! This collection of well-crafted tunes range from slow lounge, nightclub jazz to breezy neo-acoustic with silky smooth vocals. Thorn and Watt are, at times, synonymous with the vocals making it quite difficult to them apart. You can picture the 50's smoky jazz bar and these two characters conservatively attired with the spacy and enigmatic-looking drummer (wire brushes in hands) with the shiny silvery curtains in the backdrop while you sit and savour this dish! I first heard EBTG on the Style Council's "Ever Changing Moods" release (2 superb cuts). If it wasn't for that, I might have never come across this gem!