| Compiled by Everything But The Girls' Ben Watt himself, this outstanding 2CD Collection really is the very best of the recordings of the band, taken from the seven albums recorded in the period and also includes non-album singles and b-sides . Defined by Tracey Thorn's sublime, unmistakable voice and her partner Ben Watt's superb musicianship, Everything But The Girl were one of the outstanding groups of the eighties and nineties. While their biggest hits were the top-three I Don't Want To Talk About It in 1988 and 1995's Todd Terry-remixed worldwide smash Missing, their albums of high quality, intelligent pop regularly changed styles, from the Latin jazz of 1984's Eden and the ambitious orchestrations of Baby, The Stars Shine Bright in 1986 to 1990's smooth, adult The Language Of Life and the increasingly dancefloor-inf luenced Amplified Heart in 1994. [...more...]
tagi: POP alternative electronica SLIPCASE MCDLX542 | |
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