Baby the Stars Shine Bright

For the Japanese clothing store, see Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.

Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Studio album by Everything but the Girl
Released	August 1986
Recorded	March/April 1986
Label	Blanco y Negro
Producer	Everything But the Girl, Mike Hedges
Everything but the Girl chronology
Love Not Money (1985) Baby, the Stars Shine Bright (1986) Idlewild (1988)

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Baby, the Stars Shine Bright is the third album by Everything but the Girl, released in 1986.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt; except where indicated

1. "Come on Home"
2. "Don't Leave Me Behind"
3. "A Country Mile" (Thorn)
4. "Cross My Heart"
5. "Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart" (Watt)
6. "Careless" (Watt)
7. "Sugar Finney"
8. "Come Hell or High Water"
9. "Fighting Talk"
10. "Little Hitler" (Thorn)

Personnel

• Tracey Thorn - vocals
• Ben Watt - guitar
• Micky Harris - bass
• Cara Tivey - organ, piano
• Rob Peters - Drums
• Jeff Daly, Philip Todd, Peter King, Nigel Nash, Ray Swinfield - saxophone
• Alan Downey, Derek Watkins, Luke Tunney, Stuart Brooks - trumpet
• Andy Fawbert, Peter Thoms, Chris Pyne, Alan Hutt - trombone
• James Handy, John Pigneguy - French horn
• Gavyn Wright, Wilfred Gibson, John Wilson, Richard Studt, Dave Woodcock, James Archer, Levine Andrade, Basil Smart, Bill Benham, Peter Oxer, Tim Good - violin
• Kenneth Essex, George Robertson, Cathy Stevens, David Emmanuel, Roger Garland - viola
• Chris Green, Paul Kegg, Helen Liebmann, Clive Anstee - cello
• Clare Torry, Linda Allen, Bob Saker, Lance Ellington, Bob Saker, Tony Burrows, Gary Taylor, Lance Ellington, Tony Burrows, Vicky Silva, Tessa Niles - background vocals
• Steve Henderson, Bosco DeOliveira, Frank Ricotti, Martin Ditcham - percussion
• Nick Ingman - conductor, director

Trivia

The Japanese 'Lolita Fashion' clothing store Baby, The Stars Shine Bright (with comma) was named after the album.