Welcome to the Beautiful South
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| Studio album by The Beautiful South | ||||||||||
| Released | October, 1989 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||
| Length | 50:17 | |||||||||
| Label | Go! Discs | |||||||||
| Producer | Mike Hedges, The Beautiful South | |||||||||
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Welcome to the Beautiful South is the debut album by The Beautiful South released in August 1989. Three singles were released from the album: "Song for Whoever" (#2 in the UK), "You Keep It All In" (#8) and "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" (#31).
Jan Saudek's album cover originally depicted two pictures, one of a woman with a gun in her mouth, and another with a man smoking. Woolworths refused to stock the album to, in the words of the band, "prevent the hoards of impressionable young fans from blowing their heads off in a gun-gobbling frenzy, or taking up smoking"[2]; therefore, an alternate cover featuring a picture of a stuffed toy rabbit and a teddy bear was made.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray, except where noted.
- "Song For Whoever" – 6:10
- "Have You Ever Been Away?" – 5:12
- "From Under the Covers" – 4:05
- "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" – 4:41
- "Girlfriend" (Antonio Reid/Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) – 2:54
- "Straight in at 37" – 4:29
- "You Keep It All In" – 2:54
- "Woman in the Wall" – 5:16
- "Oh Blackpool" – 3:01
- "Love Is..." – 7:04
- "I Love You (But You're Boring)" – 4:31
- Track 6 is a CD bonus track.
[edit] Japanese version
There is also a Japanese reissue released in 2004. It features all eleven original songs, plus five additional bonus tracks:
- "You and Your Big Idea"
- "You Just Can't Smile It Away"
- "It's Instrumental"
- "But 'Til Then"
- "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" (Orchestral Mix)
[edit] References
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Review: Welcome to the Beautiful South". Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:z7d3vwvva9uk. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Welcome To The Beautiful South". www.beautifulsouth.co.uk. 2000-05-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20000521234653/www.beautifulsouth.co.uk/welcome.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-08
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