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Everything
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 1988 (1988-10-18)
Recorded1987–88
GenrePop rock
Length47:36
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavitt Sigerson
The Bangles chronology
Different Light
(1986)
Everything
(1988)
Greatest Hits
(1990)
Singles from Everything
  1. "In Your Room"
    Released: October 1988
  2. "Eternal Flame"
    Released: February 17, 1989
  3. "Be with You"
    Released: 1989
  4. "I'll Set You Free"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB−[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Everything is the third studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released on October 18, 1988 through Columbia Records.

Just like its predecessor, Everything also produced a US Top 5 hit ("In Your Room"), and a number one single, "Eternal Flame," which became a chart-topper in almost every major chart around the world, among its released singles.

The 2008 reissue CD on the Wounded Birds label (WOU 4056) adds a bonus track: "In Your Room" (12" Remix). Two songs that were recorded for the album but not released were "What I Meant to Say", which was the B-side of "Eternal Flame", written by the Peterson sisters and sung by Debbi, as well as "Everything I Wanted", co-written and sung by Susanna Hoffs and released in 1990 on Greatest Hits.

Everything was the Bangles' last album before their nine-year hiatus from 1989 to 1998.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."In Your Room"Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergHoffs3:33
2."Complicated Girl"Michael Steele, David WhiteSteele3:43
3."Bell Jar"Debbi Peterson, Vicki PetersonV. Peterson3:23
4."Something to Believe In"Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro, Steele, WhiteSteele4:10
5."Eternal Flame"Hoffs, Kelly, SteinbergHoffs4:03
6."Be With You"Walker Igleheart, D. PetersonD. Peterson3:05
7."Glitter Years"Steele, WhiteSteele3:44
8."I'll Set You Free"Hoffs, Lowen, NavarroHoffs4:32
9."Watching the Sky"Hoffs, V. PetersonV. Peterson4:17
10."Some Dreams Come True"Igleheart, D. PetersonD. Peterson3:33
11."Make a Play for Her Now"V. Peterson, Vinnie VincentV. Peterson3:53
12."Waiting for You"Hoffs, Kelly, SteinbergHoffs3:41
13."Crash and Burn"V. Peterson, Rachel SweetV. Peterson2:42

Personnel

The Bangles
  • Susanna Hoffs - lead & backing vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Vicki Peterson - lead & backing vocals, lead & rhythm guitars, mandolin, multi-instruments
  • Michael Steele - bass, lead & backing vocals, guitars, percussion, multi-instruments
  • Debbi Peterson - drums, percussion, lead & backing vocals
Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by Davitt Sigerson
  • Engineers: Ken Felton, John Beverly Jones
  • Assistant Engineer: Joe Schiff
  • Mixing: Frank Filipetti
  • Mastering: Doug Sax

Chart performance

Chart Date Peak position Certification
United States 1989 15 [4] Platinum [1]
United Kingdom December 1988 5 [5] Platinum [6]
The Netherlands April 1989 4  
Austria July 15, 1989 8 [7]  
Switzerland August 27, 1989 10 [8] Gold [9]
Australia July 30, 1989 7 [10] Platinum[11]

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ Billboard.com Bangles album chart Accessed: October 28, 2006
  5. ^ EveryHit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: October 28. 2006
  6. ^ BPI.co.uk Certification Everything Accessed: November 4, 2006
  7. ^ AustrianCharts.at Everything page. Note: This is a biweekly chart Accessed: October 28, 2006
  8. ^ SwissCharts.com Everything page Accessed: October 28, 2006
  9. ^ SwissCharts.com Certifications 1989 Accessed: October 29, 2006
  10. ^ "australian-charts.com > Bangles - Everything (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  11. ^ "1989 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved March 11, 2016.