Idlewild (Everything but the Girl album)
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Idlewild is the fourth studio album by British musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 29 February 1988 by Blanco y Negro Records and Sire Records.
The album was reissued in 2012 as a remastered two-disc deluxe set by Edsel Records.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Mojo | [3] |
Pitchfork | 6.4/10[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[6] |
Idlewild was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" | Danny Whitten | 4:17 |
2. | "Love Is Here Where I Live" | 3:55 | |
3. | "These Early Days" | Thorn | 3:50 |
4. | "I Always Was Your Girl" |
| 4:00 |
5. | "Oxford Street" | Thorn | 3:21 |
6. | "The Night I Heard Caruso Sing" | Watt | 2:55 |
7. | "Goodbye Sunday" |
| 4:00 |
8. | "Shadow on a Harvest Moon" | Thorn | 3:38 |
9. | "Blue Moon Rose" |
| 3:37 |
10. | "Tears All Over Town" | Watt | 4:35 |
11. | "Lonesome for a Place I Know" |
| 4:02 |
12. | "Apron Strings" |
| 3:07 |
2012 Edsel Records reissue
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Love Is Here Where I Live" |
| 3:55 |
2. | "These Early Days" | Thorn | 3:50 |
3. | "I Always Was Your Girl" |
| 4:00 |
4. | "Oxford Street" | Thorn | 3:21 |
5. | "The Night I Heard Caruso Sing" | Watt | 2:55 |
6. | "Goodbye Sunday" |
| 4:00 |
7. | "Shadow on a Harvest Moon" | Thorn | 3:38 |
8. | "Blue Moon Rose" |
| 3:37 |
9. | "Tears All Over Town" | Watt | 4:35 |
10. | "Lonesome for a Place I Know" |
| 4:02 |
11. | "Apron Strings" |
| 3:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Dyed in the Grain" | Watt | 5:07 |
2. | "No Place Like Home" | Paul Overstreet | 4:26 |
3. | "Another Day, Another Dollar" | Thorn | 3:28 |
4. | "Hang Out the Flags" |
| 3:21 |
5. | "Home from Home" | Thorn | 3:06 |
6. | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" | Whitten | 4:17 |
7. | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (instrumental) | Whitten | 3:01 |
8. | "Living on Honeycomb" | Thorn | 2:32 |
9. | "How About Me?" | Irving Berlin | 2:46 |
10. | "These Early Days" (Dave Bascombe remix) | Thorn | 3:28 |
11. | "Love Is Here Where I Live" (home demo, 1987) |
| 3:38 |
12. | "I Always Was Your Girl" (home demo, 1987) |
| 3:22 |
13. | "Tears All Over Town" (home demo, 1987) | Watt | 3:28 |
14. | "Apron Strings" (home demo, 1987) |
| 3:10 |
15. | "Oxford Street" (home demo, 1987) | Thorn | 3:32 |
16. | "Lonesome for a Place I Know" (home demo, 1987) |
| 3:00 |
17. | "Always Remember (These Early Days)" (home demo, 1987) | Thorn | 3:23 |
18. | "Apron Strings" (alternative film version, 1987) |
| 3:00 |
Personnel
- Everything but the Girl
- Tracey Thorn – vocals
- Ben Watt – vocals, guitar
- Additional musicians
- Ian Fraser – tenor saxophone
- Steve Pearce – bass
- Damon Butcher – piano, synthesizer
- James McMillan – trumpet
- Chucho Merchán – bass on "Lonesome for a Place I Know"
- Peter King – alto saxophone
- Technical
- Jerry Boys – engineering
Additionally, Geoff Travis, Lindy Morrison and James McMillan are thanked in the liner notes.
Charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 38 |
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 13 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Idlewild – Everything But the Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ "Everything But the Girl: Idlewild". Mojo. p. 101.
This was an album of mature, blue-eyed electronic soul, albeit one where the folk and jazz which scented earlier work still perfumed the air.
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(help) - ^ Harvell, Jess (9 July 2012). "Everything But the Girl: Reissues". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Everything but the Girl". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 288–89. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Everything but the Girl – Idlewild". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "British album certifications – Everything but the Girl – Idlewild". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Idlewild in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.