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Avg: 4.0 (55 ratings)
- Date Released: November 5, 1996
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Ark 21 Records / IODA
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They Say...
"Don't marry her... f**k me." Light, dreamy pop that includes lines like this may knock the listener over. An added feature is the various ways vocal duties are shared by Jacqueline Abbot, Dave Hemingway, and Paul Heaton. Finely produced, it should be noted that the knob-twiddler here was Jon Kelly (Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Tori Amos, Kate Bush). Beautiful South reminds one of the blunt simplicity of some of the Ann Magnuson-sung Bongwater, but much more accessible. Dulcet harmonies with casual bar talk rewritten as poetry. "Have fun/And if you can't have fun/Have someone else's fun." The songs here transform spite and hurt into tuneful gems. "The whole place is pickled/The people are pickles for sure/And no one knows if they've done more here/Than they would do in a jar." Yes, yes, yes. Next time your significant other does you significant pain, just put Blue Is the Colour on for a few spins. It will be more healing than a public drunk and save you any day-after embarrassment.
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| 01. |  |
Don't Marry Her |
3:23 |
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| 02. | |
Little Blue |
3:17 |
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| 03. | |
Mirror |
4:05 |
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| 04. | |
Blackbird On The Wire |
4:57 |
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| 05. | |
The Sound Of North America |
4:02 |
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| 06. | |
Have Fun |
4:45 |
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| 07. | |
Liars' Bar |
5:53 |
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| 08. | |
Rotterdam |
3:37 |
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| 09. | |
Foundations |
2:45 |
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| 10. | |
Artificial Flowers |
3:57 |
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| 11. | |
One God |
4:12 |
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| 12. | |
Alone |
4:58 |
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12 Total Tracks, 49:51 Total Length
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Credits
- The Beautiful South - Main Performer // John Brough - Producer // John Brough - Engineer // Damon Butcher - Keyboards // Damon Butcher - Programming // Damon Butcher - String Arrangements // Martin Ditcham - Percussion // Andy Duncan - Percussion // Andy Duncan - Programming // Paul Heaton - Vocals // Dave Hemmingway - Vocals // Jon Kelly - Producer // Art Murphy - Paintings // Art Murphy - Cover Painting // Lawrence Watson - Photography // David Rotheray - Guitar // David Stead - Drums // Sean Welch - Bass // Ryan Art - Design // Jacqueline Abbott - Vocals
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