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  • Artist: Tracey Thorn
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1982
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Tracey Thorn's solo album sounds pretty much like what it is--a transition from the ramshackle Marine Girls to the much more sophisticated Everything but the Girl. A Distant Shore is a low-key affair, simply played on delicate acoustic and electric guitars. The focal point, of course, is Tracey's voice and it is quite lovely as she ambles her way through eight understated originals and apropos covers of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" and Cole Porter's "Night & Day." ~ Michael Ribas, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Small Town Girl Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (3:55)
Simply Couldn't Care Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (2:46)
Seascape Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (2:36)
Femme Fatale Lou Reed Tracey Thorn (2:39)
Dreamy Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (2:54)
Plain Sailing Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (2:05)
New Opened Eyes Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (2:55)
Too Happy Tracey Thorn Tracey Thorn (3:10)

Credits

Jane Fox (Drawing), Tracey Thorn (?), Tracey Thorn (Vocals), Tracey Thorn (Guitar)
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A Distant Shore
Studio album by Tracey Thorn
Released September 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Acoustic
Length 23:00
Label Cherry Red
Tracey Thorn chronology
A Distant Shore
(1982)		 Out of the Woods
(2007)

A Distant Shore is Tracey Thorn's first solo album, released in 1982. Recorded by Pat Hermingham for just £138, the album reached number two in the UK Indie Chart in 1983. All songs on the album were written by Thorn, except "Femme Fatale" – a cover version of the Velvet Underground song.

The track "Plain Sailing" coupled with a cover of The Monochrome Set's "Goodbye Joe" was released as a single in January 1983. The record became a long-term steady seller, especially after she became better known in the duo Everything but the Girl.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tracy Thorn; except where indicated

  1. "Small Town Girl" (3:55)
  2. "Simply Couldn't Care" (2:46)
  3. "Seascape" (2:36)
  4. "Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed) (2:39)
  5. "Dreamy" (2:54)
  6. "Plain Sailing"(2:05)
  7. "New Opened Eyes" (2:55)
  8. "Too Happy" (3:10)


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