A Distant Shore

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Artist: Tracey Thorn
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Release Date: 1982
Total Time: 23:00
Genre: Rock

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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, Rovi

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This article is about the Tracy Thorn album. For the TV documentary, see A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day.

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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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

A Distant Shore is Tracey Thorn's first solo album, released in 1982. Recorded by Pat Bermingham 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 songs written and composed by Tracy Thorn, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Small Town Girl"	3:55
2.	"Simply Couldn't Care"	2:46
3.	"Seascape"	2:36
4.	"Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed)	2:39

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Dreamy"	2:54
6.	"Plain Sailing"	2:05
7.	"New Opened Eyes"	2:55
8.	"Too Happy"	3:10

References

^ "A Distant Shore Review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r51136. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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Studio albums	A Distant Shore • Out of the Woods • Love and Its Opposite

Extended plays	Opposites EP • You Are A Lover EP • Night Time EP

Singles	"Plain Sailing" • "It's All True" • "Raise the Roof" • "Grand Canyon" • "King's Cross" • "Oh, the Divorces!" • "Why Does the Wind?"

Collaborations	"Venceremos (We Will Win)" with Working Week • "The Paris Match" with The Style Council • "Head Full of Steam " with The Go-Betweens • "Big Snake" with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions • "Over the Rainbow" with James McMillan • "Protection" with Massive Attack • "Better Things" with Massive Attack • "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" with Massive Attack • "The Tree Knows Everything" with Adam F • "Damage" with Tiefschwarz • "Overture" with The Unbending Trees • "Yeah! Oh Yeah!" with Jens Lekman • "Without Me" with Tevo Howard

Related articles	Everything but the Girl • Marine Girls

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