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Walking Wounded

 
Album Review: Walking Wounded

  • Artist: Everything But the Girl
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: May 21, 1996
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With Walking Wounded, Everything but the Girl puts an acceptable face on trip-hop, jungle, and techno, opening up the world of experimental dance music to a new audience. At its core, Everything but the Girl is a pop group, which means it automatically abandons the free-form song structures that characterize most of trip-hop and techno. In a sense, that dilutes the impact of the music, but the duo found a way around that by seamlessly incorporating the rhythms into carefully crafted songs. They work the same ground as Massive Attack, but their songwriting is more accessible and less adventurous than the groundbreaking Bristol group. Furthermore, Everything but the Girl never approaches the tarnished glamour of Portishead, the kineticism of Björk, or the brilliantly evocative soundscapes of Tricky. Essentially, the beats are used as window dressing -- the group's music hasn't changed that much. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Before Today (Lyrics) Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (4:18)
Wrong Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (4:36)
Single (Lyrics) Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (4:38)
The Heart Remains a Child Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (3:50)
Walking Wounded (Lyrics) Everything But the Girl, Ben Watt, John Coxon Everything But the Girl (6:05)
Flipside (Lyrics) Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (4:33)
Big Deal (Lyrics) Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (4:29)
Mirrorball (Lyrics) Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (3:27)
Good Cop Bad Cop (Lyrics) Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl (4:54)
Wrong [Todd Terry Remix] Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt Everything But the Girl, Tracey Thorn, Todd Terry, Ben Watt (4:45)
Walking Wounded [Omni Trio Remix] Everything But the Girl, Ben Watt, John Coxon Everything But the Girl, Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt, Omni Trio (6:43)

Credits

Everything But the Girl (Main Performer), Tracey Thorn (Vocals), Todd Terry (Producer), Todd Terry (Remixing), Todd Terry (Remastering), Andy Bradfield (Mixing), Howie B (Scratching), Howie B (Programming), Howie B (Producer), Ben Watt (Synthesizer), Ben Watt (Guitar (Acoustic)), Ben Watt (Programming), Ben Watt (Sound Effects), Ben Watt (Vocals), Ben Watt (Producer), Ben Watt (Engineer), Ben Watt (?), Ben Watt (Sounds), Ben Watt (Beats), Omni Trio (Remixing), Omni Trio (Remastering), Spring Heel Jack (Programming), Spring Heel Jack (Producer), Spring Heel Jack (Engineer), Spring Heel Jack (Mixing), Jim Friedman (Photography), Mads Bjerke (Engineer), Rob Haigh (Engineer), Marcelo Krasilcic (Photography), Johnny Rockstar (Programming), Jeremy Shaw (Programming)
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Walking Wounded
Studio album by Everything but the Girl
Released May 21, 1996
Recorded 1995
Genre Electronica
Length 52:18
Label Atlantic Records (U.S.)
Virgin Records (Europe)
Producer Ben Watt
Professional reviews
Everything but the Girl chronology
Amplified Heart
(1994)
Walking Wounded
(1996)
Temperamental
(1999)

Walking Wounded is a 1996 album by Everything But the Girl; their ninth studio release. It is their highest charting album to date, reaching number 4 in the UK and number 37 in the U.S.

This was the first album in which EBTG adopted a more electronic and dance style after the success of the remixed version of "Missing" from their previous album.

Track listing

All music composed by Ben Watt, lyrics by Tracey Thorn; except where indicated

  1. "Before Today" (Ben Watt) – 4:18
  2. "Wrong" – 4:36
  3. "Single" (Tracey Thorn) – 4:38
  4. "The Heart Remains a Child" (Tracey Thorn) – 3:50
  5. "Walking Wounded" (Ben Watt-lyrics & vocal melody; Ashley Wales, John Coxon-music) – 6:05
  6. "Flipside" (Ben Watt) – 4:33
  7. "Big Deal" – 4:29
  8. "Mirrorball" – 3:27
  9. "Good Cop Bad Cop" – 4:54
  10. "Wrong" Todd Terry Remix – 4:45
  11. "Walking Wounded" Omni Trio mix – 6:43

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