The Best of Everything But the Girl (2025 Compilation)

~ Release by Everything but the Girl (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Missing (Todd Terry remix)
recording of:
Missing
lyricist:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3:55
2Nothing Left to Lose
producer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buzzin’ Fly Records (in 2023)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Riverside Studios (Bath) in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Songs of 2023 (number: 92)
recording of:
Nothing Left to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
3:43
3Tracey in My Room (Lazy Dog Bootleg Vocal mix)
DJ-mixer:
DJ MAAR
recording of:
Tracey in My Room
writer:
LT Brown, Sandy Rivera (US house DJ and producer), Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
5:28
4Walking Wounded
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Spring Heel Jack
engineer:
Mads Bjerke (engineer)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (in 1995)
recording of:
Walking Wounded (in 1995)
lyricist:
Spring Heel Jack and Ben Watt
additional composer:
Ben Watt
composer:
John Coxon, Spring Heel Jack, Ashley Wales and Ben Watt
publisher:
Redemption Songs Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020) and WCM Ltd. (John Coxon)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3.66:05
5Single
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Ben Watt
mixer:
Andy Bradfield
samples:
Song to the Siren by Tim Buckley (1960s–1970s US vocalist, songwriter, guitarist & producer) and Starless and Bible Black by The Stan Tracey Quartet
recording of:
Single (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
3.44:38
6Corcovado
engineer and producer:
Ben Watt
mixer:
Andy Bradfield and Ben Watt
bass, electronic instruments [beats], guitar, sampler [samples] and synthesizer [synths]:
Ben Watt (in 1995)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Corcovado (original Portuguese version) (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
3:54
7Before Today
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Ben Watt
mixer:
Andy Bradfield
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (in 1995)
recording of:
Before Today (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
3.84:17
8No Difference
drum machine programming:
Ben Watt
producer and editor:
Ben Watt
mixer:
Andy Bradfield and Ben Watt
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, strings and turntable:
Ben Watt
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
recording of:
No Difference
lyricist:
Ben Watt
composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
54:24
9Driving
engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
assistant mixer:
Ken Allardyce
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ben Watt (in 1989)
bass guitar:
John Patitucci (in 1989)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim (in 1989)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1989)
piano and synthesizer:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist) (in 1989)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer) (in 1989)
lead vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (in 1989)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
synthesizer arranger:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Driving (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
3:59
10Each and Every One
engineer:
Mike Pela
producer:
Robin Millar
bass:
Chucho Merchán (in 1984-01)
guitar family:
Ben Watt (in 1984-01)
horn [horns]:
Nigel Nash (saxophonist) (in 1984-01), Dick Pearce (trumpet) (in 1984-01) and Pete King (English alto saxophonist) (in 1984-01)
percussion:
Bosco d'Olivera (in 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (in 1984-01)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (in 1984-01) and Ben Watt (in 1984-01)
guest performer:
Peter King (English alto saxophonist) (in 1984-01)
horn arranger:
Ben Watt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Power Plant in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-01)
recording of:
Each and Every One (in 1984-01)
writer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
publisher:
Cherry Red Music (publisher) and Complete Music Ltd.
42:48
11Rollercoaster
engineer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Everything but the Girl, Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
guitar family and Moog:
Ben Watt (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
percussion:
Martin Ditcham (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
recording of:
Rollercoaster (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
43:16
12I Don't Want to Talk About It
producer:
Ben Watt (from 1987-09 until 1987-12)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-09 until 1987-12)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Talk About It (from 1987-09 until 1987-12)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Whitten
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Crazy Horse Music and Rondor Music
44:16
13The Only Living boy in New York
cover recording of:
The Only Living Boy in New York
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music and Charing Cross Music Inc. (Paul Simon’s publishing company) (in 1970)
4:12
14Cross My Heart
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
producer:
Everything but the Girl and Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
bass:
Micky Harris (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
drums (drum set):
Rob Peters (recording engineer, musician, producer) (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
guitar:
Ben Watt (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
marimba and vibraphone [vibes]:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist) (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
percussion:
Martin Ditcham (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
piano:
Cara Tivey (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
horn arranger and strings [string] arranger:
Ben Watt
recorded at:
Power Plant in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
recording of:
Cross My Heart (from 1986-03 until 1986-04)
lyricist:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
composer:
Ben Watt
53:38
15Run a Red Light
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buzzin’ Fly Records (in 2023)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Riverside Studios (Bath) in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Run a Red Light
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
3:39
16Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:57