Amplified Heart is the eighth studio album of the British duo Everything but the Girl .
| Amplified heart | ||||
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| Studio album Everything but the Girl | ||||
| Date of issue | June 17, 1994 | |||
| Recorded by | Winter 1993–1994, Livingston Studios, Strongroom, London | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Duration | 36:32 | |||
| Producers | Tracy Thorne Ben watt John Coxon | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records (USA, Canada) Blanco y Negro Records | |||
| Timeline Everything but the Girl | ||||
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| Reviews | |
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| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
The disc was recorded and mixed in London during the winter of 1993/94. The cover photo was taken by Carinne Day .
Consisting mainly of acoustic compositions [2] , Amplified Heart is primarily known to a wide audience thanks to the dance remix of the song “Missing”. In early 1996, the single "Missing ( Todd Terry Club Mix )" reached # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts . Throughout the year, the remix had a huge radio broadcast, thereby making Everything But The Girl famous in the US and around the world.
Content
List of Songs
- Rollercoaster (Ben Watt) - 3:14
- Troubled Mind (Ben Watt / Tracy Thorne) - 3:34
- “I Don't Understand Anything” (Tracy Thorne) - 4:25
- Walking to You (Ben Watt) - 3:30
- “Get Me” (Ben Watt) - 3:34
- Missing (Ben Watt / Tracy Thorne) - 4:06
- “Two Star” (Ben Watt) - 4:06
- “We Walk the Same Line” (Tracy Thorne) - 4:00
- “25th December” (Ben Watt) - 4:04
- Disenchanted (Ben Watt / Tracy Thorne) - 2:03
- Missing ( Todd Terry Club mix), 2007 reissue bonus track - 4:09
- Traci Thorne - vocals
- Ben Watt - synthesizers , programming rhythm in tracks
- Danny Thompson - Bass
- Dave Mattax - Drums
- Kate St. John - English horn on Two Star
- Richard Thompson - solo guitar on "25th December"
- Peter King - Alto Saxophone on Disenchanted
- Martin Ditcham - percussion
Interesting Facts
The remix of the song “Missing” (Todd Terry Club mix) was included in the Guinness Book of Records in the category “Longest Continuous Time on the Chart”, he set a record - since August 1995 he has been on the American singles chart for 55 consecutive weeks [3] .
Notes
- ↑ [ Amplified Heart on the AllMusic Allmusic review]
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William 'Discography - Everything But the Girl' (inaccessible link - history ) . Date of treatment April 6, 2008.
- ↑ Category “Art” - section “Hits” (1998)