Each and Every One
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| Single by Everything but the Girl | ||||
| from the album Eden | ||||
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| Released | 23 April 1984[1] | |||
| Studio | Powerplant Studios, London | |||
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| Label | Blanco y Negro Records | |||
| Songwriters | Ben Watt Tracey Thorn | |||
| Producer | Robin Millar | |||
| Everything but the Girl singles chronology | ||||
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"Each and Every One" is the second single by the British music duo Everything but the Girl, that reached #28 in the UK charts in May 1984.[3] It was the only single from the album Eden and the US album Everything but the Girl.
Background
[edit | edit source]The song has often been misinterpreted as a love song, but the lyrics are a response to the patronising tone used by many male writers when covering Tracey Thorn's earlier all-female group Marine Girls in the British music press.[4]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]In May 1984, the single and the Eden album were reviewed by three panellists on the BBC2 programme, 8 Days a Week.[5][6] George Michael stated that he liked the single and loved Tracey Thorn's "beautiful voice", and added that "Plain Sailing" was his favourite track of hers. Morrissey stated that he did not like the single, but that he liked "at least half of the album". He added that he thought "Another Bridge" from the album "is really quite spectacular". Tony Blackburn stated that he liked the bossa nova rhythm of the single, which he described as "an old sound come back again".
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- 7" Single
- "Each and Every One" (Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn) – 2:45
- "Laugh You Out the House" (Thorn) – 1:45
- 12" Single
- "Each and Every One" – 2:45
- "Laugh You Out the House" – 1:45
- "Never Could Have Been Worse" (Watt) – 2:39
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Tracey Thorn – vocals
- Ben Watt – guitar, piano, arrangements, vocals
- Chucho Merchán – bass
- Charles Hayward – drums
- Bosco De Oliveira – percussion
- Dick Pearce – flugelhorn
- Nigel Nash – tenor saxophone
- Pete King – alto saxophone
Technical
[edit | edit source]- Mike Pela – engineering
- Simon Halfon – cover design
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit | edit source]
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Year-end charts[edit | edit source]
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1984/Music-Week-1984-04-21-I.pdf (Page 18)
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- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Everything But The Girl – Each & Every One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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