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Baby, the Stars Shine Bright | ||||
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Released | 25 August 1986 | |||
Recorded | March–April 1986 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
Producer |
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Everything but the Girl chronology | ||||
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Singles from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [2] |
Q | [3] |
Record Mirror | 3+1⁄2/5 [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10 [6] |
Uncut | 5/10 [7] |
Baby, the Stars Shine Bright is the third studio album by British musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 25 August 1986 by Blanco y Negro Records. The album was reissued in 2012 as a remastered two-disc deluxe set by Edsel Records.
Following the duo's distinctively "anti-rock" approach and their unwillingness to adopt a synthetic sounding production that was fashionable at the time, the album took its influence from 1960s orchestrated music and the singer Dusty Springfield. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Come on Home" | 3:21 | |
2. | "Don't Leave Me Behind" |
| 3:15 |
3. | "A Country Mile" | Thorn | 3:04 |
4. | "Cross My Heart" |
| 3:41 |
5. | "Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart" | Watt | 3:21 |
6. | "Careless" | Watt | 3:26 |
7. | "Sugar Finney" |
| 3:34 |
8. | "Come Hell or High Water" |
| 3:22 |
9. | "Fighting Talk" |
| 3:20 |
10. | "Little Hitler" | Thorn | 4:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Come on Home" (extended mix) |
| 4:12 |
2. | "Draining the Bar" | Thorn | 2:08 |
3. | "I Fall to Pieces" | 2:43 | |
4. | "Come on Home" (acoustic) |
| 2:36 |
5. | "Alfie" | 2:50 | |
6. | "Where's the Playground Susie?" | Jimmy Webb | 2:30 |
7. | "Almost Blue" | Declan MacManus | 3:20 |
8. | "Come on Home" (home demo, 1985) |
| 3:06 |
9. | "Sugar Finney" (home demo, 1985) |
| 3:21 |
10. | "Careless" (home demo, 1985) | Watt | 3:18 |
11. | "Cross My Heart" (home demo, 1985) |
| 2:48 |
12. | "Little Hitler" (home demo, 1985) | Thorn | 4:09 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] | 30 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC) [11] | 22 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [12] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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