0898 Beautiful South

by The Beautiful South

0898 Beautiful South cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1992
  • Label: Go! Discs
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:33
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jon Kelly

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On their third studio album, the Hull-based ensemble perfected their signature juxtaposition of breezy, adult-contemporary melodies with sharply cynical, misanthropic lyrics. '0898 Beautiful South' dissects themes of alcoholism, domestic strife, and working-class depression, masked behind lush orchestrations and harmonized vocals. The record further solidified Paul Heaton's reputation as one of Britain's most incisive and darkly humorous songwriters.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, literate, british, sophisticated, witty

Tracklist

  1. Old Red Eyes Is Back - Bonus Track (3:35)
  2. We Are Each Other (3:39)
  3. The Rocking Chair (4:43)
  4. We'll Deal With You Later (4:07)
  5. Domino Man (2:40)
  6. 36D - Full Version (5:16)
  7. Here It Is Again (3:27)
  8. Something That You Said (4:20)
  9. I'm Your No. 1 Fan (4:28)
  10. Bell Bottomed Tear (4:35)
  11. You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums... (5:06)
  12. When I'm 84 (4:32)

Credits

  • The Beautiful South - primary artist
  • David Cutter - illustration
  • David Rotheray - written-by
  • Paul Heaton - written-by

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