Quench

by The Beautiful South

Quench cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 October 1998
  • Label: Go! Discs
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:04
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Beautiful South's 'Quench' pairs Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott's harmonies with wry, character driven pop songs. It was the Hull band's sixth album, continuing their run of polished sophisti-pop.

Genres

Descriptors: lyrical-dissonance, alcohol, dark-humor, melodic, accessible

Tracklist

  1. How Long's A Tear Take To Dry? (4:35)
  2. The Lure Of The Sea (3:57)
  3. Big Coin (4:11)
  4. Dumb (3:44)
  5. Perfect 10 (3:38)
  6. The Slide (5:03)
  7. Look What I Found In My Beer (3:33)
  8. The Table (3:07)
  9. Window Shopping For Blinds (4:05)
  10. Pockets (4:59)
  11. I May Be Ugly (3:40)
  12. Losing Things (3:27)
  13. Your Father And I (5:05)

Credits

  • Norman Cook - consultant [rhythm consultant]
  • David Rotheray - guitar, written-by
  • Peter Howson - painting
  • Paul Weller - guitar [additional]

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