Tracey thorn s solo album sounds pretty much like what it isa transition from the ramshackle marine girls to the much more sophisticated everything but the girl. Abans havia fundat marine girls, grup clau del postpunk femeni angles. There is 34 years age gap between my father and i and we both love tracey and ebtg. Plain sailing was taken from tracey thorns solo debut album. Meetings arranged, they say, never work out i say weve proved them wrong without a doubt i cant remember now just what we said i never cou. Tracey thorn plain sailing goodbye joe 1982, vinyl discogs. The book was a great read, i loved the association of the lyrics and the stories behind them.
A rerecorded version of the track plain sailing was released as a single. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. The essential cherry red lp, a distant shore is a timeless classic. Tracey thorn licensed to youtube by umg, the orchard music on behalf of caroline records. It was recorded by thorn with producer ewan pearson and a number of backing musicians, including singers shura and corinne bailey rae, drummer stella mozgawa, bassist jenny lee lindberg, and guitarist jono ma. Feb 27, 2009 track 6 of the album a distant shore, released in 1982. Tracey anne thorn born 26 september 1962 is an english singer. Thorn contributed vocals to the song damage by the band tiefschwarz on the album eat books. May 27, 2016 tracey thorn licensed to youtube by umg, the orchard music on behalf of caroline records. Now her new memoir reveals a fine writer attuned to the. Courtesy tracey thorn i was, and he was a policeman. Plain sailing was taken from tracey thorns solo debut album, a distant shore. Tracey thorn on her first solo minialbum, a distant shore. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest tracey thorn interviews.
A rerecorded version of the track plain sailing was. Jan 19, 2020 plain sailing was taken from tracey thorns solo debut album, a distant shore. Even now im surprised you recall such a short time it took me to fall pretending that my heart still lay elsewhere. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing bu. With just tracey s plaintive voice and her guitar this is a beautiful late night album of seven selfcomposed songs. Aa side is a cover version of a song by the monochrome set, from their strange boutique album. In march 2007, tracey thorn released her second solo album out of the woods on virgin records. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tracey thorn at the discogs marketplace. Check out plain sailing by tracey thorn on amazon music. A distant shore is a lowkey affair, simply played on delicate acoustic and electric guitars. Chris harvey delights in tracey thorns frank account of her life in pop. She is best known as being one half of the duo everything but the girl.
Check out a distant shore by tracey thorn on amazon music. In march 2007, tracey thorn released her second solo. Feb, 20 chris harvey delights in tracey thorns frank account of her life in pop music, bedsit disco queen. Tracey thorn wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Thorn began her musical career in the punkpop hybrid group stern bops playing guitar and providing some vocal backing. Along with legacy of brutality and the misfits, heres another pretty damn indispensable nonlp collection of these late70searly80s punk legends from new jersey, americas answer to the early damned with a better singer and more consistent songwriting. Just prior to her return to recording in 2007, thorn contributed vocals to the song damage by the band tiefschwarz on the album eat books. Helen macdonald and tracey thorn on saturday, my final day at the hay festival, i went to see helen macdonald deliver the samuel johnson prize lecture at the tata tent about h is for hawk which has won both the costa book of the year and samuel johnson prize for nonfiction awards. Songs and collaborations 19822015 by tracey thorn on. Meetings arranged, they say, never work out i say weve proved them wrong without a doubt i cant remember now just what we said i never could have guessed what lay ahead as i ran towards you up the stairs. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. A frank and funny pop culture memoir in the vein of caitlin morans how to be a woman, this is how to be a woman artist this is the story of tracey thorn, one half of the internationally successful group everything but the girl, collaborator with such artists as paul weller, massive attack, and dance legend todd terry.
Plain sailing is a song written and recorded by tracey thorn. This work was well received at the time and has proved enduringly popular i think. Tracey thorn plain sailing goodbye joe 1982, vinyl. Track 6 of the album a distant shore, released in 1982. Before success came to tracey thorn with everything but the girl there were the marine girls, but somewhere between her studies and the marine girls she found time to write and record her first solo minialbum a distant shore.
It was a sparse record just tracey and her acoustic guitar, seven original songs and one cover the velvet undergrounds femme fatale. I keep thinking about what this means, and what it. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. A distant shore is now being reissued with a new booklet, and with the surge in popularity of everything but the girl with the international hit single missing, interest in traceys solo recordings has never been higher.
Tracey anne thorn born 26 september 1962 is an english singer, songwriter and writer. But in my book its grown up music for grown ups, without being being boring. Get breaking news on releases, events, special offers and other stuff that might be of interest to you. Unlimited free tracey thorn music click to play sister feat. Discussion in music corner started by pghmusiclover, jul 8, 2017. Corinne bailey rae, queen and whatever else you want. Record is the fifth solo studio album by english singer and songwriter tracey thorn. Chris harvey delights in tracey thorn s frank account of her life in pop music, bedsit disco queen. Thorn did not release another solo single until its all true 25 years later. Tracey thorn is the author of bedsit disco queen 4.
Tracey thorn on her first solo minialbum, a distant shore music. Meetings arranged, they say, never work out i say weve proved them wrong without a doubt i cant remember now just what we. Tracey anne thorn, fodd 26 september 1962 i brookmans park nara hatfield i hertfordshire, ar en brittisk sangare och latskrivare hon utgor ena halvan av popduon everything but the girl, som 2002 tog en paus pa obestamd tid. Music profile for tracey thorn, born 26 september 1962. E integrante da dupla everything but the girl, junto com ben watt. Plain sailing tracey thorn chords and lyrics for guitar. The song above is not stored on the chordie server. Shadows on the sea wall watching clouds turning gray linger on the seashore till the sun went away watching tides tides that take me away to a distant shore and i don. In march 2007, tracey thorn released her second solo album out of the woods on virgin records worldwide and on astralwerks usa.
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