Choke is The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...

's second album

Album

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. It was pushed to number 2 in the charts after the release of the South's first and only number 1 single "A Little Time

A Little Time

"A Little Time" is a song by The Beautiful South, and is the band's only single to reach number 1. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.The single was the first to be released from the Choke album...

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The album was followed by two more singles, both of which were flops. "My Book", which became the band's first non top-40 single, peaked at number 43 and finally "Let Love Speak Up Itself", the last release from this album, only managed to reach number 51.

Earlier versions of the album, regardless of format, contained only 11 tracks. The twelfth track (appearing at the end of later presses of the CD) was intended for the album from the beginning, but was removed at a late stage of production. Only in much later editions of the CD did the track finally appear, added without explanation to the end of the album. Original copies of "Choke" on cassette tape feature a long silence at the end of Side One, possibly indicating that this would have been the location originally intended for the track.

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Heaton, David Rotheray unless otherwise noted

1. "Tonight I Fancy Myself" – 3:26
2. "My Book" – 3:18
3. "Let Love Speak Up Itself" – 5:04
4. "Should've Kept My Eyes Shut" – 3:27
5. "I've Come For My Award" – 3:14
6. "Lips" – 1:11
7. "I Think The Answer's Yes" – 5:15
8. "A Little Time
   A Little Time
   "A Little Time" is a song by The Beautiful South, and is the band's only single to reach number 1. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.The single was the first to be released from the Choke album...
   
   " – 3:00
9. "Mothers Pride" – 2:03
10. "I Hate You (But You're Interesting)" – 3:46
11. "The Rising Of Grafton Street" – 3:05
12. "What You See Is What You Get
    Whatcha See is Whatcha Get
    Whatcha See is Whatcha Get is a 1971 single by The Dramatics. The song was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B charts, and broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9....
    
    " (Original by The Dramatics
    The Dramatics
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    ) – 4:28 (Later versions only)

Personnel

• Paul Heaton
  Paul Heaton
  Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....
  
   - vocals
• Dave Hemingway
  Dave Hemingway
  Dave Hemingway , is a British musician and songwriter, and was a lead vocalist for the Hull-based band The Beautiful South until they disbanded in 2007...
  
   - vocals
• Briana Corrigan
  Briana Corrigan
  Briana Corrigan is an Irish singer. She was the first female singer for The Beautiful South, from 1988 to 1994.She was born in Northern Ireland, her family moving from Belfast to Portstewart, County Londonderry when she was eleven, but her love for the theatre made her move to Newcastle upon...
  
   - vocals
• Dave Rotheray
  Dave Rotheray
  David Rotheray is a British musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for The Beautiful South.Rotheray was born the fifth of five children. His parents were both intellectual and had met through the Young Communist League...
  
   - guitar
• Sean Welch
  Sean Welch
  Sean Welch was the bassist for The Beautiful South and previously roadie for The Housemartins.During his childhood, he played in a number of school bands, but unlike many budding musicians he was dismissed for his lack of musical skill...
  
   - bass
• Dave Stead
  Dave Stead
  David "Steady" Stead was the drummer for the alternate pop / rock band, The Beautiful South.-Life and career:...
  
   - drums

Additional personnel

• Gary Barnacle
  Gary Barnacle
  Gary Barnacle is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work Gary Barnacle (born 1959, Dover, England) is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work...
  
   – Flute, Saxophone
• Kevin Brown – Saxophone
• Damon Butcher – Piano, Keyboards
• Rupert Coulson – Engineer
• Mike Hedges – Producer
• Ben Kape – Engineer
• Jody Kitson – Percussion
• Lance Phillips – Engineer
• Tony Robinson – Trumpet
• Pete Wingfield
  Pete Wingfield
  Pete Wingfield is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.-Career:...
  
  – Piano