Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
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Like the Deserts Miss the Rain is a compilation album
by the British
band Everything but the Girl
, released in 2003. an accompanying DVD
by the same title was also released the same year. It is titled after a line from the song Missing
.
Live
Demos
Extras include: Photo gallery, interactive video mix of "Temperamental"
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
, released in 2003. an accompanying DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
by the same title was also released the same year. It is titled after a line from the song Missing
Missing (Everything but the Girl song)
"Missing" is a song written and recorded by British pop music duo Everything but the Girl. The song was released as a single from the band's 1994 album Amplified Heart...
.
Track listing
- "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" (Captain BeefheartCaptain BeefheartDon Van Vliet January 15, 1941 December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12...
) - "Rollercoaster"
- "Corcovado"
- "Each and Every One"
- "Before Today" (ChicaneChicane (recording artist)Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....
Remix) - "Mine"
- "Protection" (Massive AttackMassive AttackMassive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
with Tracey ThornTracey ThornTracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
) - "Single" (PhotekPhotekPhotek is Rupert Parkes , a Los Angeles-based British record producer and DJ. He joined the drum and bass scene relatively early , and is still one of its most respected players...
Remix) - "Tracey in My RoomWrong (Everything but the Girl song)"Wrong" is a song by the group Everything but the Girl, composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. The song is the second track of their album Walking Wounded released in 1996....
" (Lazy DogBen WattBenjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
Bootleg Vocal Mix) - "MissingMissing (Everything but the Girl song)"Missing" is a song written and recorded by British pop music duo Everything but the Girl. The song was released as a single from the band's 1994 album Amplified Heart...
" (Todd TerryTodd TerryTodd N. Terry is an American DJ, producer, and remixer.-Career:Terry's productions extensively used samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago sound, and elements of hip-hop....
Remix) - "Almost BlueAlmost Blue (song)"Almost Blue" is a song by Elvis Costello that appears on his 1982 album Imperial Bedroom."Almost Blue" was also performed by Everything but the Girl , Diana Krall , The Reputation , Judy Wexler , Alison Moyet "Almost Blue" is a song by Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) that appears on his...
" (Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
) - "No Difference"
- "Cross My Heart"
- "Mirrorball"
- "A Piece of My Mind"
- "Walking Wounded"
DVD
Videos- "MissingMissing (Everything but the Girl song)"Missing" is a song written and recorded by British pop music duo Everything but the Girl. The song was released as a single from the band's 1994 album Amplified Heart...
" (Todd TerryTodd TerryTodd N. Terry is an American DJ, producer, and remixer.-Career:Terry's productions extensively used samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago sound, and elements of hip-hop....
Remix) - "Single"
- "The only living boy in New York"
- "Temperamental"
- "Love is here where I live"
- "Five Fathoms"
- "Each and Every One"
- "Driving"
- "Walking Wounded"
Live
- "Before Today"
- "Temperamental"
- "Protection"
Demos
- "Frozen River"
- "Mirrorball"
- "Flipside"
Extras include: Photo gallery, interactive video mix of "Temperamental"