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Everything But The Girl - aka EBTG - was formed in 1982 by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. Their debut single was a stark cover of Cole Porter's Night and Day. Acclaimed for their lyrics, Thorn’s unique voice and Watt’s arrangements, they released a string of UK gold albums during the 1980s experimenting with jazz, guitar pop, orchestral wall-of-sound and drum-machine soul.
EBTG's break in the US came with the 1990 radio hit, Driving. In 1992 their world tour was stopped when Ben developed a rare auto-immune disease from which he nearly died. The story is captured in his memoir, Patient.
The duo returned with the million-selling folktronica of Amplified Heart (1994). The album includes their biggest hit, Missing, after Todd Terry’s remix unexpectedly jumped from heavy club play to global radio success (#2, US Hot 100; # 3 UK Top 40).
It was followed by Walking Wounded (1996, #4 UK Album Chart), brimming with ideas from the mid 90s electronic scene. Spawning four UK Top 40 hits, it became EBTG’s first platinum album.
The duo quit on a high in 2000. Tracey focused on family life before returning with a run of solo albums and non-fiction books. Ben moved into DJing and remixing, and launched the electronic label, Buzzin' Fly. He returned to his singer-songwriter roots with a trilogy of solo albums from 2014-2020.
In April 2023 the duo returned with Fuse, their first studio album for 24 years. It hit #3 on the UK album chart, making it the highest charting album of their career.
EBTG's break in the US came with the 1990 radio hit, Driving. In 1992 their world tour was stopped when Ben developed a rare auto-immune disease from which he nearly died. The story is captured in his memoir, Patient.
The duo returned with the million-selling folktronica of Amplified Heart (1994). The album includes their biggest hit, Missing, after Todd Terry’s remix unexpectedly jumped from heavy club play to global radio success (#2, US Hot 100; # 3 UK Top 40).
It was followed by Walking Wounded (1996, #4 UK Album Chart), brimming with ideas from the mid 90s electronic scene. Spawning four UK Top 40 hits, it became EBTG’s first platinum album.
The duo quit on a high in 2000. Tracey focused on family life before returning with a run of solo albums and non-fiction books. Ben moved into DJing and remixing, and launched the electronic label, Buzzin' Fly. He returned to his singer-songwriter roots with a trilogy of solo albums from 2014-2020.
In April 2023 the duo returned with Fuse, their first studio album for 24 years. It hit #3 on the UK album chart, making it the highest charting album of their career.
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