Baby, the Stars Shine Bright is the third studio album by British musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 25 August 1986 by Blanco y Negro Records. The album was reissued in 2012 as a remastered two-disc deluxe set by Edsel Records.
Background Following the duo's distinctively "anti-rock" approach and their unwillingness to adopt a synthetic sounding production that was fashionable at the time, the album took its influence from 1960s orchestrated music and the singer Dusty Springfield.
Track listing
2012 Edsel Records reissue
Personnel Everything but the Girl Tracey Thorn – vocals Ben Watt – guitar, orchestral arrangements Additional musicians Micky Harris – bass Cara Tivey – organ, piano Rob Peters – drums Jeff Daly, Philip Todd, Peter King, Nigel Nash, Ray Swinfield – saxophone Alan Downey, Derek Watkins, Luke Tunney, Stuart Brooks – trumpet Andy Fawbert, Peter Thoms, Chris Pyne, Alan Hutt – trombone James Handy, John Pigneguy – French horn Gavyn Wright, Wilfred Gibson, John Willison, Richard Studt, Dave Woodcock, James Archer, Levine Andrade, Basil Smart, Bill Benham, Peter Oxer, Tim Good – violin Kenneth Essex, George Robertson, Cathy Stevens, David Emanuel, Roger Garland – viola Chris Green, Paul Kegg, Helen Liebmann, Clive Anstee – cello Clare Torry, Linda Allen, Bob Saker, Lance Ellington, Gary Taylor, Tony Burrows, Vicky Silva, Tessa Niles – backing vocals Steve Henderson, Joao Bosco De Oliveira, Frank Ricotti, Martin Ditcham – percussion Nick Ingman – conductor, director Technical Caryn Gough – artwork Richard Haughton – photography
Charts Chart (1986)Peakposition
Certifications
References