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For the Japanese clothing store, see Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.2/10[2]
Q[3]
Record Mirror3+1⁄2/5[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[6]
Uncut5/10[7]

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.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come on Home"
3:21
2."Don't Leave Me Behind"
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:15
3."A Country Mile"Thorn3:04
4."Cross My Heart"
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:41
5."Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart"Watt3:21
6."Careless"Watt3:26
7."Sugar Finney"
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:34
8."Come Hell or High Water"
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:22
9."Fighting Talk"
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:20
10."Little Hitler"Thorn4:05

2012 Edsel Records reissue

Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come on Home" (extended mix)
  • Thorn
  • Watt
4:12
2."Draining the Bar"Thorn2:08
3."I Fall to Pieces"
2:43
4."Come on Home" (acoustic)
  • Thorn
  • Watt
2:36
5."Alfie"
2:50
6."Where's the Playground Susie?"Jimmy Webb2:30
7."Almost Blue"Declan MacManus3:20
8."Come on Home" (home demo, 1985)
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:06
9."Sugar Finney" (home demo, 1985)
  • Thorn
  • Watt
3:21
10."Careless" (home demo, 1985)Watt3:18
11."Cross My Heart" (home demo, 1985)
  • Thorn
  • Watt
2:48
12."Little Hitler" (home demo, 1985)Thorn4:09

Personnel

Everything but the Girl
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) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Baby, the Stars Shine Bright – Everything But the Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ Harvell, Jess (9 July 2012). "Everything But the Girl: Reissues". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ Rogers, Jude (July 2012). "Everything but the Girl: Eden / Love Not Money / Baby, the Stars Shine Bright / Idlewild". Q. No. 312.
  4. ^ Strickland, Andy (30 August 1986). "Everything but the Girl: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright". Record Mirror. p. 12.
  5. ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Everything but the Girl". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 288–289. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Crist, Renée (1995). "Everything but the Girl". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 136–137. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  7. ^ Richards, Sam (July 2012). "Everything but the Girl". Uncut. No. 182. p. 98.
  8. ^ Wade, Ian (19 June 2012). "From Eden With Love: Everything But The Girl Interviewed". The Quietus.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Everything but the Girl – Baby the Stars Shine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Everything but the Girl – Baby the Stars Shine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Everything but the Girl – Baby, the Stars Shine Bright". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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