Temperamental (Everything but the Girl album)

Temperamental
Studio album by Everything but the Girl
Released 27 September 1999 (1999-09-27)
Recorded 1999
Genre
Length 56:47
Label
Producer Ben Watt
Everything but the Girl chronology
Walking Wounded
(1996)Walking Wounded1996		 Temperamental
(1999)		 Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
(2003)Like the Deserts Miss the Rain2003
Singles from Temperamental
  1. "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Five Fathoms"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Blame"
    Released: 1999
  4. "Temperamental"
    Released: 2000
  5. "Lullaby of Clubland"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Boston Phoenix[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Muzik[5]
NME1/10[6]
Pitchfork5.3/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin9/10[10]

Temperamental is the tenth and final studio album by British musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 27 September 1999 by Atlantic Records in the United States and Virgin Records in Europe.

By the end of 1999, Temperamental had sold 115,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard.[11] It sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.[12] "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)", "Five Fathoms", "Blame", "Temperamental" and "Lullaby of Clubland" were released as singles from the album.

Temperamental was reissued by Edsel Records as a 2-disc deluxe set in 2015.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Fathoms"Ben Watt6:24
2."Low Tide of the Night"Watt4:45
3."Blame"
6:18
4."Hatfield 1980"
  • Watt
  • Thorn
5:12
5."Temperamental"Watt5:20
6."Compression"
  • Watt
  • Thorn
7:11
7."Downhill Racer"
  • Watt
  • Thorn
3:49
8."Lullaby of Clubland"Watt5:30
9."No Difference"
  • Watt
  • Thorn
4:26
10."The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" (featuring Deep Dish)
7:52

Personnel

Everything but the Girl
  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Ben Watt – bass, keyboards, guitars, strings, scratches, beats, sound editing and programming
Additional musicians
  • J Majik – additional production on "Blame"
  • Danny Jay – additional production on "Blame"
  • Deep Dish – mixing, programming, production on "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)"
Technical
  • Andy Bradfield – mixing
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • Ben Watt – mixing, production
  • Dolphin Trax – design
  • Graham Rounthwaite – cover illustration

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 48
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 65
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 16
US Billboard 200[20] 65

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Temperamental – Everything But the Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Freedberg, Michael (11 October 1999). "Everything But the Girl: Temperamental (Atlantic)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Scherman, Tony (4 October 1999). "Temperamental". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Lechner, Ernesto (26 September 1999). "Everything but the Girl, 'Temperamental,' Atlantic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (October 1999). "Everything But the Girl: Temperamental (Virgin)". Muzik (53): 98.
  6. ↑ Whyte, Gill (12 October 1999). "Everything But The Girl – Temperamental". NME. Archived from the original on 9 March 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan (28 September 1999). "Everything But the Girl: Temperamental". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (14 October 1999). "Everything But the Girl: Temperamental". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Everything but the Girl". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 288–89. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ↑ Walters, Barry (October 1999). "This New House". Spin. 15 (10): 151–52. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Paoletta, Michael (25 December 1999). "If Labels 'Believe' in Dance Acts, Success Will Follow". Billboard. 111 (52): 34. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "About". EBTG.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Everything but the Girl – Temperamental". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Everything but the Girl – Temperamental" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Everything but the Girl – Temperamental". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Everything but the Girl – Temperamental". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Everything but the Girl – Temperamental". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Everything but the Girl Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


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