The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group The Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's exi ...
's second album, released in 1990. It was pushed to number 2 in the charts after the release of the band's only number-1 single, "
A Little Time
"A Little Time" is a song by English pop rock group the Beautiful South, the first single to be released from their second album, '' Choke''. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
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'' wrote that "''Choke'' makes it clear that the Beautiful South has ample pop sense and pure venom to keep its unique act going for quite a while." ''
The New York Times
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'' wrote positively that the album "reads like an 11-chapter novella from a criminally sane mind."
Track listing
All tracks by Paul Heaton, David Rotheray unless otherwise noted
# "Tonight I Fancy Myself" – 3:26
# "My Book" – 3:18
# "Let Love Speak Up Itself" – 5:04
# "Should've Kept My Eyes Shut" – 3:27
# "I've Come For My Award" – 3:14
# "Lips" – 1:11
# "I Think The Answer's Yes" – 5:15
# "
A Little Time
"A Little Time" is a song by English pop rock group the Beautiful South, the first single to be released from their second album, '' Choke''. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.What You See Is What You Get
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" (Tony Hester) – 4:28 (German release only)
Non-LP/CD B-Sides
''The Beautiful South'' included unreleased material on the B-sides of the singles taken from their albums.
from the "
A Little Time
"A Little Time" is a song by English pop rock group the Beautiful South, the first single to be released from their second album, '' Choke''. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.What You See Is What You Get
In computing, WYSIWYG ( ), an acronym for What You See Is What You Get, is a system in which editing software allows content to be edited in a form that resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, such as a printed d ...
" (Tony Hester)
from the "My Book" 12" single and CDEP
*"My Book"
*"Big Beautiful South"
*"Bigger Doesn't Mean Better"
*"Speak To Me"
from the "Let Love Speak Up Itself" 12" single and CDEP
*"Let Love Speak Up Itself"
*" Danielle Steel (The Enemy Within)” (this is a longer version of 3:39 later edited to 3:06, using an earlier fade-out for the limited edition bonus disc of '' Carry on up the Charts'')
*"
Love Wars
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" (
Womack & Womack
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) (this is a longer version of 3:54 later edited to 3:41, using an earlier fade-out for the limited edition bonus disc of '' Carry on up the Charts'')
*"Headbutting Husband"
Personnel
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Paul Heaton
Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the frontman of the Housemartins, who had success with the singles " Happy Hour" and the UK number one "Caravan of Love" in 1986 before disbanding in 1988. He then form ...
- vocals
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Dave Hemingway
Dave Hemingway (born David Robert Hemingway, 20 September 1960) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as a vocalist for the Hull-based band The Beautiful South until they disbanded in 2007. Previously he had been a member of The House ...
- vocals
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Briana Corrigan
Briana Corrigan (born 30 May 1965) is a Northern Irish singer. She was the female singer for The Beautiful South from 1988 to 1992.
Early life
Corrigan was born in Northern Ireland. When she was 11 years old, her family moved from Belfast to P ...
Sean Welch
Sean Welch (born 12 April 1965, Enfield, England) was the bassist for The Beautiful South and previously roadie for The Housemartins
The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s and chart ...
Gary Barnacle
Gary Barnacle (born 1959 in Dover, England) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his session work and live work, including various Prince's Trust concerts a ...
Pete Wingfield
William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.
Career
Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...