Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
2002 greatest hits album by Everything but the Girl
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Released | 21 October 2002[1] | |||
Recorded | 1984–1999 | |||
Length | 69:21 | |||
Label | Atlantic (US) Virgin/Blanco y Negro (Europe) | |||
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Like the Deserts Miss the Rain is a compilation album by the British band Everything but the Girl, released in 2002. Some copies include a bonus disc featuring four additional songs. An accompanying DVD with the same title was also released the same year. The album's title derives from a lyric from their song "Missing", off 1994's Amplified Heart.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Taken From | Length |
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1. | "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" | Don Van Vliet | B-side of "I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love" (1993) | 2:56 |
2. | "Rollercoaster" | Ben Watt | Amplified Heart (1994) | 3:13 |
3. | "Corcovado" |
| Red Hot + Rio (1996) | 3:53 |
4. | "Each and Every One" |
| Eden (1984) | 2:47 |
5. | "Before Today" (Chicane remix) | Watt | B-side of "Before Today" (1997) | 6:23 |
6. | "Mine" | Thorn | Everything but the Girl (1984) | 3:19 |
7. | "Protection" (Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn) | Protection (1994) | 7:48 | |
8. | "Single" (Photek remix) |
| B-side of "Single" (1996) | 5:14 |
9. | "Tracey in My Room" (Lazy Dog Bootleg vocal mix) (with Soul Vision) |
| A-side of "Tracey in My Room" (2001) | 5:42 |
10. | "Missing" (Todd Terry remix) |
| B-side of "Missing" (1994) | 3:55 |
11. | "Almost Blue" | Elvis Costello | B-side of "I Always Was Your Girl" (1988) | 3:16 |
12. | "No Difference" |
| Temperamental (1999) | 4:21 |
13. | "Cross My Heart" |
| Baby, the Stars Shine Bright (1986) | 3:35 |
14. | "Mirrorball" |
| Walking Wounded (1996) | 3:26 |
15. | "A Piece of My Mind" | Thorn | B-side of "I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love" (1993) | 3:25 |
16. | "Walking Wounded" | Walking Wounded (1996) | 6:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Taken From | Length |
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1. | "Gun Cupboard Love" | Thorn | B-side of "Mine" (1984) | 2:50 |
2. | "Alfie" | B-side of "Don't Leave Me Behind" (1986) | 2:48 | |
3. | "Take Me" (Clifton mix) | B-side of "Take Me" (1990) | 5:04 | |
4. | "Pigeons In The Attic Room" |
| B-side of "Angel" (1985) | 1:42 |
DVD
Videos
- "Missing" (Todd Terry Remix)
- "Single"
- "The Only Living Boy in New York"
- "Temperamental"
- "Love Is Here Where I Live"
- "Five Fathoms"
- "Each and Every One"
- "Driving"
- "Walking Wounded"
Live
- "Before Today"
- "Temperamental"
- "Protection"
Demos
- "Frozen River"
- "Mirrorball"
- "Flipside"
Extras include: Photo gallery, interactive video mix of "Temperamental"
Charts
Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 154 |
UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 58 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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UK Dance Albums (OCC)[5] | 17 |
References
- ^ Release date as 2002: "Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2011. (chart entry), http://www.allmusic.com/album/like-the-deserts-miss-the-rain-mw0000021400
- ^ "Everything but the Girl ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Everything but the Girl Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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- Eden
- Everything but the Girl
- Love Not Money
- Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
- Idlewild
- The Language of Life
- Worldwide
- Acoustic
- Amplified Heart
- Walking Wounded
- Temperamental
- Fuse
- Essence & Rare 82–92
- Home Movies
- The Best of Everything but the Girl
- Back to Mine
- Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
- Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes
- "Night and Day"
- "Each and Every One"
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It"
- "Missing"
- "Walking Wounded"
- "Wrong"
- "Tracey in My Room"
- "Corcovado"
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