Walking Wounded

Walking Wounded
Studio album by Everything but the Girl
Released	21 May 1996
Recorded	1995, Little Joey's, Milo, Strongroom, London
Genre	Electronica trip hop dream pop drum and bass
Length	52:18
Label	Atlantic (US) Virgin (Europe)
Producer	Ben Watt
Everything but the Girl chronology
Amplified Heart (1994) Walking Wounded (1996) Temperamental (1999)

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Walking Wounded is a 1996 album by Everything but the Girl, their ninth studio release. It is their highest charting album to date, reaching number 4 in the UK and number 37 in the US.

This was the first album in which the group adopted a more electronic and dance style after the success of the remixed version of "Missing" from their previous album, Amplified Heart. The album's cover art (see photo) is unusual in that it features an album's barcode on both the front and back of the album.

Several tracks from the album were released as singles, including 'the cinematic drum 'n' bass-pop crossover' "Walking Wounded" (number 6 on the Top 40), the 'thumping house' "Wrong" (number 8 on the Top 40), and the downtempo "Single" that set Thorn's emotionally direct vocal against breakbeats, organ and strings.^[2]

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

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Ben Watt, lyrics by Tracey Thorn; except where indicated

1. "Before Today" (Ben Watt) – 4:18
2. "Wrong" – 4:36
3. "Single" – 4:38
4. "The Heart Remains a Child" (Tracey Thorn) – 3:50
5. "Walking Wounded" (Ben Watt-lyrics & vocal melody; Ashley Wales, John Coxon-music) – 6:05
6. "Flipside" (Ben Watt) – 4:33
7. "Big Deal" – 4:29
8. "Mirrorball" – 3:27
9. "Good Cop Bad Cop" – 4:54
10. "Wrong" Todd Terry Remix – 4:45
11. "Walking Wounded" Omni Trio mix – 6:43

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r234825
2. Press release for 'Single' , September 1996
3. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.