Released 21 October 2002 Length 69:21 Release date 21 October 2002 | Recorded 1984–1999 | |
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Everything but the girl my head is my only house unless it rains
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.
Contents
- Everything but the girl my head is my only house unless it rains
- Everything but the girl like the deserts miss the rain lyrics
- Track listing
- Limited Edition Bonus Disc
- DVD
- Songs
- References
Everything but the girl like the deserts miss the rain lyrics
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, except where indicated.
- "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" (Don Van Vliet) Previously unreleased
- "Rollercoaster" (Ben Watt) from Amplified Heart
- "Corcovado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees) from Red Hot + Rio
- "Each and Every One" from Eden
- "Before Today (Chicane Remix)" (Ben Watt) from Walking Wounded
- "Mine" (Tracey Thorn) from Everything but the Girl
- "Protection" (Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn) from Protection
- "Single (Photek Remix)" from Walking Wounded
- "Tracey in My Room (Lazy Dog Bootleg Vocal Mix)" (Burgos / Rivera / Watt / Thorn) non album single
- "Missing (Todd Terry Remix)" from Amplified Heart
- "Almost Blue" (Elvis Costello) Previously unreleased
- "No Difference" from Temperamental
- "Cross My Heart" from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
- "Mirrorball" Walking Wounded
- "A Piece of My Mind" (Tracey Thorn) Previously unreleased
- "Walking Wounded" (Coxon / Spring Heel Jack / Wales / Watt) from Walking Wounded
Limited Edition Bonus Disc
All tracks previously unreleased.
Disc 2:
- "Gun Cupboard Love" (Thorn)
- "Alfie" (Bacharach / David)
- "Take Me" (Cecil Womack / Linda Womack)
- "Pigeons in the Attic Room" (Thorn/Watt)
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"
Songs
1My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains2:56
2Rollercoaster3:14
3Corcovado3:54
References
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