Worldwide (Everything but the Girl album)

1991 studio album by Everything but the Girl

Worldwide

Studio album by Everything but the Girl

Released

23 September 1991

Recorded

Livingston Recording Studios, London

Genre

Pop-soul

Length

44:01

Label

Blanco y Negro

Producer

Everything but the Girl

Everything but the Girl chronology

The Language of Life
(1990)

Worldwide
(1991)

Acoustic
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
NME	5/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4/10

Worldwide is the sixth album by Everything but the Girl, released on 1 October 1991.

"Old Friends", "Twin Cities" and "Talk to Me Like the Sea" were released as singles but didn't impact the charts. The album itself debuted at its peak at No. 29 in the UK but quickly dropped the chart. Thus, it became the least successful EBTG release, both critically and commercially.

In 2012, Edsel Records reissued Worldwide as a two-disc set which gathered other EPs released around the time (1992's Covers and 1993's The Only Living Boy in New York and I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love) plus b-sides, demos and live recordings from 1990-1994.

Track listing

*Worldwide* (1991 original release)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Friends"	Ben Watt	3:45
2.	"Understanding"	Tracey Thorn Watt	4:11
3.	"You Lift Me Up"	Thorn	4:13
4.	"Talk to Me Like the Sea"	Watt	4:30
5.	"British Summertime"	Thorn Watt	3:46
6.	"Twin Cities"	Watt	4:35
7.	"Frozen River"	Watt	3:48
8.	"One Place"	Thorn	4:58
9.	"Politics Aside"	Watt	3:24
10.	"Boxing and Pop Music"	Watt	5:57
11.	"Feel Alright"	Watt	0:54
Total length:			47:48

*Worldwide* (1992 Germany reissue)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Friends"	Ben Watt	3:45
2.	"Understanding"	Tracey Thorn Watt	4:11
3.	"You Lift Me Up"	Thorn	4:13
4.	"Talk to Me Like the Sea"	Watt	4:30
5.	"British Summertime"	Thorn Watt	3:46
6.	"Love is Strange"	Ethel Smith, Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker	3:21
7.	"Twin Cities"	Watt	4:35
8.	"Frozen River"	Watt	3:48
9.	"One Place"	Thorn	4:58
10.	"Politics Aside"	Watt	3:24
11.	"Boxing and Pop Music"	Watt	5:57
12.	"Feel Alright"	Watt	0:54
Total length:			51:10

*Worldwide and the Acoustic EPs* (2012 reissue CD1)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Friends"	Ben Watt	3:47
2.	"Understanding"	Tracey Thorn Watt	4:11
3.	"You Lift Me Up"	Thorn	4:15
4.	"Talk to Me Like the Sea"	Watt	4:29
5.	"British Summertime"	Thorn Watt	3:48
6.	"Twin Cities"	Watt	4:36
7.	"Frozen River"	Watt	3:49
8.	"One Place"	Thorn	5:00
9.	"Politics Aside"	Watt	3:25
10.	"Boxing and Pop Music"	Watt	5:58
11.	"Feel Alright"	Watt	1:10
12.	"Twin Cities" (Wildwood Remix)	Watt	4:18
13.	"Twin Cities" (The Green Planes a Capella Mix)	Watt	4:30
14.	"Politics Aside" (Instrumental)	Watt	2:37
15.	"British Summertime" (Home demo)	Thorn Watt	3:22
16.	"Frozen River" (Home demo)	Watt	3:29
17.	"Understanding" (Home demo)	Thorn Watt	3:47
Total length:			1:06:32

*Worldwide and the Acoustic EPs* (2012 reissue CD2)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Is Strange"	Ethel Smith, Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker	3:23
2.	"Tougher Than The Rest"	Bruce Springsteen	4:13
3.	"Time After Time"	Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman	4:27
4.	"Allison"	Elvis Costello	3:06
5.	"The Only Living Boy in New York"	Paul Simon	4:13
6.	"Gabriel"	Thorn Watt	2:32
7.	"Birds"	Neil Young	2:23
8.	"Horses in the Room"	Watt	2:59
9.	"I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love"	Thorn Watt	4:19
10.	"My Head is My Only House Unless It Rains"	Don Van Vliet	2:58
11.	"Political Science"	Randy Newman	2:15
12.	"A Piece of my Mind"	Thorn	3:30
13.	"I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" (Home demo)	Thorn Watt	3:43
14.	"Thirteen" (Unreleased studio demo)	Alex Chilton Chris Bell	2:41
15.	"Kotton Krown" (Live in Toronto, Bathurst Street Theater, 1994)	Kim Gordon Lee Ranaldo Steve Shelley Thurston Moore	2:33
16.	"Talk to Me Like the Sea" (Live in Toronto, Bathurst Street Theater, 1994)	Watt	4:09
17.	"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" (Live in Queen's Theatre, London, 1992)	Gerry Goffin Carole King	3:49
18.	"Let It Be Me" (Live in Hammersmith Odeon, 1990)	Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë	2:42
19.	"Apron Strings" (Live in Minneapolis & St Paul World Theatre, 1990)	Thorn Watt	2:49
20.	"Back to the Old House" (Live in Hammersmith Odeon, 1990)	Johnny Marr Morrissey	3:49
21.	"Fascination" (Live in Manchester)	Thorn	4:10
Total length:			1:09:50

Personnel

Everything but the Girl

Tracey Thorn - vocals
Ben Watt - synthesizer, guitar, synthesizer bass, piano, organ, drum and sound programming, background vocals

with:

Ralph Salmins - drums, cymbals
James McMillan - flugelhorn, trumpet
Ralph Salmins - percussion
Geoff Gascoyne - bass
Damon Butcher - piano
Martin Ditcham - percussion
Greg Lester - guitar
Dick Oatts - alto & soprano saxophone
Peter Murray - organ
Steve Pearce - bass
Pete Whyman - tenor saxophone
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums

Technical

Jerry Boys - engineer
Richard Haughton - cover photography

Charts

Chart performance for *Worldwide*
Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	164
United Kingdom (OCC)	29

References

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