I've been listening to Everything But the Girl's debut album from the beginning, and it doesn't get any better for them. Though their sound has changed into different and pleasing forms, I will likely always prefer this, their first and most likeable to my ears.

Tracy Thorn's smoky alto voice, coupled with her plaintive style, sets the mood for the entire set. Ben Watt's arrangements and lyrics are the perfect fit for her and their talents have always well served each other.

If you're looking for some retro/lounge sounds for your next social gathering, be it an all-out party or just sipping martinis, this is the album to be played.

An 80s classic for the 21st century!

Wanna-be dance duo EBTG's debut CD is NOTHING what you expect! This collection of well-crafted tunes range from slow lounge, nightclub jazz to breezy neo-acoustic with silky smooth vocals. Thorn and Watt are, at times, synonymous with the vocals making it quite difficult to them apart. You can picture the 50's smoky jazz bar and these two characters conservatively attired with the spacy and enigmatic-looking drummer (wire brushes in hands) with the shiny silvery curtains in the backdrop while you sit and savour this dish! I first heard EBTG on the Style Council's "Ever Changing Moods" release (2 superb cuts). If it wasn't for that, I might have never come across this gem!

This was the first I had ever heard of EBTG and I still find it to be my favorite. Definitely different than their others. Here's my synopsis:

EBTG - Soft/smooth Jazz with excellent lyrics (5*) Acoustic - Soft pop with great live version of "Fascination" (4*) Idlewild - Soft pop (4*) Walking Wounded - Thoughtful dance music (5*)

If you want to try something a little different and explore their range a little bit more, this is a CD for you. While their other CDs can more easily be classified and included with peer artists this one is different, very special and unique. Buy it and I think you'll love it, but know what you are getting: excellent lyrics as usual, darker than the pop-ish middle CDs in their collection and definitely more Jazz-ish.

I can remember walking into a mens store along Kilburn High Road in 1984 and meeting the most beautiful woman in the world (inside & out). I asked her out and she did me the honour of saying "Yes". As I made my way home with the biggest and most joyous smile I have ever had in my life, "Each & Everyone" was playing out of Ourprice. Pretty soon I loved 'Everyhing About The Girl'.

Get all their albums, some will instantly grab you - while others will rapidly creep up on your soft, romantic underside. If you like that smooth sound of Sade and her band Sweetback, with a sometimes edgy sound, (their lead vocalist Miss Thorn and the band have their own sound and style)with ever changing musical shades their albums are for you. Enjoy!

This is a great Jazz style album. Its not rock. There other albums in my opinion lean more towards rock (which is ok) but this one does not. I actually love it but it is difficult to classify exactly what type of jazz it is. Maybe smooth. Irregardless, it is a wonderful album. I think their best. Every cut is very easy to listen to. As always if in doubt buy it used.