The Language of Life
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| Studio album by Everything but the Girl | ||||
| Released | 5 February 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989, Schnee Studio, Sunset Sound, Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles | |||
| Length | 41:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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The Language of Life is the fifth album by Everything but the Girl, released on 5 February 1990.
The cover shot was by Nick Knight.
Tommy LiPuma had previously worked with artists like Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Randy Newman, and George Benson and had contributed production to Aztec Camera's Love album, 1987. He had expressed an interest in producing Everything but the Girl and Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, feeling that they had lost their place within the UK music scene, contacted him and asked him if he wanted to hear some demos. He invited them to New York City, and then to Los Angeles.
Song arrangements were written by Larry Williams and Jerry Hey. The band LiPuma put together included Omar Hakim on drums, John Patitucci on bass and Larry Williams on keyboards. Ben Watt played guitar and piano, as well as doing some singing. Tracey Thorn sang only. LiPuma produced, in Thorn's words, "a fully realised, immaculately performed and produced modern American soul-pop record".
All tracks composed by Ben Watt; except where indicated
Disc: 1
Disc: 2
"Many thanks to everyone involved and also to Rod Temperton, James McMillan, Geoff Travis, Damon Butcher, Steve Pearce, Cecil and Linda Womack and Archie Williams".
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