Temperamental (2026 Deluxe Edition) 2-Disc CD

First released in 1999, Temperamental is the ninth studio album from Everything But The Girl the bestselling UK duo formed in 1982 by singerwritermusicians Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt and arrives in a new 23track deluxe CD reissue edition featuring additional remixes and extra tracks.Often seen as a companion piece to its millionselling predecessor Walking Wounded, the album went on to sell over 500,000 copies worldwide, including the Billboard Dance Chart 1 single, Five Fathoms, and further cemented the duo039s reputation for skilfully fusing the worlds of modern electronica and ardent pop songwriting.The album was recorded in north London at the duo039s home studio in the summer of 1998 with two tracks ending up as production collaborations Blame, made with drum 039n039 bass DJproducer Jamie Spratling J Majik at his studio in Hertfordshire and The Future of the Future, which began life as an instrumental by Washington DC deep house producers, Deep Dish before Watt wrote a melody and lyrics for Thorn to sing.Yet it was not without its complications. After the birth of the pair039s twins in early 1998, Thorn chose to focus much of her time on family life. Watt produced a lot of the album039s music, and the pair could often only get together at night when the house was quiet to work on vocals and arrangements. If the music is inspired by clubland, the lyrics capture the tension and complexities of competing interior and exterior worlds, of lives lived both inside and outside.The album was acclaimed in many quarters. 039Triumphant afterhours club pop039 said Spin in a fullpage 910 lead review. 039Wideeyed and wondrous,039 commented Time Out. And in a 2019 retrospective feature, The Quietus concluded 039Temperamental may be the most emotionally complex dance longplayer of all time039.Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell, the running order follows the template of the now outofprint 2015 deluxe edition with original artwork in a new layout by John Gilsenan at IWant Design, featuring full lyrics, credits and photos from the period.