Description
The Beautiful South – Painting It Red / Mercury Audio CD 2000 / 548 277-2
UPC 731454827720
Painting It Red is the seventh album by The Beautiful South, released in 2000. A concept album about impending middle age, Painting it Red is among the band's longest. A two-disc UK bonus version contains 20 tracks. The American release on Ark21 has only 17 tracks.
The album made it to number 2 in the charts, and two singles were produced: "Closer Than Most", which reached number 22 in September, and the double A-side "The River"/"Just Checkin'", which reached number 59 in December.
| Label: | Mercury – 548 277-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | UK & Europe |
| Released: | Oct 23, 2000 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Indie Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Closer Than Most | 3:07 | |
| 2 | Just Checkin' | 3:38 | |
| 3 | Hit Parade | 3:45 | |
| 4 | Masculine Eclipse | 3:55 | |
| 5 | 'Til You Can't Tuck It In | 3:30 | |
| 6 | If We Crawl | 4:14 | |
| 7 | Tupperware Queen | 3:34 | |
| 8 | Half-Hearted Get (Is Second Best) |
4:24 | |
| 9 | The River | 5:43 | |
| 10 | Baby Please Go | 2:46 | |
| 11 | You Can Call Me Leisure | 4:31 | |
| 12 | Final Spark | 5:03 | |
| 13 | 10,000 Feet | 3:02 | |
| 14 | Hot On The Heels Of Heartbreak | 3:59 | |
| 15 | The Mediterranean | 4:02 | |
| 16 | A Little Piece Of Advice | 3:55 | |
| 17 | Property Quiz | 3:50 |
- Artwork – Ryan Art
- Bass – Sean Welch
- Brass – Chris White, Neil Sidwell, Steve Sidwell
- Drums – David Stead
- Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Nicholls, Marco Migliari
- Engineer, Mixed By – John Brough
- Guitar – David Rotheray
- Keyboards – Damon Butcher
- Percussion – Gary Hammond
- Percussion [Additional] – Martin Ditcham
- Photography By – Lawrence Watson
- Producer, Mixed By – Jon Kelly, Paul Heaton
- Programmed By [Additional] – Dave McCragen
- Vocals – David Hemingway, Jacqui Abbott, Paul Heaton
- Written-By – Rotheray, Heaton
