Quench (album)


Quench is the Beautiful South's sixth album, released in the UK on 12 October 1998. Including the compilation Carry On Up The Charts, it was the band's third album in a row to reach the top of the charts.
The cover depicts a boxer painted by Scottish painter Peter Howson. Commissioned for the album, the original painting can be seen in the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull. After the band cropped the image and used it in merchandise and promotional material, Howson took legal action against the band, receiving around £30,000 in damages. Whilst the first two singles from the album also have artwork by Howson, "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" and "The Table" do not.

Singles

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray
  1. "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" 4:35
  2. "The Lure of the Sea" 3:57
  3. "Big Coin" 4:11
  4. "Dumb" 3:44
  5. "Perfect 10" 3:38
  6. "The Slide" 5:03
  7. "Look What I Found in My Beer" 3:33
  8. "The Table" 3:07
  9. "Window Shopping for Blinds" 4:05
  10. "Pockets" 4:59
  11. "I May Be Ugly" 3:40
  12. "Losing Things" 3:27
  13. "Your Father and I" 5:05

B-sides

As was their usual modus operandi, The Beautiful South included unreleased material on the B-sides of the singles taken from their albums.
from the "Perfect 10" CD1
  • "Perfect 10"
  • "If"
  • "I'll Sail This Ship Alone"
from the "Perfect 10" CD2
  • "Perfect 10"
  • "Loving Arms"
  • "One Last Love Song"
from the "Dumb" CD1
  • "Dumb"
  • "Suck Harder"
  • "Especially for You"
from the "Dumb" CD2
from the "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" CD1
  • "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"
  • "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"
  • "Perfect 10"
from the "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" CD2
  • "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"
  • "Big Coin"
  • "Rotterdam"
  • "Old Red Eyes Is Back"
  • "Your Father and I"
from "The Table" CD2
  • "The Table"
  • "Don't Marry Her"
  • "Look What I Found in My Beer"
All the acoustic tracks were recorded for BBC Radio 2 and UK Arena's songwriter circle 'In the Round' Dec. 2, 1998.

Personnel

;The Beautiful South
with: