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Carry on Up the Charts/Best of

Carry on Up the Charts/Best of
Beautiful South

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Track Listing

  1. Song for Whoever
  2. You Keep It All In
  3. I'll Sail This Ship Alone
  4. Little Time
  5. My Book
  6. Let Love Speak Up Itself
  7. Old Red Eyes Is Back
  8. We Are Each Other
  9. Bell Bottomed Tear
  10. 36D
  11. Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud)
  12. Everybody's Talkin'
  13. Prettiest Eyes
  14. One Last Love Song

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #68536 in Music
  • Released on: 1995-10-10
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Import

Customer Reviews

The best of the first 5 years 4
With the news that The Beautiful South have elected to split up following their most recent single entering the singles chart at 99, it is perhaps time to re-evaluate the considerable contribution that the band made to the 1990s music scene. Paul Heaton once famously described his group as everyone's second favourite band,this could explain the huge success of this best of album released in 1994. It was doubtful that the album was expected to be quite as successful as it was. But with so many catchy singles and ofcourse a great title, it proved a huge success. Although it contains familar songs such as their 1990 number 1, A Little Time, and Song For Whoever, there is no Rotterdam or Perfect 1o. These can be found on a later best of. Nevertheless this is a recommended album.

Wonderful!5
What a wonderful album! I must admit that I like the earlier Beautiful South songs and not really interested in the later ones.
I have never heard some of these songs before but was addicted to them as soon as I heard them.
The problem with some of the 'souths' songs is that the words are not clear and that's where the CD's book comes in handy. Did I really hear the words "the camera man slipped, they later found him scolding a banana"?
Wacky lyrics to some songs. Excellent! But it now!

Chris talks about Carry On Up The Charts5
I'll guide you through each song, but before I do I'd like to say Heaton is a genius!
1) SONG FOR WHOEVER: A nice opening to their greatest hits c.d, the first song the ever released back in 1989. It reached Number 2 in the charts, not bad eh? The song itself seems to be a mockery of mingy little pop-groups, something the South are often misrepresented as.. NO WAY!
2) YOU KEEP IT ALL IN: This has been and probably always will be my favourite tune. Something about it gets your feet tapping.. enough said! Again, released in 1989, this reached Number 8.
3) I'LL SAIL THIS SHIP ALONE: Reached Number 31 in 1989, but should have gotten higher. Maybe Heaton's lyrics are "too" subtle?!
4) A LITTLE TIME: A popular South song. The South's first Number 1, in 1990. And I can see/hear why!
5) MY BOOK: At Number 43 this was something of a let down.. but don't let that put you off the song! Its a fabulous deep and theological autobiography by Paul.
6) LET LOVE SPEAK UP ITSELF: One of the best in terms of lyrics. My favourite for a very long time!! Got to Number 51 in 1991, under-rated by far!
7) OLD RED EYES IS BACK: One of many South songs to come about alcoholics, and we wonder why? Very clever song. Reached Number 22 in 1992.
8) WE ARE EACH OTHER: Another clever song about a couple being so close to each other, they are each other! Brilliant! And a catchy tune too. Reached Number 30 in 1992.
9) BELL BOTTOMED TEAR: Reached Number 16 in 1992. This song gives a perfect melody of female and male vocals. Its superb!
10) 36D: Well what can I say? A song about prostitution and all round "shallowness." This is a catchysong that deseved higher than 46 in 1992.
11) GOOD AS GOLD (stupid as mud): After a year off, this reached Number 23 in 1994. Not their best work, but whats my opinion?!
12) EVERYBODYS TALKIN': The only song on this side which Heaton and Rotheray did not write, but with lyrics just as clever! Number 12 in 1994.
13) PRETTIEST EYES: My Mum got me into this one when it was first released back in 1994, reaching Number 37. Fabulous song. Worth a sing-a-long too!
14) ONE LAST LOVE SONG: Ooh.. this is good!! Very good! Reached Number 14 in 1994, and stayed in the charts for 5 weeks. This song is pure talent.
ps: If you are lucky enough to get the Limited Edition of this cd, which has an extra cd, listen out for songs such as Diamonds, Trevor You're Bizarre, I Started A Joke and Woman In The Wall, all of which are genius!
Chris :o)