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The Beautiful South were an English pop-rock group formed in Hull in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, both former members of the Housemartins. Known for pairing deceptively cheerful, melodic pop arrangements with sharply cynical, socially observant lyrics, the band became one of Britain's most commercially successful acts of the 1990s, built around the contrasting male-female vocal interplay that defined much of their catalogue.
Over a run of albums the group scored major hits including «A Little Time», «Song for Whoever» and «Don't Marry Her», with the compilation «Carry On Up the Charts» becoming one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. Their sound drew on pop, soft rock and country influences, often masking bittersweet or biting subject matter — failed relationships, class, and everyday disappointment — behind bright, radio-friendly melodies.
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Discography
Superbi
2006
Livin’ Thing (disc 2)
2004
Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs
2004
Gaze
2003
Just a Few Things That I Ain’t (disc 2)
2003
Painting It Red
2000
How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry
1999
Dumb (disc 1)
1998
Dumb (disc 2)
1998
Quench
1998
liars’ bar
1997
liars’ bar (CD2)
1997
Blue Is the Colour
1996
Rotterdam
1996
Rotterdam or Anywhere
1996
Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South
1994
One Last Love Song (disc 2)
1994
One Last Love Song (disc 1)
1994
Miaow
1994
Good as Gold (disc 2)
1994
Good as Gold (disc 1)
1994
Prettiest Eyes (CD1)
1994
Prettiest Eyes (CD2)
1994
Everybody’s Talkin’ (CD2)
1994
Everybody’s Talkin’ (CD1)
1994
36D (disc 2)
1992
36D (disc 1)
1992
Bell Bottomed Tear (disc 2)
1992
0898 Beautiful South
1992
We Are Each Other
1992
Old Red Eyes Is Back
1991
Let Love Speak Up Itself
1991
My Book
1990
Choke
1990
A Little Time
1990
Bay of Pigs: The Choke Demos
1990
Welcome to the Beautiful South
1989
You Keep It All In
1989
Song for Whoever
1989