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Who Followed In David

Everything
Formed in 1982, Everything
But The Girl comprised of
lead singer Tracey Thorn,
and guitarist and keyboard
player Ben Watt.
Although not originally
from Hull, they met at
the University of Hull, and
performed as solo artists
signed to Cherry Red
Records in 1982, before
forming the duo.
The band name came from
the slogan for a shop,
Turner’s Furniture, that
advertised that they sold
“Everything But The Girl”.

But The Girl
They had chart success
from 1983 until 2002, but
have not performed publicly
since 2000.
As a duo, they released 31
singles, 4 of which reached
the UK Top 10. The 2 most
successful hits were “I
Don’t Want To Talk About
It” and Todd Terry’s remix
of a previously released
track “Missing”, both of
which reached Number 3.
They have released 11
albums, with “Walking
Wounded”, reaching
number 3 in the Album
Chart.