- pop, pop rock
- 50 min
- 12 tracks
- EMI
Blue Is the Colour is the fifth studio album from English band the Beautiful South, released in October 1996 through Go! Discs and in America through Ark 21 Records. The album was released following the two singles "Pretenders to the Throne" and "Dream a Little Dream", which never featured on any album until the release of the second greatest hits Solid Bronze in 2001.
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Spare, classical in form, contemporary and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Tracks
- 1Don’t Marry Her3:23
- 2Little Blue3:16
- 3Mirror4:07
- 4Blackbird on the Wire4:54
- 5The Sound of North America4:01
- 6Have Fun4:45
- 7Liars’ Bar5:51
- 8Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)3:40
- 9Foundations2:43
- 10Artificial Flowers3:58
- 11One God4:10
- 12Alone5:03
12 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beautiful South
- Label
- EMI
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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