Quench (album)

Quench
Studio album by The Beautiful South
Released	October 1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	52:42
Label	Go! Discs Records
Producer	Paul Heaton, Jon Kelly
The Beautiful South chronology
Blue Is the Colour (1996) Quench (1998) Painting It Red (2000)

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Quench released in the UK in October 1998 is The Beautiful South's sixth original album. 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 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.^[2] 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

• "Perfect 10" - released September 1998, UK Singles Chart pos.- #2,
• "Dumb" - released November 1998, UK Singles Chart pos.- #16,
• "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" - released March 1999, UK Singles Chart pos.- #12,
• "The Table (feat. The London Community Gospel Choir)" - released June 1999, UK Singles Chart pos.- #47.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray

1. "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"
2. "Lure of the Sea"
3. "Big Coin"
4. "Dumb"
5. "Perfect 10"
6. "The Slide"
7. "Look What I Found In My Beer"
8. "The Table"
9. "Window Shopping for Blinds"
10. "Pockets"
11. "I May Be Ugly"
12. "Losing Things"
13. "Your Father and I"

Personnel

• Paul Heaton - vocals
• Dave Hemingway - vocals
• Jacqui Abbott - vocals
• Dave Rotheray - guitar
• Sean Welch - bass
• Dave Stead - drums

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