Quench (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Quench
Type = studio
Artist = The Beautiful South


Released = October, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, Rock
Length = 52:42
Label = Go! Discs Records
Producer = Paul Heaton, Jon Kelly
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anfqxqwjld0e link]
Last album = "Blue Is the Colour"
(1996)
This album = "Quench"
(1998)
Next album = "Painting It Red"
(2000)

"Quench" released in the UK in October 1998 is The Beautiful South's seventh album. It was the band's third album in a row to the top of the charts.

The album cover depicts a boxer, the original painting by Scottish painter Peter Howson 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 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/674738.stm Beautiful South Legal Action Settled] Accessed 2008-10-09] . 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- October 1998 chart pos.- 2,
*"Dumb" - Released- November 1998 chart pos.- 16,
*"How Long's A Tear Take To Dry?" - Released- March 1999 Chart pos.- 12,
*"The Table" - Released- June 1999 Chart pos.- 47.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray
# "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"
# "Lure of the Sea"
# "Big Coin"
# "Dumb"
# "Perfect 10"
# "The Slide"
# "Look What I Found In My Beer"
# "The Table"
# "Window Shopping for Blinds"
# "Pockets"
# "I May Be Ugly"
# "Losing Things"
# "Your Father and I"

References

succession box
before = "Hits" by Phil Collins
title = UK number one album
years = October 24 1998 – November 6 1998
after = "I've Been Expecting You" by Robbie Williams