Like the Deserts Miss the Rain is a compilation album by the British band Everything but the Girl, released in 2002. Some copies include a bonus disc featuring four additional songs. An accompanying DVD with the same title was also released the same year. The album's title derives from a lyric from their song "Missing", off 1994's Amplified Heart.
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Released | 21 October 2002[1] | |||
Recorded | 1984–1999 | |||
Length | 69:21 | |||
Label | Atlantic (US) Virgin/Blanco y Negro (Europe) | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Taken From | Length |
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1. | "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" | Don Van Vliet | b-side of the I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love E.P. | 2:56 |
2. | "Rollercoaster" | Ben Watt | Amplified Heart | 3:13 |
3. | "Corcovado" | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees | Red Hot + Rio charity compilation | 3:53 |
4. | "Each and Every One" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | Eden | 2:47 |
5. | "Before Today (Chicane remix)" | Ben Watt | b-side of the Before Today single | 6:23 |
6. | "Mine" | Tracey Thorn | Mine non-album single | 3:19 |
7. | "Protection (Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn)" | Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Tracey Thorn | Protection | 7:48 |
8. | "Single (Photek remix)" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | b-side of the Single single | 5:14 |
9. | "Tracey in My Room (Lazy Dog Bootleg vocal mix)(with Soul Vision)" | Jose Burgos, Sandy Rivera, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn | Tracey in My Room non-album single | 5:42 |
10. | "Missing (Todd Terry remix)" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | Missing Remix EP and some editions of Amplified Heart | 3:55 |
11. | "Almost Blue" | Elvis Costello | b-side of the I Always Was Your Girl single | 3:16 |
12. | "No Difference" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | Temperamental | 4:21 |
13. | "Cross My Heart" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | Baby, the Stars Shine Bright | 3:35 |
14. | "Mirrorball" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | Walking Wounded | 3:26 |
15. | "A Piece of My Mind" | Tracey Thorn | b-side of the I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love E.P. | 3:25 |
16. | "Walking Wounded" | John Coxon, Ashley Wales, Ben Watt | Walking Wounded | 6:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Taken From | Length |
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1. | "Gun Cupboard Love" | Tracey Thorn | b-side of the Mine single | 2:50 |
2. | "Alfie" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | b-side of the Don't Leave Me Behind single | 2:48 |
3. | "Take Me (Clifton Mix)" | Cecil Womack, Linda Womack | b-side of the Take Me single | 5:04 |
4. | "Pigeons In The Attic Room" | Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt | b-side of the Angel single | 1:42 |
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Extras include: Photo gallery, interactive video mix of "Temperamental"
Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 58 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
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