Each and Every One

"Each and Every One"
Single by Everything but the Girl
from the album Eden
B-side	"Laugh You Out the House" "Never Could Have Been Worse" (12" only)
Released	23 April 1984[1]
Studio	Powerplant Studios, London
Genre	Indie pop jazz pop bossa nova[2]
Label	Blanco y Negro Records
Songwriter(s)	Ben Watt Tracey Thorn
Producer(s)	Robin Millar
Everything but the Girl singles chronology
"Night and Day" (1983) "Each and Every One" (1984) "Mine" (1984)

"Each and Every One" is the second single by the British music duo Everything but the Girl, that reached #28 in the UK charts in May 1984.[3] It was the only single from the album Eden and the US album Everything but the Girl.

Background

The song has often been misinterpreted as a love song, but the lyrics are a response to the patronizing tone used by many male writers when covering Tracey Thorn's earlier all-female band Marine Girls in the British music press.[4]

Critical reception

In May 1984, the single and the Eden album were reviewed by three panellists on the BBC2 programme, 8 Days a Week.[5][6] George Michael stated that he liked the single and loved Tracey Thorn's "beautiful voice", and added that "Plain Sailing" was his favourite track of hers. Morrissey stated that he did not like the single, but that he liked "at least half of the album". He added that he thought "Another Bridge" from the album "is really quite spectacular". Tony Blackburn stated that he liked the single, but that he does not generally listen to entire albums.

Track listing

7" Single

1. "Each and Every One" (Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn) – 2:45
2. "Laugh You Out the House" (Thorn) – 1:45

12" Single

1. "Each and Every One" – 2:45
2. "Laugh You Out the House" – 1:45
3. "Never Could Have Been Worse" (Watt) – 2:39

Personnel

• Tracey Thorn – vocals
• Ben Watt – guitar, piano, arrangements, vocals
• Chucho Merchán – bass
• Charles Hayward – drums
• Bosco De Oliveira – percussion
• Dick Pearce – flugelhorn
• Nigel Nash – tenor saxophone
• Pete King – alto saxophone

Technical

• Mike Pela – engineering
• Simon Halfon – cover design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984) Peak position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 28

Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 72

References

1. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1984/Music-Week-1984-04-21-I.pdf (Page 18)
2. Sarig, Roni (2004). "Everything but the Girl". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 288–289. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
3. Mason, Stewart. "Each and Every One". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. "Everything But the Girl on Their Peculiar Journey Through Pop and Their Comeback". pitchfork.com. 12 April 2023.
5. "8 Days a Week, TV Series 1983–1984". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
6. "George Michael, Tony Blackburn, Morrissey on 8 Days A Week, BBC Two - 25 May 1984". Retrieved 2025-01-27.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
8. "Everything But The Girl – Each & Every One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
9. "Everything but the Girl | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
10. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 January 2021.