The Beautiful South – Welcome To The Beautiful South

The superb debut album from The Beautiful South, which includes their first 3 much-loved singles releases – Song for Whoever, You Keep It All In and I’ll Sail This Ship Alone. As you would expect, The South’s’ 1st album owes more than a small nod in the direction of Paul Heaton’s previous band (The Housemartins) but the material is quite varied in style and substance and, as often with this band, there is a tragic / comic feel with much of the material.