Quench is the Beautiful South's sixth original album, released in the UK on 12 October 1998. 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. 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

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray

B-sides

As was their usual modus operandi, The Beautiful South included unreleased material on the B-sides of the singles taken from their albums. from the "Perfect 10" CD1 from the "Perfect 10" CD2 from the "Dumb" CD1 from the "Dumb" CD2 from the "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" CD1 from the "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?" CD2 from "The Table" CD1 from "The Table" CD2 All the acoustic tracks were recorded for BBC Radio 2 and UK Arena's songwriter circle 'In The Round' Dec. 2, 1998.

Personnel

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Charts

Weekly

Year-end