Like the Deserts Miss the Rain

Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
Greatest hits album by Everything but the Girl
Released	21 October 2002[1]
Recorded	1984–1999
Length	69:21
Label	Atlantic (US) Virgin/Blanco y Negro (Europe)
Everything but the Girl chronology
Temperamental (1999) Like the Deserts Miss the Rain (2002) Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes (2005)

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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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Taken From	Length
1.	"My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains"	Don Van Vliet	B-side of "I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love" (1993)	2:56
2.	"Rollercoaster"	Ben Watt	Amplified Heart (1994)	3:13
3.	"Corcovado"	Antônio Carlos Jobim Gene Lees	Red Hot + Rio (1996)	3:53
4.	"Each and Every One"	Tracey Thorn Watt	Eden (1984)	2:47
5.	"Before Today" (Chicane remix)	Watt	B-side of "Before Today" (1997)	6:23
6.	"Mine"	Thorn	Everything but the Girl (1984)	3:19
7.	"Protection" (Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn)	Robert Del Naja Grant Marshall Andrew Vowles Thorn	Protection (1994)	7:48
8.	"Single" (Photek remix)	Thorn Watt	B-side of "Single" (1996)	5:14
9.	"Tracey in My Room" (Lazy Dog Bootleg vocal mix) (with Soul Vision)	Jose Burgos Sandy Rivera Watt Thorn	A-side of "Tracey in My Room" (2001)	5:42
10.	"Missing" (Todd Terry remix)	Thorn Watt	B-side of "Missing" (1994)	3:55
11.	"Almost Blue"	Elvis Costello	B-side of "I Always Was Your Girl" (1988)	3:16
12.	"No Difference"	Thorn Watt	Temperamental (1999)	4:21
13.	"Cross My Heart"	Thorn Watt	Baby, the Stars Shine Bright (1986)	3:35
14.	"Mirrorball"	Thorn Watt	Walking Wounded (1996)	3:26
15.	"A Piece of My Mind"	Thorn	B-side of "I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love" (1993)	3:25
16.	"Walking Wounded"	John Coxon Ashley Wales Watt	Walking Wounded (1996)	6:07

Limited edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Taken From	Length
1.	"Gun Cupboard Love"	Thorn	B-side of "Mine" (1984)	2:50
2.	"Alfie"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	B-side of "Don't Leave Me Behind" (1986)	2:48
3.	"Take Me" (Clifton mix)	Cecil Womack Linda Womack	B-side of "Take Me" (1990)	5:04
4.	"Pigeons In The Attic Room"	Thorn Watt	B-side of "Angel" (1985)	1:42

DVD

Videos

1. "Missing" (Todd Terry Remix)
2. "Single"
3. "The Only Living Boy in New York"
4. "Temperamental"
5. "Love Is Here Where I Live"
6. "Five Fathoms"
7. "Each and Every One"
8. "Driving"
9. "Walking Wounded"

Live

1. "Before Today"
2. "Temperamental"
3. "Protection"

Demos

1. "Frozen River"
2. "Mirrorball"
3. "Flipside"

Extras include: Photo gallery, interactive video mix of "Temperamental"

Charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	154
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	58
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[4]	5

Chart (2023)	Peak position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[5]	17

References

1. Release date as 2002: "Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2011. (chart entry), http://www.allmusic.com/album/like-the-deserts-miss-the-rain-mw0000021400
2. "Everything but the Girl ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. "Everything but the Girl Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.