ALL MINE
From the album 'Portishead'
[3:59]
LYRICS:
All the stars may shine
bright
All the clouds may be white
But when you smile
Ohh how I feel so good
That I can hardly wait
To hold you
Enfold you
Never enough
Render your heart to me
All mine
You have to be
From that cloud, number nine
Danger starts the sharp incline
And such sad regrets
Ohh as those starry skies
As they swiftly fall
Make no mistake
You shan't escape
Tethered and tied
There's nowhere to hide from me
All mine
You have to be
Don't resist
We shall exist
Until the day I die
Until the day I die
All mine
You have to be
CREDITS:
Written by
G Barrows/B Gibbons/A Utley
Musicians
A Utley : Guitar & bass
A Hague : Horns
J Cornick : Horns
B Waghorn : Horns
COMMENTS:
It was great using real
horns and strings on a track. Adrian and
Geoff
Reminds me of happier days. Dave
It started off as just a backing track - the
beats, a bassline, a little bit of keyboard -
and it was going to be like a soul groove I
suppose. And then we thought it would be
great if we did it like a big old tune, like
a big old soul tune because that's what we're
into really and it's really weird because we
put those horn stabs in it and stuff and then
without even considering what was going on we
put in the low notes and then we had it
scored, we recorded the strings, and as soon
as they played it, it was like "oh no,
it's James Bond, it's the Bond theme". I
enjoyed recording the tune and making and
writing the tune, I think everyone did, so we
just thought "well, leave it". Geoff
We had the hardest time finding a bridge for
this. We worked on it with Beth, which is
rare for us. We tried to find notes that
worked against the chords but weren't
completely crap - there's always a delicate
balance. Obviously it's got to be in tune,
but we try to keep the vibe and make it fit.
That's what's so cool about a lot of hip-hop
music: You turn the dial until it feels
right. Adrian
I don't know whether it's the BIG ONE on the
album, I'm not too sure. I mean I suppose
because it's got horns and strings and it's
quite big in that sense then I suppose it
seems to work as a single. Geoff
OTHER VERSIONS:
All Mine
Instrumental
Available on 'All Mine' (US 12" and UK
promo).
SINGLE
INFORMATION:
Release date:
8 September 1997
Tracklisting:
All Mine / All Mine Instrumental / Cowboys / Cowboys Instrumental
Credits:
Pre-production at State of Art.
All tracks engineered by Dave McDonald.
Tracklaying at Ridge Farm, Steve Cooper
assisting.
Mixing and tracklaying at Moles, Trevor
Curwen engineer.
All tracks produced by G Barrow, A Utley, B
Gibbons and D McDonald.
All tracks written by G Barrow / B Gibbons /
A Utley (Chrysalis Music Ltd)
Except "Cowboys" &
"Cowboys Instrumental" written by G
Barrow / B Gibbons
Horns and strings arranged by Adrian Utley
& Nick Ingman.
Orchestrated by Nick Ingman.
VIDEO
INFORMATION:
Director:
Dick Caruthers
Storyline:
The girl who is also featured on the CD cover
sings "All Mine" in front of an
orchestra.
Comments:
Beth's not in it, none of us are in
it. It's based on a 1968 Italian talent show
and The Outer Limits. That's kind of a
British Twilight Zone. I used to watch it on
TV. I really, really loved it. I actually saw
Sam & Dave on it the other day; they sang
five tunes and were blinding. There's [the
host] Little Tony - he's got sideburns. I
think it's supposed to be like The Ed
Sullivan Show, but a little rougher around
the edges. Geoff
Availability:
Available on the 'PNYC' DVD.
