Album: You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone by Saint Etienne (1993)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Heavenly
Format: Compilation

Description: You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (1993) is an album by the British band Saint Etienne. It was the first of several compilations released by the band, assembling various non-LP tracks such as the single "Who Do You Think You Are" with b-sides and other tracks. The title is derived from the song of the same name by the Beach Boys.

Before its release as a proper album, the disc was originally packaged in a 2 CD limited edition reissue of So Tough (HVNLP6CDX)

Artist Background: Cola Boy was a duo, consisting of Janey Lee Grace and Andrew Midgley. Andrew had worked with Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs (from Saint Etienne) on studio material in their pre-St Etienne days in the late 1980s. Janey had been a backing singer for numerous pop acts, including Wham and Pasty Kensit's Eighth Wonder, and was a radio broadcaster on LBC. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Dance movement.

Music Scene: Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Dance movement.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Compilation, Heavenly


You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (1993) is an album by the British band Saint Etienne. It was the first of several compilations released by the band, assembling various non-LP tracks such as the single "Who Do You Think You Are" with b-sides and other tracks. The title is derived from the song of the same name by the Beach Boys.

Before its release as a proper album, the disc was originally packaged in a 2 CD limited edition reissue of So Tough (HVNLP6CDX)

You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone

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