Painting It Red

Painting It Red
Studio album by
the Beautiful South
Released9 October 2000 (2000-10-09)
GenreIndie rock, pop rock
LabelArk 21
ProducerJon Kelly, Paul Heaton
The Beautiful South chronology
Quench
(1998)		 Painting It Red
(2000)		 Solid Bronze
(2001)
Singles from Painting It Red
  1. "Closer Than Most"
    Released: September 2000
  2. "The River"/"Just Checkin'"
    Released: December 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB+
Pitchfork Media6.1/10

Painting It Red is the seventh album by the Beautiful South, released in 2000. A concept album about impending middle age, Painting it Red is among the band's longest. A two-disc UK bonus version contains 20 tracks. The American release on Ark21 has only 17 tracks.

The album made it to number 2 in the charts, and two singles were produced: "Closer Than Most", which reached number 22 in September, and the double A-side "The River"/"Just Checkin'", which reached number 59 in December.

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