Each and Every One

The song has often been misinterpreted as a love song, but the lyrics are a response to the patronising tone used by many male writers when covering Tracey Thorn's earlier all-female group Marine Girls in the British music press.^[4]

In May 1984, the single and the Eden album were reviewed by three panellists on the BBC2 programme, 8 Days a Week.^[5][6] George Michael stated that he liked the single and loved Tracey Thorn's "beautiful voice", and added that "Plain Sailing" was his favourite track of hers. Morrissey stated that he did not like the single, but that he liked "at least half of the album". He added that he thought "Another Bridge" from the album "is really quite spectacular". Tony Blackburn stated that he liked the bossa nova rhythm of the single, which he described as "an old sound come back again".

7" Single

1. "Each and Every One" (Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn) – 2:45
2. "Laugh You Out the House" (Thorn) – 1:45

12" Single

1. "Each and Every One" – 2:45
2. "Laugh You Out the House" – 1:45
3. "Never Could Have Been Worse" (Watt) – 2:39

• Tracey Thorn – vocals
• Ben Watt – guitar, piano, arrangements, vocals
• Chucho Merchán – bass
• Charles Hayward – drums
• Bosco De Oliveira – percussion
• Dick Pearce – flugelhorn
• Nigel Nash – tenor saxophone
• Pete King – alto saxophone

• Mike Pela – engineering
• Simon Halfon – cover design