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Everything (The Bangles album)

1988 studio album by The Bangles

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Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ5393823 ↗
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Everything is the third studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released on October 18, 1988 through Columbia Records. Just like its predecessor, Everything produced a US Top 5 hit ("In Your Room"), and a number one single, "Eternal Flame", which became a chart-topper in almost every major country around the world.

The 2008 CD reissue on the Wounded Bird label (WOU 4056) adds a bonus track: "In Your Room" (12" Remix). Two songs that were recorded for the album but not included were "What I Meant to Say", written by Debbi and Vicki Peterson and sung by the former, which was released as the B-side of "Eternal Flame", as well as "Everything I Wanted", co-written and sung by Susanna Hoffs and released in 1990 on Greatest Hits.

Despite its chart success, Everything failed to meet sales expectations. It subsequently became the group's last album before their nine-year hiatus from 1989 to 1998.

Critical reception

In their review, Billboard commented that Everything "should do the trick again for the quartet" following the success of the Bangles' previous album Different Light, adding that Davitt Sigerson's production "gets the most out of the band, whose trademark harmonies are as bright as ever; playing and songwriting are uniformly fine." Cashbox noted the influence of Alex Chilton, the Beatles, and the Mamas & the Papas and described Everything as "more of the same – go-go '60s girl-guitar-pop with sweet harmonies and plentiful hooks – which is a blessing for radio listeners everywhere. The lead vocals are democratically distributed, but all the tunes are good to excellent."

Rolling Stone critic Jimmy Guterman commented, "Bangle members wrote or co-wrote everything on Everything, and new producer Davitt Sigerson, who helped David and David make their dark visions palatable to the masses, encourages the Bangles to kick hard into their songs ... by taking more chances, the Bangles sound more comfortable than they have since their 1982 EP Bangles ...

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Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1988, 2008, 1990, 1989—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1988-10-18. The account is most persuasive where Everything, Bangles and album can be independently traced.
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