Quench is the Beautiful South's sixth original album, released in the UK on 12 October 1998.

The cover depicts a boxer by Scottish painter Peter Howson.

Commissioned for the album, the original painting can be seen in the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.

[6] Whilst the first two singles from the album also have artwork by Howson, "How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?"

All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray As was their usual modus operandi, The Beautiful South included unreleased material on the B-sides of the singles taken from their albums.