| All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology | ||||
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| Released | 7 April 2014 | |||
| Length | 155:25 | |||
| Label | Salvo | |||
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All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology is a two-disc compilation by the British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released by Salvo in 2014. The set contains 43 tracks from across MacColl's career and a 32-page booklet. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
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| The Independent | [3] |
Upon release, Mark Deming of AllMusic described MacColl's songwriting as "witty, disarmingly honest, eclectic, and adventurous", and added: "All I Ever Wanted is a suitably thorough and tremendously entertaining look at an artist who left behind a small but impressive legacy." [2] The compilation was also included on AllMusic's "Favorite Compilations" list as part of their "Best of 2014". [4] Andy Gill of The Independent considered MacColl "[the] most English of talents" and noted her "winning blend of strength and fragility, vocally and lyrically". [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Us Amazonians" | Kirsty MacColl, Pete Glenister | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Days" | Ray Davies | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Free World" | MacColl | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Children of the Revolution" | MacColl, Johnny Marr | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Walking Down Madison" (Ye Olde Original Mix) | MacColl, Marr | 4:33 |
| 6. | "My Affair" | MacColl, Mark E. Nevin | 5:24 |
| 7. | "In These Shoes?" | MacColl, Glenister, Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie | 3:39 |
| 8. | "They Don't Know" | MacColl | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Terry" (12" version) | MacColl, Gavin Povey | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Over You" | MacColl | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Caroline" | MacColl | 2:54 |
| 13. | "Touch Me" | MacColl, Glenister | 3:35 |
| 14. | "Soho Square" | MacColl, Nevin | 4:24 |
| 15. | "All I Ever Wanted" (Album version) | MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw | 3:49 |
| 16. | "England 2 Colombia 0" | MacColl | 3:45 |
| 17. | "Wrong Again" | MacColl | 4:14 |
| 18. | "Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!" | MacColl | 3:47 |
| 19. | "Last Day of Summer" | MacColl, Nevin | 4:20 |
| 20. | "Golden Heart" | MacColl, Neill MacColl | 3:22 |
| 21. | "Bad" | MacColl | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" | MacColl, Philip Rambow | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Mother's Ruin" | MacColl, Glenister | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Shutting the Doors" | MacColl, Alan Lee Shaw | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Queen of the High Teas" | MacColl | 2:27 |
| 5. | "See That Girl" | MacColl | 3:01 |
| 6. | "I'm Going Out with an Eighty Year Old Millionaire" | MacColl | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Mambo de la Luna" | MacColl, Glenister, Dave Ruffy | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Designer Life" | MacColl, Kenneth Crouch | 2:34 |
| 9. | "Big Boy on a Saturday Night" | MacColl, Nevin | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Titanic Days" | MacColl, Nevin | 5:43 |
| 11. | "Can't Stop Killing You" | MacColl, Marr | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Fairytale of New York" (with The Pogues) | Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan | 4:31 |
| 13. | "Hard to Believe" | MacColl | 2:19 |
| 14. | "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" | Morrissey, Marr | 2:48 |
| 15. | "A New England" (Live acoustic BBC session) | Billy Bragg | 3:26 |
| 16. | "Halloween" | MacColl, Nevin | 3:38 |
| 17. | "You and Me Baby" | MacColl, Marr | 2:31 |
| 18. | "Angel" (Single mix) | MacColl | 3:39 |
| 19. | "He's on the Beach" (Live acoustic BBC session) | MacColl, Povey | 3:26 |
| 20. | "The End of a Perfect Day" | MacColl, Marr | 3:21 |
| 21. | "Still Life" | MacColl, Rambow | 2:58 |
| 22. | "Innocence" (Single mix) | MacColl, Glenister | 4:00 |
"Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their London-based band the Pogues, featuring English singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song is an Irish folk-style ballad and was written as a duet, with the Pogues' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl playing the female character. It was originally released as a single on 23 November 1987 and later featured on the Pogues' 1988 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God.
Kite is the breakthrough second album by Kirsty MacColl, released in 1989. Produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, it was her first album for Virgin Records. The album included MacColl's hit cover of the Kinks' "Days", as well as two tracks written with Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. On 6 October 1989, it was certified silver by the BPI.
"Interesting Drug" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released as a non-album single on 17 April 1989. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's fourth release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by the drug culture in the English lower class, which he felt was being clamped down on by the power-hungry Thatcher government. These political themes were further explored in its music video. The single was the second and final Morrissey solo single to feature his former Smiths bandmates Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, and Craig Gannon.
Universal Music On Demand (UMOD) is a London-based record label owned by Universal Music Group, formed in 1998 as Universal Music TV (UMTV). UMOD specialises in producing compilation albums and occasional single releases. It was founded when Seagram acquired PolyGram and merged the company's record labels under the same umbrella, replacing the PolyGram TV label.
Galore is a compilation album released by Kirsty MacColl in 1995. It features material previously released on the studio albums Desperate Character (1981), Kite (1989), Electric Landlady (1991) and Titanic Days (1993), among other tracks by MacColl, totalling eighteen songs. Some of the tracks differ from their original releases; a couple of songs, such as "Innocence", are alternate takes, while "Miss Otis Regrets" is a different edit that omits the second half, "Just One of Those Things", performed by the Pogues. On release the album peaked at No. 6, MacColl's highest ever charting album.
Electric Landlady is Kirsty MacColl's third studio album. Released in 1991, it was her second Virgin Records release and second collaboration with producer/husband Steve Lillywhite. The title is a pun on Jimi Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland.
Titanic Days is the fourth studio album by Kirsty MacColl, released in 1993. Containing eleven tracks, Titanic Days was sometimes hard to get in years after its release, but it was remastered and re-released in 2005 by ZTT with a second CD of non-album tracks and some live recordings, including a version of "Miss Otis Regrets". In 2012, another remastered re-issue of the album was released by Salvo/ZTT, which again featured a second disc of bonus tracks. This is the final album to be produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, before they divorced several years after the release.
"They Don't Know" is a song composed and first recorded in 1979 by Kirsty MacColl. Though unsuccessful, the song was later recorded by Tracey Ullman in 1983. Ullman's version reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 8 in the US.
"Days" is a song by the Kinks, written by lead singer Ray Davies, released as a single in 1968. It also appeared on an early version of the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. It now appears as a bonus track of the remastered CD. On the original Pye 7N 17573 label, the name of the song is "Day's" owing to a grammatical error.
Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". Her first single, "They Don't Know", had chart success a few years later when covered by Tracey Ullman. MacColl also sang on a number of recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her death in 2000 led to the "Justice for Kirsty" campaign.
"Free World" is a song by British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, which was released in 1989 as the lead single from her second studio album Kite. It was written by MacColl and produced by Steve Lillywhite. "Free World" reached number 43 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for seven weeks.
A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. It was released by Union Square Music in 2013 and reached No. 41 in the UK. The standard edition of the compilation contains 21 tracks. A limited edition release exclusive to Amazon was also issued with a bonus disc of 10 promotional videos and five art cards.
"Dear John" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, which was released in 1994 as the third and final single from her second studio album Eddi Reader. It was written by Kirsty MacColl and Mark E. Nevin, and produced by Greg Penny. "Dear John" reached No. 48 in the UK and remained in the charts for two weeks. In 1995, the song was nominated for "Best song musically and lyrically" at the Ivor Novello Awards.
From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology is a three disc box set by the British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released by Virgin in 2005. It reached No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart.
"In These Shoes?" is a song by British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, which was released in 2000 as the second single from her fifth studio album Tropical Brainstorm. It was written by MacColl and Pete Glenister, and produced by MacColl, Glenister and Dave Ruffy.
The Best of Kirsty MacColl is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. It was released by EMI in 2005 and reached No. 12 in the UK. The one-disc compilation, which was aimed at more casual fans of MacColl, followed the release of the three-disc set From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology earlier in the year.
The Essential Collection is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released by Stiff Records in 1993. It contains seventeen tracks covering MacColl's early recording career for Stiff and includes those released as singles and B-sides, as well as selections from her debut album Desperate Character (1981). The last three tracks are included as bonus tracks.
"He's on the Beach" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, which was released in 1985 as a non-album single by Stiff Records. It was written by MacColl and Gavin Povey, and produced by Steve Lillywhite.
"All I Ever Wanted" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, which was released in 1991 as the third and final single from her third studio album Electric Landlady. It was written by MacColl and Marshall Crenshaw, and produced by Steve Lillywhite.
"You Caught Me Out" is a song written by Kirsty MacColl, Pete Briquette and Simon Crowe. It was originally recorded by MacColl in 1979, with Liam Sternberg as the producer, but the intended single release later that year was shelved. In 2023, it was issued as a limited edition 7-inch single. Versions have also been recorded by Australian singer Christie Allen and British-American singer/actress Tracey Ullman.