Desireless (album)

All lyrics are written by Eagle-Eye Cherry; all music is composed by Eagle-Eye Cherry, except where noted.

Desireless
UK and European cover art
Studio album by Eagle-Eye Cherry
Released	7 October 1997 (1997-10-07) [1]
Length	55:55
Label	Diesel
Producer	Eagle-Eye Cherry Adam Kviman Klas Åhlund Kent Gillström Magnus Frykberg
Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology
Desireless (1997) Living in the Present Future (2000)
International artwork
Alternative UK and European cover art, used internationally

No.	Title	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Save Tonight"		Adam Kviman Eagle-Eye Cherry (co.)	3:55
2.	"Indecision"	Cherry Klas Åhlund	Åhlund Cherry (co.)	5:16
3.	"Comatose (In the Arms of Slumber)"	Cherry Kent Gillström	Gillström Cherry (co.)	4:38
4.	"Worried Eyes"		Magnus Frykberg Kviman Cherry (co.)	4:30
5.	"Rainbow Wings"	Cherry John Carlberg	Kviman	4:04
6.	"Falling in Love Again"		Cherry	3:30
7.	"Conversation"		Gillström Cherry (co.)	4:44
8.	"When Mermaids Cry"		Gillström Cherry (co.)	4:22
9.	"Shooting Up in Vain"		Kviman Cherry (co.)	5:36
10.	"Permanent Tears"		Kviman Cherry (co.)	4:43
11.	"Death Defied by Will"		Kviman Cherry (co.)	4:23
12.	"Desireless"	Don Cherry	Kviman Eagle-Eye Cherry (co.)	6:14
Total length:				55:55

• Track information adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[5]

Personnel

Musicians

• Eagle-Eye Cherry – vocals, background vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 8–11), sampling (4), piano (4, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (6), programming (9), keyboards (10)
• Klas Åhlund – acoustic guitar (2, 10), electric guitar (1, 2, 9)
• Bengt Berger – tablas (12)
• Dilba Demirbağ – background vocals (4)
• Jaya Deva – acoustic guitar (10), guitar (4), vocals (12), electric guitar (12)
• Sharon Dyall – background vocals (7, 8)
• Andreas Fjällström – electric guitar (9)
• Peter Forss – bass guitar (2, 6, 8), background vocals (2, 6)
• Magnus Frykberg – drum programming (4, 8)
• Kent Gillström – acoustic guitar (3, 7), electric guitar (8), programming (8)
• Gnawan – guitar (4)
• Lars Halapi – acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (8)
• Titiyo Jah – vocals (4)
• Goran Kajfes – trumpet (12)
• Dominic Keyes – percussion (2, 3, 6, 7), background vocals (2–4, 6, 7)
• Adam Kviman – acoustic guitar (9), Fender Rhodes (9)
• Niklas Medin – Hammond organ (3, 7)
• Elias Modig – bass guitar (1, 9–12)
• Vinia Mojica – background vocals (9)
• Sebastian Öberg – cello (10)
• Magnus Persson – drums (1–3, 6–12), sleigh bells (4), percussion (5, 12), didgeridoo (5), programming (10)
• Mattias Torell – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5–8, 11, 12), electric guitar (1, 6–8, 11), guitar (2), bass guitar (3, 5, 7), additional arrangement (7)
• Ingemar Woody – electric guitar (11), additional arrangement (11)
• Alisha Zevulon – distant voice (10)

Technical personnel

• Adam Kviman – mixing (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), engineer (1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12), additional drum engineering (3, 7)
• Kent Gillström – engineer (3, 7, 8), mixing (8)
• Ed Tuton – mixing (2, 5, 6), engineer (2, 5, 6)
• Simon Nordberg – vocal engineer (2)
• Stefan Glaumann – mixing (10)
• Magnus Frykberg – mixing (4), engineer (4)
• Robert Wellerfors – mixing (4), engineer (4)
• Ronny Lahti – additional recording
• Kaj Erixon – mixing (8)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 68 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 32 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 48 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 31 European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) [11] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [12] 30 French Albums (SNEP) [13] 4 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 16 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [16] 19 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 4 UK Albums (OCC) [19] 3 US Billboard 200 [20] 45

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position French Albums (SNEP) [21] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [22] 61 UK Albums (OCC) [23] 61 Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 [24] 153

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25]	Platinum	100,000^
France (SNEP) [26]	2× Gold	200,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27]	Gold	7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [28]	Gold	40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [30]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [31]	Platinum	1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [32]	Platinum	1,000,000*
Worldwide	—	4,000,000 [33]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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