Desireless (album)

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

Desireless
Desireless eagle-eye cherry international standard cover.jpg
UK and European cover art
Studio album by
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Released7 October 1997 (1997-10-07) [1]
Length55:55
Label Diesel
Producer
Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology
Desireless
(1997)		 Living in the Present Future
(2000)
International artwork
Eagle-eye cherry desireless cover.jpg
Alternative UK and European cover art, used internationally
No.TitleMusicProducer(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)"
  • Gillström
  • Cherry (co.)
4:38
4."Worried Eyes" 
  • Magnus Frykberg
  • Kviman
  • Cherry (co.)
4:30
5."Rainbow Wings"
  • Cherry
  • John Carlberg
Kviman4:04
6."Falling in Love Again" Cherry3:30
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

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [25] 2× Gold200,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [26] Gold7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [27] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [28] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [30] Platinum1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [31] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—4,000,000 [32]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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