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Kirsty MacColl

Kite

£22.99

Released: 2nd May 2025. 'Kite' flew out in the world in the spring of 1989, a whole decade after Kirsty MacColl had released her first single. It also came seven years after her last album, her debut, 'Desperate Character'. In the interim, she had a top ten hit with her harmony and jangle-drenched version of Billy Bragg's 'A New England' in 1985, an evergreen Christmas hit, 1987's 'Fairytale of New York', with The Pogues and two sons, Jamie and Louis, with her producer husband Steve Lillywhite. 'Kite' arrived like a bold, glossy statement of intent, full of songs she had written herself and with dear friends like Pete Glenister and Johnny Marr, plus one glistening Kinks cover, which felt like an appropriate choice. In finger-clicking country, Smithsy pop, ballads and modern protest songs, Kirsty was Ray Davies' natural successor in songwriting, observing fame, love and modern life with a sparkling, sensitive eye. 'Kite' also contains flourishes of what was to come later for Kirsty. 'Dancing in Limbo' hints towards her later work's Latin flavours. Finale 'You and Me Baby' prefigures the glorious soundworld of 1993's 'Titanic Days'. Throughout the album, there is a confidence that bristles and burns, the sound of a woman finally seizing the day and having her time. This double CD deluxe edition features a bonus disc of alternate mixes, B-sides and singles.

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  • Details

    Released:
    2nd May 2025
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    740155744137
  • Description

    'Kite' flew out in the world in the spring of 1989, a whole decade after Kirsty MacColl had released her first single. It also came seven years after her last album, her debut, 'Desperate Character'. In the interim, she had a top ten hit with her harmony and jangle-drenched version of Billy Bragg's 'A New England' in 1985, an evergreen Christmas hit, 1987's 'Fairytale of New York', with The Pogues and two sons, Jamie and Louis, with her producer husband Steve Lillywhite. 'Kite' arrived like a bold, glossy statement of intent, full of songs she had written herself and with dear friends like Pete Glenister and Johnny Marr, plus one glistening Kinks cover, which felt like an appropriate choice. In finger-clicking country, Smithsy pop, ballads and modern protest songs, Kirsty was Ray Davies' natural successor in songwriting, observing fame, love and modern life with a sparkling, sensitive eye. 'Kite' also contains flourishes of what was to come later for Kirsty. 'Dancing in Limbo' hints towards her later work's Latin flavours. Finale 'You and Me Baby' prefigures the glorious soundworld of 1993's 'Titanic Days'. Throughout the album, there is a confidence that bristles and burns, the sound of a woman finally seizing the day and having her time. This double CD deluxe edition features a bonus disc of alternate mixes, B-sides and singles.
    Extras:
    2CD deluxe 7" gatefold packaging, bonus CD containing alternate mixes, singles and B-sides, 8-page booklet
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Innocence
    Kirsty MacColl
    2.Free World
    Kirsty MacColl
    3.Mother's Ruin
    Kirsty MacColl
    4.Days
    Kirsty MacColl
    5.No Victims
    Kirsty MacColl
    6.Fifteen Minutes
    Kirsty MacColl
    7.Don't Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim!
    Kirsty MacColl
    8.Tread Lightly
    Kirsty MacColl
    9.What Do Pretty Girls Do?
    Kirsty MacColl
    10.Dancing in Limbo
    Kirsty MacColl
    11.The End of a Perfect Day
    Kirsty MacColl
    12.You and Me Baby
    Kirsty MacColl

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Closer to God?
    Kirsty MacColl
    2.The End of a Perfect Day
    Kirsty MacColl
    3.You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
    Kirsty MacColl
    4.La Foret De Mimosas
    Kirsty MacColl
    5.Happy
    Kirsty MacColl
    6.El Paso
    Kirsty MacColl
    7.Still Life
    Kirsty MacColl
    8.Please Help Me, I'm Falling
    Kirsty MacColl
    9.Innocence (Single Remix)
    Kirsty MacColl
    10.Clubland
    Kirsty MacColl
    11.Don't Run Away from Me Now
    Kirsty MacColl
    12.Innocence (Guilt Mix)
    Kirsty MacColl
    13.No Victims (Guitar Geroes Mix)
    Kirsty MacColl
    14.Other People's Hearts
    Kirsty MacColl
    15.Complainte Pour Ste Catherine
    Kirsty MacColl
    16.Am I Right?
    Kirsty MacColl
    17.You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby ('She's Having a Baby' Soundtrack Version)
    Kirsty MacColl
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