'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.

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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