The Essential Collection (Kirsty MacColl album)

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The Essential Collection
Kirsty MacColl The Essential Collection 1993 album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Kirsty MacColl
Released1993
Length52:54
LabelStiff Records
Kirsty MacColl chronology
Electric Landlady
(1991) 		The Essential Collection
(1993) 		Titanic Days
(1993)

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.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]

Chris Woodstra of AllMusic described the compilation as a "fine collection", with "some of the best singles [MacColl] ever [wrote]". He added: "She wrote melodic pop singles that managed to recast the classic girl-group sound of the '60s into a style that was contemporary and timeless."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"Kirsty MacColl, Philip Rambow3:09
2."A New England"Billy Bragg3:51
3."Patrick"MacColl3:07
4."Eighty Year Old Millionaire"MacColl2:52
5."See That Girl"MacColl3:04
6."Until the Night"MacColl, Phil Johnstone3:10
7."Just One Look"Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll2:18
8."He Thinks I Still Care"Roysden D. Lipscombe, Steve Duffy2:57
9."They Don't Know"MacColl3:03
10."Turn My Motor On"MacColl2:24
11."Please Go to Sleep"MacColl2:31
12."Terry"MacColl, Gavin Povey3:55
13."Quietly Alone"MacColl2:40
14."Teenager in Love"MacColl, Rambow2:38
15."A New England" (12" version) 7:56
16."Terry" (12" version) 5:19
17."There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" (Country version) 3:44

References[]

  1. ^ "The Essential Collection". Kirsty MacColl. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic Review by Chris Woodstra. "The Essential Collection - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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