The One and Only (Kirsty MacColl album)

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The One and Only
Kirsty MacColl The One and Only 2001 compilation album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Kirsty MacColl
Released2001
Length55:47
LabelMetro
Kirsty MacColl chronology
Tropical Brainstorm
(2000) 		The One and Only
(2001) 		From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology
(2005)

The One and Only is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. It was released by Metro in 2001 and reached No. 34 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[1] The compilation features fourteen tracks from MacColl's recording career under Stiff Records.[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic described the compilation as "rather eccentric" and a "collection of above-average (mostly) '80s pop/rock".[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."A New England"Billy Bragg1984 single3:49
2."They Don't Know"MacColl, Philip Rambow1979 single3:02
3."Terry"MacColl1983 single3:53
4."Libertango"Astor PiazzollaEach Little Thing (Sharon Shannon, 1997)4:23
5."Turn My Motor On"MacCollB-side of "They Don't Know"2:23
6."I'm Going Out with an Eighty Year Old Millionaire"MacCollB-side on 12" version of "A New England"2:51
7."Patrick"MacCollB-side of "A New England"3:05
8."He's on the Beach"MacColl, Gavin Povey1985 single5:22
9."The Manchester Rambler"Ewan MacColl1983 recording from Black and White: The Definitive Ewan MacColl Collection (1990)4:42
10."Quietly Alone"MacCollB-side of "Terry"2:35
11."Please Go to Sleep"MacCollB-side of "He's On the Beach"2:29
12."Terry (12" Mix)"MacColl 5:16
13."Greetings to the New Brunette"BraggTalking with the Taxman About Poetry (Billy Bragg, 1986)3:31
14."A New England (12" Mix)"Bragg 7:55

Charts[]

Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Budget Albums Chart[1] 34

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The One and Only - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2001-08-20. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music – Colin Larkin – Google Books. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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