Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty MacColl

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Some only recall Kirsty MacColl as the other voice duetting with Shane MacGowan on the classic 1987 Christmas hit Fairytale Of New York, but by then she'd already established herself as one of Britain's most original songwriters and accomplished singers; whether delivering delicious, quirky pop or indulging her love of Cuban music. The daughter of folk legend Ewan MacColl, she was signed to Chiswick Records as a result of her backing vocals with punk band Drug Addix and had an airplay hit with her first single They Don't Know (which later charted in the US and was a hit for Tracey Ullman), before breaking into the charts in 1981 with the witty country-flavoured There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis. MacColl's biggest solo hit, however, came in 1985 with her cover of Billy Bragg's A New England. After a lull, the massive success of Fairytale Of New York re-launched her into public consciousness and she had a smattering of hits, notably Walking Down Madison (co-written with Johnny Marr), and she embarked on a series of classy singer-songwriter albums including: Kite (1989); Electric Landlady (1991); Titanic Days (1994); and the highly-acclaimed Cuban fusion album Tropical Brainstorm (2000). Just after her last album was released, however, MacColl was killed in December 2000 by a power boat while swimming with her children in Mexico.

Top tracks

07
A New England
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:52
Writer: Billy Bragg / Composers: Billy Bragg
11
He's On The Beach
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:31
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
02
In These Shoes?
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:39
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Willie Bobo - Peter Wilfred Glenister - Melvin Lastie / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Willie Bobo - Peter Wilfred Glenister - Melvin Lastie
09
A New England (Extended Version)
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
07:57
Writer: Billy Bragg / Composers: Billy Bragg
08
Patrick
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:09
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
01
They Don’t Know
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:01
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
You Caught Me Out
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:27
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
10
I'm Going Out With An Eighty Year Old Millionaire
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
02:55
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
02
Turn My Motor On
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
02:27
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
13
He's On The Beach (Extended Version)
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
05:26
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
04
Terry
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:56
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
01
Walking Down Madison
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
06:35
Composers: Unknown
05
My Affair
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
05:24
Composers: Unknown
01
Mambo De La Luna
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
04:37
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Dave Ruffy - Pete Glenister / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Dave Ruffy - Pete Glenister
06
Terry (Extended Version)
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
05:20
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
01
Innocence
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
04:09
Composers: Unknown
05
Quietly Alone
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
02:39
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
01
Caroline
Kirsty MacColl
Caroline
02:56
Composers: Unknown
07
Miss Otis Regrets/Just One of Those Things
Kirsty MacColl
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
04:44
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
02
El Paso
Kirsty MacColl
Caroline
03:48
Composers: Unknown
01
Perfect Day
Kirsty MacColl
Perfect Day
03:51
Composers: Lou Reed
05
Autumngirlsoup
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:54
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
13
You Just Haven't Earned It yet, Baby
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
02:49
Composers: Unknown
10
Maybe It's Imaginary
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
02:13
Composers: Unknown
04
Days
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:00
Composers: Unknown
07
England 2 Colombia 0
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:45
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
Fairytale of New York (Instrumental)
The Pogues
Fairytale of New York
04:32
Writer: Jem Finer - Shane MacGowan
07
He Never Mentioned Love
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:51
Composers: Unknown
02
Free World
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
02:36
Composers: Unknown
07
Walking Down Madison (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
06:25
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Johnny Marr
05
Bad
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
02:45
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
04
Here Comes That Man Again
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
04:49
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister
03
Treachery
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:52
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Graham Gouldman / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Graham Gouldman
06
Celestine
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:35
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
02
Soho Square
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
04:26
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin
10
US Amazonians
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
04:09
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister
06
Lying Down
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
04:48
Composers: Unknown
03
Angel
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
05:10
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
06
Can't Stop Killing You
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
04:09
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Johnny Marr / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Johnny Marr
01
Clock Goes Round
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
02:36
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
01
You Know It’s You
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
03:59
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin
11
Libertango
Sharon Shannon
The Galway Girl: The Best of Sharon Shannon
04:27
Writer: Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla - Natalie Delon - David Wilkey - Barry Reynolds / Composers: Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla - Natalie Delon - David Wilkey - Barry Reynolds
04
Halloween
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:39
Composers: Unknown
05
No Victims
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:50
Composers: Unknown
14
He's On The Beach (12" Mix)
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
08:08
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
11
Tomorrow Never Comes
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
04:46
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin
12
The One & Only
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:45
Composers: Unknown

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  • Discography
Albums
Real
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
27-10-2023
Real
01
Bad Dreams
Kirsty MacColl
Real
04:47
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02
Time
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03:49
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03
Sticked And Stoned
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03:47
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04
Annie
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Real
04:37
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05
Camel Crossing
Kirsty MacColl
Real
05:21
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
06
Berlin
Kirsty MacColl
Real
03:35
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07
Man With No Name
Kirsty MacColl
Real
03:37
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
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Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
℗ 2023 V2 Music Limited
27-10-2023
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
01
Here Comes That Man Again (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
05:20
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister
02
Head (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
04:26
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
Celestine (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
03:45
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
04
England 2, Colombia 0 (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
04:11
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
05
Designer Life (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
02:40
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - K. Crouch - Claudio Guidetti
06
Days (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
03:25
Composers: Ray Davies
07
Walking Down Madison (Live At The Jazz Café, London / UK / 12th October 1999)
Kirsty MacColl
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
06:25
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Johnny Marr
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The Stiff Singles Collection
This Compilation ℗ 2021 Stiff Records Limited
04-10-2006
The Stiff Singles Collection
01
They Don’t Know
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:01
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
02
Turn My Motor On
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
02:27
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
You Caught Me Out
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:27
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
04
Terry
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:56
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
05
Quietly Alone
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
02:39
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
06
Terry (Extended Version)
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
05:20
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Gavin Povey
07
A New England
Kirsty MacColl
The Stiff Singles Collection
03:52
Writer: Billy Bragg / Composers: Billy Bragg
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Tropical Brainstorm
℗ 1999 V2 Music Limited
01-01-1999
Tropical Brainstorm
01
Mambo De La Luna
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
04:37
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Dave Ruffy - Pete Glenister / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Dave Ruffy - Pete Glenister
02
In These Shoes?
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:39
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Willie Bobo - Peter Wilfred Glenister - Melvin Lastie / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Willie Bobo - Peter Wilfred Glenister - Melvin Lastie
03
Treachery
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:52
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Graham Gouldman / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Graham Gouldman
04
Here Comes That Man Again
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
04:49
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Peter Wilfred Glenister
05
Autumngirlsoup
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:54
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
06
Celestine
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:35
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
07
England 2 Colombia 0
Kirsty MacColl
Tropical Brainstorm
03:45
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
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Titanic Days
℗ 1993 ZTT Records Limited
05-10-1993
Titanic Days
01
You Know It’s You
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
03:59
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin
02
Soho Square
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
04:26
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin
03
Angel
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
05:10
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
04
Last Day Of Summer
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
04:20
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin
05
Bad
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
02:45
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
06
Can't Stop Killing You
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
04:09
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Johnny Marr / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Johnny Marr
07
Titanic Days
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
05:43
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin
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Angel
℗ 2021 ZTT Records Limited
01-01-1993
Angel
01
Angel (Single Mix)
Kirsty MacColl
Angel
03:40
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
02
Angel (Jay's Edit)
Kirsty MacColl
Angel
03:52
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
Angel (Apollo 440 Remix)
Kirsty MacColl
Angel
08:08
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
04
Angel (Stuart Crichton Remix)
Kirsty MacColl
Angel
06:24
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
05
Angel (Into The Light Mix)
Kirsty MacColl
Angel
05:33
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
06
Angel (Mysterious Mix)
Kirsty MacColl
Angel
07:12
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
(P) 1991 Ocean Songs Ltd
25-06-1991
Electric Landlady
01
Walking Down Madison
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
06:35
Composers: Unknown
02
All I Ever Wanted
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:50
Composers: Unknown
03
Children of the Revolution
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:58
Composers: Unknown
04
Halloween
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:39
Composers: Unknown
05
My Affair
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
05:24
Composers: Unknown
06
Lying Down
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
04:48
Composers: Unknown
07
He Never Mentioned Love
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady
03:51
Composers: Unknown
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Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
(P) 1991 Ocean Songs Ltd.
01-01-1991
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
01
Walking Down Madison
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
06:35
Composers: Unknown
02
All I Ever Wanted
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
03:50
Composers: Unknown
03
Children of the Revolution
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
03:58
Composers: Unknown
04
Halloween
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
03:39
Composers: Unknown
05
My Affair
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
05:24
Composers: Unknown
06
Lying Down
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
04:48
Composers: Unknown
07
He Never Mentioned Love
Kirsty MacColl
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
03:51
Composers: Unknown
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Kite
(P) 1989 Ocean Songs Ltd
01-04-1989
Kite
01
Innocence
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
04:09
Composers: Unknown
02
Free World
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
02:36
Composers: Unknown
03
Mother's Ruin
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:56
Composers: Unknown
04
Days
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:00
Composers: Unknown
05
No Victims
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:50
Composers: Unknown
06
Fifteen Minutes
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:12
Composers: Unknown
07
Don't Come the Cowboy with Me, Sonny Jim!
Kirsty MacColl
Kite
03:47
Composers: Unknown
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Kite (Deluxe Edition)
(P) 1989 Ocean Songs Ltd.
01-01-1989
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
01
Innocence
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
04:09
Composers: Unknown
02
Free World
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
02:36
Composers: Unknown
03
Mother's Ruin
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
03:56
Composers: Unknown
04
Days
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
03:00
Composers: Unknown
05
No Victims
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
03:50
Composers: Unknown
06
Fifteen Minutes
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
03:12
Composers: Unknown
07
Don't Come the Cowboy with Me, Sonny Jim!
Kirsty MacColl
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
03:47
Composers: Unknown
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Desperate Character
℗ 1981 Polydor Records Ltd.
01-06-1981
Desperate Character
01
Clock Goes Round
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
02:36
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
02
See That Girl
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
03:02
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
03:09
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Philip Rambow
04
Teenager In Love
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
02:37
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Philip Rambow
05
Mexican Sofa
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
03:17
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Dave Edmunds
06
Until The Night
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
03:14
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Phil Johnstone
07
Falling For Faces
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
02:33
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Robert Edmonds
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EPs
Titanic Days
℗ 2021 ZTT Records Limited
05-10-1993
Titanic Days
01
Titanic Days (Single Edit)
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
03:31
Writer: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin / Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E Nevin
02
Angel (Piano Mix)
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
03:18
Writer: Kirsty MacColl / Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
Free World (Live)
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
02:43
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
04
Miss Otis Regrets (Live)
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
03:01
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
05
Bad
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Days
02:45
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
Singles
Lullaby For Ezra
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
07-09-2023
Lullaby For Ezra
01
Lullaby For Ezra
Kirsty MacColl
Lullaby For Ezra
03:52
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Robert Edmonds
Titanic Demos
℗ 2021 ZTT Records Limited
06-08-2021
Titanic Demos
01
King Kong
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Demos
03:57
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
02
Dear John
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Demos
02:43
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
03
Irish Cousin
Kirsty MacColl
Titanic Demos
04:48
Composers: Kirsty MacColl
Perfect Day
(P) 2020 Demon Music Group Ltd.
19-06-1995
Perfect Day
01
Perfect Day
Kirsty MacColl
Perfect Day
03:51
Composers: Lou Reed