From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology is a three disc box set by the British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released by Virgin in 2005. It reached No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
| From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology | ||||
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| Box set by | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–2000 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:56:23 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Kirsty MacColl chronology | ||||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| musicOMH | favourable[3] |
| The Telegraph | favourable[4] |
Upon release, Dave Thompson of AllMusic described the set as a "marvel" and one which leaves listeners "wondering precisely how MacColl's genius passed so many people by".[2] John Murphy of musicOMH considered it a "long overdue retrospective" and summarised: "Although there are some omissions, this anthology is still a compulsory purchase for anyone who wants to know more about one of the more cruelly over-looked figures of British music."[3]
Robert Sandall of The Telegraph commented: "This box set offers a comprehensive reminder of just how characterful a talent departed the planet when Kirsty MacColl [died] in 2000. Not all of the 65 tracks here are classics - like most box sets, this contains a sprinkling of rare or unreleased what-nots which collectors love but others skip. But the story they tell is riveting."[4]
Track listing
editAdapted from the box set liner notes.[5]
Disc one
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "They Don't Know" | Kirsty MacColl | Non-album single, 1979 | 3:02 |
| 2. | "You Caught Me Out" | MacColl, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe | Abandoned single, 1979;[A] previously unreleased | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Keep Your Hands off My Baby" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | Non-album single, 1981 | 2:59 |
| 4. | "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" | MacColl, Philip Rambow | Desperate Character, 1981 | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Hard to Believe" | MacColl | Desperate Character | 2:19 |
| 6. | "See That Girl" | MacColl | Desperate Character | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Queen of the High Teas" | MacColl | B-side of "You Still Believe in Me", 1981 | 2:28 |
| 8. | "I Want Out" (Matchbox feat. Kirsty MacColl) | Brian Hodgson, Ray Peters, Tony Colton | Crossed Line, 1982 | 2:42 |
| 9. | "You Still Believe in Me" | Brian Wilson, Tony Asher | Non-album single, 1981 | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Rhythm of the Real Thing" | MacColl, Simon Climie | B-side of "Berlin", 1983[B] | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Berlin" | MacColl | Non-album single, 1983[C] | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Camel Crossing" | MacColl | From the Real sessions, 1983;[D] previously unreleased | 5:21 |
| 13. | "Roman Gardens" | Hamish MacColl, Gavin Povey | Kirsty MacColl, 1985; from the Real sessions | 4:57 |
| 14. | "Sticked and Stoned" | MacColl | From the Real sessions; previously unreleased | 3:46 |
| 15. | "Terry" | MacColl, Povey | Non-album single, 1983 | 3:51 |
| 16. | "A New England" | Billy Bragg | Non-album single, 1984 | 3:48 |
| 17. | "Patrick" | MacColl | B-side of "A New England" | 3:04 |
| 18. | "He's on the Beach" | MacColl, Povey | Non-album single, 1985 | 3:30 |
| 19. | "Innocence" (Single remix) | MacColl, Pete Glenister | Kite, 1989 | 4:02 |
| 20. | "Don't Come The Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim" | MacColl | Kite | 3:46 |
| 21. | "Closer to God" | MacColl | B-side of "Free World", 1989 | 3:54 |
| 22. | "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl) | Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer | Single, 1987; If I Should Fall from Grace with God, 1988 | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 79:14 | |||
Disc two
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free World" | MacColl | Kite | 2:37 |
| 2. | "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" | Morrissey, Johnny Marr | Kite | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Tread Lightly" | MacColl, Glenister | Kite | 3:17 |
| 4. | "The End of a Perfect Day" | MacColl, Marr | Kite | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Mother's Ruin" | MacColl, Glenister | Kite | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Dancing in Limbo" | MacColl | Kite | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Days" | Ray Davies | Kite | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Still Life" | MacColl, Rambow | B-side of "Days", 1989 | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Clubland" | MacColl | B-side of "Innocence", 1989 | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Other People's Hearts" | MacColl, Povey | B-side of "Don't Come The Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim", 1990 | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Don't Run Away from Me Now" | MacColl, Rambow | B-side of "Innocence", 1989 | 4:04 |
| 12. | "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" | Don Robertson, Hal Blair | B-side of "Days", 1989 | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Miss Otis Regrets/Just One of Those Things" (Kirsty MacColl and the Pogues) | Cole Porter | Red Hot + Blue, 1990 | 2:58 |
| 14. | "All the Tears That I Cried" | MacColl, Mark E. Nevin | B-side of "My Affair", 1991 | 2:45 |
| 15. | "Walking Down Madison" | MacColl, Marr | Electric Landlady, 1991 | 4:39 |
| 16. | "London Bridge Is Falling Down" | Winsford Devine, add. lyrics by MacColl | Outtake from the Electric Landlady sessions, 1991; previously unreleased | 4:52 |
| 17. | "My Affair" | MacColl, Nevin | Electric Landlady | 5:23 |
| 18. | "All I Ever Wanted" (Re-recorded single version) | MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw | Non-album single, 1991; original version from Electric Landlady | 3:38 |
| 19. | "Halloween" | MacColl, Nevin | Electric Landlady | 3:39 |
| 20. | "We'll Never Pass This Way Again" | MacColl | Electric Landlady | 4:20 |
| 21. | "Count On Me" (Demo) | MacColl, Nevin | 1993 demo; previously unreleased | 2:39 |
| 22. | "Dear John" (Demo) | MacColl, Nevin | 1993 demo; previously unreleased | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 78:17 | |||
Disc three
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Angel" | MacColl | Titanic Days, 1993 | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Soho Square" | MacColl, Nevin | Titanic Days | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Bad" | MacColl | Titanic Days | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Can't Stop Killing You" | Marr, MacColl | Titanic Days | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Titanic Days" (Single edit) | MacColl, Nevin | Titanic Days | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | MacColl, Nevin | Titanic Days | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Caroline" | MacColl | Galore, 1995 | 2:55 |
| 8. | "I Am Afraid" | Dave Couse | 1995 session outtake; previously unreleased | 3:15 |
| 9. | "The Butcher Boy" | Traditional | B-side of "Caroline", 1995 | 3:56 |
| 10. | "As Long As You Hold Me" | Bragg | Mad Love soundtrack, 1995 | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Perfect Day" (Kirsty MacColl and Evan Dando) | Lou Reed | Galore | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Sail Away" (Ghostland and Kirsty MacColl) | Randy Newman | Beautiful People soundtrack, 1999 | 3:13 |
| 13. | "Libertango" (Sharon Shannon feat. Kirsty MacColl) | Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey | Libertango, 2003[E] | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Golden Heart" | MacColl, Neill MacColl | B-side of "Mambo de la Luna", 1999; bonus track on Tropical Brainstorm US version, 2000 | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Mambo de la Luna" (Single edit) | David Ruffy, MacColl, Glenister | Tropical Brainstorm | 3:31 |
| 16. | "In These Shoes?" | MacColl, Glenister | Tropical Brainstorm | 3:38 |
| 17. | "England 2 Columbia 0" | MacColl | Tropical Brainstorm | 3:46 |
| 18. | "Celestine" | MacColl | Tropical Brainstorm | 3:34 |
| 19. | "Good for Me" | James Knight, MacColl | B-side of "In These Shoes?", 2000; bonus track on Tropical Brainstorm US version | 4:10 |
| 20. | "Manhattan Moon" | Philip Chevron | 2000 demo;[F] previously unreleased | 3:34 |
| 21. | "Sun On the Water" (Demo) | MacColl, Glenister | 1999–2000 demo;[G] previously unreleased | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 79:26 | |||
Production
editAdapted from the box set liner notes.[5]
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Charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart (OCC)[1] | 98 |
Notes
edit- ^ Shortly before its October 1979 release date, MacColl and her label Stiff parted company, so "You Caught Me Out" was not commercially released as a single at that time. Test pressings and white label promos exist.[6]
- ^ This track was referenced as being issued as a 1983 single (as a B-side) in this album's liner notes, but no actual copy -- whether a stock copy, promo copy, test pressing or acetate -- has ever surfaced.
- ^ This track was referenced as being issued as a 1983 single A-side in this album's liner notes, but no actual copy -- whether a stock copy, promo copy, test pressing or acetate -- has ever surfaced.
- ^ Recorded January 1983 during sessions for MacColl's shelved second album Real.[5]
- ^ Originally released on Sharon Shannon's 1997 album Each Little Thing. The version featured on From Croydon to Cuba is a remix from Shannon's 2003 collaborations album Libertango.[5]
- ^ December 2000 demo written for the in-progress musical Jack Rooney: In Person by Philip Chevron and Declan Lynch.[5]
- ^ Demo recorded during the Tropical Brainstorm sessions.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "KIRSTY MACCOLL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b Dave Thompson (26 April 2005). "From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b John Murphy (28 March 2005). "Kirsty MacColl – From Croydon To Cuba: An Anthology". musicOMH. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b 12:01AM GMT 26 Mar 2005 (26 March 2005). "Pop CDs of the week: Kirsty MacColl, Will Smith, New Order, Ladysmith Black Mambazo". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology (CD liner notes). Kirsty MacColl. Virgin. 2005.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "You Caught Me Out". kirstymaccoll.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.