Audio CD review:
Kirsty MacColl - From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology

Kirsty MacColl - From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology

Band: Kirsty MacColl Title: From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology Rating: Release Date: 2005-04-04 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: They Don't Know 2: You Caught Me Out 3: Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Kirsty MacColl, Goffin, Gerry 4: There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis 5: Hard to Believe 6: See That Girl 7: Queen of the High Teas 8: I Want Out - Kirsty MacColl, Hodgson 9: You Still Believe in Me - Kirsty MacColl, Wilson, Brian 10: Rhythm of the Real Thing 11: Berlin 12: Camel Crossing 13: Roman Gardens - Kirsty MacColl, MacColl, Hamish 14: Sticked and Stoned 15: Terry 16: A New England - Kirsty MacColl, Bragg, Billy 17: Patrick 18: He's on the Beach 19: Innocence 20: Don't Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! 21: Closer to God 22: Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl, MacGowan, Shane 23: Free World 24: You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby - Kirsty MacColl, Morrissey 25: Tread Lightly 26: The End of a Perfect Day 27: Mother's Ruin 28: Dancing in Limbo 29: Days - Kirsty MacColl, Davies, Ray 30: Still Life 31: Clubland 32: Other People's Hearts 33: Don't Run Away from Me Now 34: Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Kirsty MacColl, Robertson, Don 35: Miss Otis Regrets/Just One of Those Things - Kirsty MacColl, Porter, Cole 36: All the Tears That I Cried 37: Walking Down Madison 38: London Bridge Is Falling Down 39: My Affair 40: All I Ever Wanted 41: Halloween 42: We'll Never Pass This Way Again 43: Count on Me 44: Dear John 45: Angel 46: Soho Square 47: Bad 48: Can't Stop Killing You 49: Titanic Days 50: Tomorrow Never Comes 51: Caroline 52: I Am Afraid 53: The Butcher Boy - Kirsty MacColl, Traditional 54: As Long as You Hold Me - Kirsty MacColl, Bragg, Billy 55: Perfect Day - Kirsty MacColl, Reed, Lou 56: Sail Away - Kirsty MacColl, Newman, Randy 57: Libertango - Kirsty MacColl, Reynolds 58: Golden Heart 59: Mambo de la Luna 60: In These Shoes? 61: England 2 Columbia 0 62: Celestine 63: Good for Me 64: Manhattan Moon - Kirsty MacColl, Chevron, Philip 65: Sun on the Water

The Best of the Best - Buy This Now! The late, great Kirsty MacColl is truly the most underrated singer/songwriter ever. I am not one who is given to hyperbole, but this is truly the best multi-disc career retrospective that I have encountered. And Virgin has done right by her in a generous, comprehensive collection full of previously unheard or long out of print tracks. I am particularly pleased in the generous helping of songs from my favorite album of Kirsty's, 1989's "Kite," but each period of her well-documented career is represented well here. But in many cases the previously unreleased tracks are as good as the well-known (to her fans, anyway) tracks - what a treat to have "Still Life," "London Bridge is Falling Down," "Manhattan Moon" and the wonderful cover of Grace Jones' "Libertango (I've Seen That Face Before)". Marvelous. Buy this now and begin to be cast under the spell of Kirsty's wit, multi-layered vocals and breathtaking songcraft. Half Perfection, Half Bubblegum Don't bother with this 2-disk album. Because I love Tropical Brainstorm so much, I wanted more of Kirsty MacColl's music. Half of this album is most of Tropical Brainstorm, but not all of it. The other half is Kirsty's earliest music, which is bubblegum pop. Very disappointing. I would give the Tropical Brainstorm portion of this album 5 stars, and I would give the other stuff 1 star. That's how I came up with my overall 3-Star rating. But buy Tropical Brainstorm instead. And if you have and love Tropical Brainstorm and want more of Kirsty's flawless, sultry voice, buy something other than this Anthology. Original & Fun Definitely recommend. The music is fun and original. Fresh, funny, moving and a Latin beat to boot. Miss her... Great talent. . then and now. Never understood whe "He's on the Beach" wasn't a smash hit. . . one of my alltime favorites. . . perhaps just ahead of her time. This compilation will satisfy anyone who enjoys fresh music, as it is pretty certain you haven't heard most of this on the radio (if you have, please let me know where you live). . . Buy it and enjoy. Miss her... Great talent. . then and now. Never understood why "He's on the Beach" wasn't a smash hit. . . one of my alltime favorites. . . perhaps just ahead of her time. This compilation will satisfy anyone who enjoys fresh music, as it is pretty certain you haven't heard most of this on the radio (if you have, please let me know where you live). . . Buy it and enjoy. You can see a complete list of all Kirsty MacColl discography, or go back to the Kirsty MacColl tabs