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The Collection

This is an EMI Gold release for cut price retail. That doesn't make it a bad collection though since it collects the best of the Kite and Electric Landlady albums, padded out with some of the superior tracks which didn't make those albums.

The CD is nicely packaged with Charlie Dickins' photography used appropriately, and was compiled with the approval of Jean MacColl.

1. Innocence
   Written by Kirsty MacColl & Pete Glenister LYRICS, CHORDS
   "You won't be seeing me again but you'll always wonder why"
2. Free World
   Written by Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
   "With a pocketful of plastic like a dollar on elastic in this free world "
3. Tread lightly
   Kirsty MacColl & Pete Glenister LYRICS, CHORDS
   "Tread lightly in your dreams, they might come true for you tomorrow "
4. You just haven't earned it yet, baby
   Morrissey & Johnny Marr LYRICS, CHORDS
   "If you're wondering why all the love that you long for eludes you... "
5. Walking down Madison
   Kirsty MacColl & Johnny Marr LYRICS
   "From the sharks in the penthouse to the rats in the basement it's not that far... "
6. Fifteen minutes
   Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
   "Then there's always the cash, selling yourself for some trash"
7. Don't come the cowboy with me, Sonny Jim!
   Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
   "They'll never mind if you're counting the cracks on the wall"
8. Closer to God
   Kirsty MacColl LYRICS
   B side of Free World
   "Does the lord keep you warm in her bed every night?
   Are your prayers in the morning just squeals of delight?"
9. He never mentioned love
   Kirsty MacColl & Jem Finer LYRICS, CHORDS
   "He looked into my eyes just as an airplane roared above,
   Said something about football but he never mentioned love"
10. Other People's Hearts
    Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
    B Side of Cowboy
    "The winter's drawing in again, another year has passed"
11. All I ever wanted
    Kirsty MacColl & Marshall Crenshaw LYRICS, CHORDS
    "All I ever wanted was a little more respect from you"
12. My affair
    Kirsty MacColl & Mark Nevin LYRICS
    "It's no concern of yours if I sleep with the President"
13. Halloween
    Kirsty MacColl & Mark Nevin LYRICS
    "Was it all a dream?"
14. The hardest word
    Kirsty MacColl & Hamish MacColl LYRICS
    "Climbing those mountains I picture you still"
15. Days
    Ray Davies LYRICS, CHORDS
    "Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me "
16. Still Life
    Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
    B Side of Days
    "Our love is just a relic of the past - you'd never recognise the old town now"

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Related Pages:

• Albums

• Other albums - Desperate Character - Kite - Electric Landlady - Titanic Days - Tropical Brainstorm
• Other compilations - The Essential Collection - The One and Only - Galore - What do pretty girls do?

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