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Desperate Character

1981 saw Kirsty's first album released on Polydor. In style it was poppy with early evidence of the Kirsty "wall of sound". Chip Shop is the strongest track but teenage angst prevails throughout. Getting out of "this place" and boy songs set the lyrical tone of the album. The Kirsty penned Teenager in love, See that girl and Clock goes round are all decent enough pop songs which give a clue that there was a real talent emerging here. This is the best collection of the early MacColl in action.

Reviews: Smash Hits "it seems Kirsty has nothing original to offer"

Musicians: Lu Edmonds, Billy Bremner, Malcolm Morley, Phil Rambow, Bazza, Gavin Povey, Glyn Havard, Paul Riley, Lee Partiss, Ben Mandelson, "Irish" John Earle, Ray Beavis, Chris Gower, Dick Hansen, Lew Lewis.

1. Clock Goes Round
   Written by Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
   "I don't think I'd stay around here if it wasn't for you"
2. See That Girl
   Written by Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
   "I'll still be loving you till you see that girl"
3. There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
   Kirsty MacColl & Philip Rambow LYRICS, CHORDS
   "but he's a liar, and I'm not sure about you"
4. Teenager In Love
   Kirsty MacColl LYRICS, CHORDS
   "I'm just a lonely alcoholic teenager in love"
5. Mexican Sofa
   Kirsty MacColl & Lu Edmonds LYRICS
   "Sixteen dollars a day, sitting on a sofa Mexicana"
6. Until The Night
   Kirsty MacColl & Phil Johnstone LYRICS
   "It's alright until the night, when you can't forget she went away"
7. Falling For Faces
   Kirsty MacColl & Lu Edmonds LYRICS
   "Falling for faces, changing places - just like the hard places out on the road"
8. Just One Look
   Doris Payne & Gregory Carroll LYRICS
   "Say you will, you will be mine forever"
9. The Real Ripper
   Kirsty MacColl & Lu Edmonds LYRICS
   "Keep your hand on your heart, he's gonna get you"
10. Hard To Believe
    Kirsty MacColl LYRICS
    "It's just that I find love so hard to believe sometimes"
11. He Thinks I Still Care
    Roysden D Lipscombe & Stephen Duffy LYRICS
    "Just because I called his number by mistake last night, he thinks I still care"
12. There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis (country version)
    Kirsty MacColl & Philip Rambow LYRICS, CHORDS
    "but he's a liar and I'm not sure about you (twang)"

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