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In 1985 Polydor re-released the Desperate Character LP after throwing in some unreleased tracks recorded for the unreleased second album Real (as in "The Real MacColl" predictably enough). According to Kirsty, "It was a complete mish-mash. The first album material was pub-rock, rockabilly-ish, while the second was much more techno: there was a lot of programming on it. I was never even sent a copy of this schizophrenic record but a friend of mine heard it in a restaurant. They were just cashing in on New England being a hit."

The album was issued with the same packaging and credits as Desperate Character so the musicians on the Real tracks remain uncredited. The dropped tracks were the country version of Chip Shop, Mexican sofa and Just one look. Of the new tracks, Roman Gardens is actually very addictive in a synthetic sort of way. Berlin is an enjoyable camp Cabaret pastiche and Annie doesn't really add much to the original listing, though presumably means more to Annie herself.

Musicians: the extra tracks are uncredited, the originals are as Desperate Character.

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. Annie
   Kirsty MacColl LYRICS
   "We're going to run away from all of this to somewhere good some day"
6. Until The Night
   Kirsty MacColl & 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. Roman Gardens
   Hamish MacColl & Gavin Povey LYRICS
   "Let us dream awhile in the Roman gardens, statues walk and talk in the pale moonlight ..."
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. Berlin
    Kirsty MacColl LYRICS
    "Love the sights and love the sounds, I wish I could stick around Berlin"

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• 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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