Kite

'Kite' flew out in the world in the spring of 1989, a whole decade after Kirsty MacColl had released her first single. It also came seven years after her last album, her debut, 'Desperate Character'. In the interim, she had a top ten hit with her harmony and jangle-drenched version of Billy Bragg's 'A New England' in 1985, an evergreen Christmas hit, 1987's 'Fairytale of New York', with The Pogues and two sons, Jamie and Louis, with her producer husband Steve Lillywhite. 'Kite' arrived like a bold, glossy statement of intent, full of songs she had written herself and with dear friends like Pete Glenister and Johnny Marr, plus one glistening Kinks cover, which felt like an appropriate choice. In finger-clicking country, Smithsy pop, ballads and modern protest songs, Kirsty was Ray Davies' natural successor in songwriting, observing fame, love and modern life with a sparkling, sensitive eye. 'Kite' also contains flourishes of what was to come later for Kirsty. 'Dancing in Limbo' hints towards her later work's Latin flavours. Finale 'You and Me Baby' prefigures the glorious soundworld of 1993's 'Titanic Days'. Throughout the album, there is a confidence that bristles and burns, the sound of a woman finally seizing the day and having her time. This double CD deluxe edition features a bonus disc of alternate mixes, B-sides and singles.

Special Features

2CD deluxe 7" gatefold packaging, bonus CD containing alternate mixes, singles and B-sides, 8-page booklet

Disc 1
1: Innocence
2: Free World
3: Mother's Ruin
4: Days
5: No Victims
6: Fifteen Minutes
7: Don't Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim!
8: Tread Lightly
9: What Do Pretty Girls Do?
10: Dancing in Limbo
11: The End of a Perfect Day
12: You and Me Baby

Disc 2
1: Closer to God?
2: The End of a Perfect Day
3: You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
4: La Fôret De Mimosas
5: Happy
6: El Paso
7: Still Life
8: Please Help Me, I'm Falling
9: Innocence (Single Remix)
10: Clubland
11: Don't Run Away from Me Now
12: Innocence (Guilt Mix)
13: No Victims (Guitar Geroes Mix)
14: Other People's Hearts
15: Complainte Pour Ste Catherine
16: Am I Right?
17: You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby ('She's Having a Baby' Soundtrack Version)

Number of Discs: 2

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