Desperate Character

Desperate Character is the first solo album of British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released in 1981. Re-released in March 1985 as Kirsty MacColl, with three tracks replaced with other songs. The album was never released as a CD and remains out of print

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kirsty MacColl; except where indicated

Desperate Character (1981)

1. "Clock Goes Round" - 2:33
2. "See That Girl" - 2:59
3. "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" (MacColl, Philip Rambow) - 3:04
4. "Teenager in Love" - 2:33
5. "Mexican Sofa" (MacColl, Lu Edwards) - 3:11
6. "Until The Night" (MacColl, Phil Johnstone) - 3:07
7. "Falling For Faces" (MacColl, Lu Edwards) - 2:28
8. "Just One Look" (Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll) - 2:17
9. "The Real Ripper" (MacColl, Lu Edwards) - 3:20
10. "Hard To Believe" - 2:17
11. "He Thinks I Still Care" (Roysden D. Lipscombe, Stephen Duffy) - 2:54
12. "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" (country version) - 3:42

Kirsty MacColl (1985) (* Special Edition only)

1. "Clock Goes Round" - 2:33
2. "See That Girl" - 2:59
3. "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" - 3:04
4. "Teenager in Love" - 2:33
5. "Annie" - 4:33
6. "Until The Night" - 3:07
7. "Falling For Faces" - 2:28
8. "Roman Gardens" - 3:57
9. "The Real Ripper" - 3:20
10. "Hard To Believe" - 2:17
11. "He Thinks I Still Care" - 2:54
12. "Berlin" - 3:34
13. "Man With No Name" *
14. "Sleepless Nights" *

Personnel

• Kirsty MacColl - vocals
• Lu Edmonds, Billy Bremner, Malcolm Morley, Phil Rambow, Bazza - guitar
• Glyn Havard, Paul Riley - bass
• Lee Partiss - drums
• Gavin Povey - piano
• Ben Mandelson - fiddle
• "Irish" John Earle - tenor & baritone saxophone
• Chris Gower - trombone
• Dick Hansen - trumpet
• Lew Lewis - "vamping"
• Blanche McAdorey, Billy - background vocals

External links

• Desperate Character at Kirsty MacColl.com
• Kirsty MacColl at Kirsty MacColl.com