Product Description

Definitive collection from the late singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. Compiled in close association with her mother, Jean MacColl, this is a fitting tribute to the Croydon-born artist. The anthology features 65 tracks in total, including all of her classics and a sprinkling of rare and previously unreleased songs.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. They Don’t Know
2. You Caught Me Out (previously unreleased)
3. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
4. There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop
5. Hard To Believe
6. See That Girl
7. Queen Of The High Teas
8. I Want Out (Matchbox feat. Kirsty)
9. You Still Believe In Me
10. Rhythm Of The Real Thing
11. Berlin
12. Camel Crossing (previously unreleased)
13. Roman Gardens
14. Sticked And Stoned (previously unreleased)
15. Terry
16. A New England
17. Patrick
18. He’s On The Beach
19. Innocence (Remix)
20. Don’t Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim
21. Closer To God
22. Fairy Tale Of New York (The Pogues feat. Kirsty)

Disc 2:

1. Free World
2. You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby
3. Tread Lightly
4. The End Of Another Perfect Day
5. Mothers Ruin
6. Dancing In Limbo
7. Days
8. Still Life
9. Clubland
10. Other People’s Hearts
11. Don’t Run Away From Me Now
12. Please Help Me I’m Falling
13. Miss Otis Regrets/Just One Of Those Things (w/ The Pogues)
14. All The Tears That I Cried
15. Walking Down Madison
16. London Bridge Is Falling Down (previously unreleased)
17. My Affair
18. All I Ever Wanted (re-recorded single version)
19. Halloween
20. We’ll Never Pass This Way Again
21. Count On Me (demo) (previously unreleased)
22. Dear John (demo) (previously unreleased)

Disc 3:

1. Angel
2. Soho Square
3. Bad
4. Can’t Stop Killing You
5. Titanic Days (edit)
6. Tomorrow Never Comes
7. Caroline
8. I Am Afraid (previously unreleased)
9. The Butcher Boy
10. As Long As You Hold Me
11. Perfect Day (w/ Evan Dando)
12. Sail Away (w/ Ghostland)
13. Libertango (w/ Sharon Shannon)
14. Golden Heart
15. Mambo de La Luna (edit)
16. In These Shoes?
17. England 2 Columbia 0
18. Celestine
19. Good For Me
20. Head
21. Sun On The Water (demo) (previously unreleased)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4569 in Music
• Released on: 2005-03-28
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Album Description
From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology is a 3CD retrospective of Kristy's work between 1979 and 2000. It contains all her singles and unreleased tracks including demos from the family's private archive. It includes include rare tracks, several unreleased songs as well as demo recordings. A percentage of proceeds made from the box set will go towards her family and friends' ongoing fight to reopen the inquiry into her tragic death in Mexico.

Customer Reviews

Buy this not the best off
This is truly a gem. Three CD's of an outstanding folk/rock legend. The "Best Off" is a single album. With this set you get all the hits and a lot more for only a couple of pounds extra. If there are a few tracks that don't immediately make you sing along, there are many others that do.

Too much talent, not enough time.
It's difficult to remain unemotional when listening to this brilliant compilation. In this reviewer's opinion there has never been as exceptional an artist less well served by her various labels than Kirsty MacColl. That this collection finally, much too late, sets things right is a mixed blessing indeed. We longtime fans have most of this material already, and those not familiar will probably not be inclined to invest their time in an artist who tragically can never release new material. If only they could be made aware of what they're missing.

From the perfect, effervescent pop of "They Don't Know" to the wonderfully assimilated latin rythyms of "Tropical Brainstorm" Kirsty MacColl produced music that has no real parallel in it's variety, scope, beauty, intelligence, honesty and accessibility.
As every fan of hers has said several times at least, it's absurd that she wasn't better known and appreciated. If there's a prospective buyer out there for whom Carole King's "Tapestry" was once a favorite album, you need to buy this. If you have a soft spot for Joni Mitchell, Chrissie Hynde, Sarah MacLachlan et al, you should consider this. If I were to critique each song, I'd write a book. I'll just say that I can't imagine anyone being dissatisfied with this boxed set. It's worth twice the price.

A Rich Collection of a Brilliant Talent
Kirsty MacColl's sound was something I grew up with, as my Mum was a fan. I'm now delighted to be coming back and listening again-and this anthology is the perfect way to do it! There are the popular tracks I rememeber as well as new gems to discover. For anyone who like MacColl, or wants one collection of her music, I would say this is an excellent purchase.

I don't know enough about MacColl to say whether this is a good anthology for a long-time, very serious fan who already has other albums; but what matters to me is the brilliant tunes-and there are plenty of those here.