The One and Only (Kirsty MacColl album)
The One and Only is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. It was released by Metro in 2001 and reached No. 34 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[1] The compilation features fourteen tracks from MacColl's recording career under Stiff Records.[2]
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Length | 55:47 | |||
| Label | Metro | |||
| Kirsty MacColl chronology | ||||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic described the compilation as "rather eccentric" and a "collection of above-average (mostly) '80s pop/rock".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A New England" | Billy Bragg | 1984 single | 3:49 |
| 2. | "They Don't Know" | MacColl, Philip Rambow | 1979 single | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Terry" | MacColl | 1983 single | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Libertango" | Astor Piazzolla | Each Little Thing (Sharon Shannon, 1997) | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Turn My Motor On" | MacColl | B-side of "They Don't Know" | 2:23 |
| 6. | "I'm Going Out with an Eighty Year Old Millionaire" | MacColl | B-side on 12" version of "A New England" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Patrick" | MacColl | B-side of "A New England" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "He's on the Beach" | MacColl, Gavin Povey | 1985 single | 5:22 |
| 9. | "The Manchester Rambler" | Ewan MacColl | 1983 recording from Black and White: The Definitive Ewan MacColl Collection (1990) | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Quietly Alone" | MacColl | B-side of "Terry" | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Please Go to Sleep" | MacColl | B-side of "He's On the Beach" | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Terry (12" Mix)" | MacColl | 5:16 | |
| 13. | "Greetings to the New Brunette" | Bragg | Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (Billy Bragg, 1986) | 3:31 |
| 14. | "A New England (12" Mix)" | Bragg | 7:55 |
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Budget Albums Chart[1] | 34 |
References
- "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "The One and Only - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2001-08-20. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music – Colin Larkin – Google Books. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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