FROM CROYDON TO CUBA: AN ANTHOLOGY

From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology
From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology
Box set by Kirsty MacColl
Released	2005
Recorded	1979–2000
Genre	Pop; rock; country; folk; world music;
Length	3:56:23
Label	Virgin
Kirsty MacColl chronology

From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology is a three disc box set by the British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released by Virgin in 2005. It reached No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
musicOMH	favourable^[3]
The Telegraph	favourable^[4]

Upon release, Dave Thompson of AllMusic described the set as a "marvel" and one which leaves listeners "wondering precisely how MacColl's genius passed so many people by".^[2] John Murphy of musicOMH considered it a "long overdue retrospective" and summarised: "Although there are some omissions, this anthology is still a compulsory purchase for anyone who wants to know more about one of the more cruelly over-looked figures of British music."^[3]

Robert Sandall of The Telegraph commented: "This box set offers a comprehensive reminder of just how characterful a talent departed the planet when Kirsty MacColl [died] in 2000. Not all of the 65 tracks here are classics - like most box sets, this contains a sprinkling of rare or unreleased what-nots which collectors love but others skip. But the story they tell is riveting."^[4]

Track listing

Adapted from the box set liner notes.^[5]

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	" They Don't Know"	Kirsty MacColl	Non-album single, 1979	3:02
2.	" You Caught Me Out"	MacColl, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe	Abandoned single, 1979;^[A] previously unreleased	3:24
3.	" Keep Your Hands off My Baby"	Carole King, Gerry Goffin	Non-album single, 1981	2:59
4.	" There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"	MacColl, Philip Rambow	Desperate Character, 1981	3:08
5.	"Hard to Believe"	MacColl	Desperate Character	2:19
6.	" See That Girl"	MacColl	Desperate Character	3:00
7.	"Queen of the High Teas"	MacColl	B-side of "You Still Believe in Me", 1981	2:28
8.	" I Want Out" ( Matchbox feat. Kirsty MacColl)	Brian Hodgson, Ray Peters, Tony Colton	Crossed Line, 1982	2:42
9.	" You Still Believe in Me"	Brian Wilson, Tony Asher	Non-album single, 1981	2:57
10.	"Rhythm of the Real Thing"	MacColl, Simon Climie	B-side of "Berlin", 1983^[B]	4:58
11.	"Berlin"	MacColl	Non-album single, 1983^[C]	3:34
12.	"Camel Crossing"	MacColl	From the Real sessions, 1983;^[D] previously unreleased	5:21
13.	"Roman Gardens"	Hamish MacColl, Gavin Povey	Kirsty MacColl, 1985; from the Real sessions	4:57
14.	"Sticked and Stoned"	MacColl	From the Real sessions; previously unreleased	3:46
15.	" Terry"	MacColl, Povey	Non-album single, 1983	3:51
16.	"A New England"	Billy Bragg	Non-album single, 1984	3:48
17.	"Patrick"	MacColl	B-side of "A New England"	3:04
18.	" He's on the Beach"	MacColl, Povey	Non-album single, 1985	3:30
19.	" Innocence" (Single remix)	MacColl, Pete Glenister	Kite, 1989	4:02
20.	" Don't Come The Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim"	MacColl	Kite	3:46
21.	"Closer to God"	MacColl	B-side of "Free World", 1989	3:54
22.	" Fairytale of New York" ( The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl)	Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer	Single, 1987; If I Should Fall from Grace with God, 1988	4:33
Total length:				79:14

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	" Free World"	MacColl	Kite	2:37
2.	"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby"	Morrissey, Johnny Marr	Kite	2:49
3.	"Tread Lightly"	MacColl, Glenister	Kite	3:17
4.	"The End of a Perfect Day"	MacColl, Marr	Kite	3:21
5.	"Mother's Ruin"	MacColl, Glenister	Kite	3:55
6.	"Dancing in Limbo"	MacColl	Kite	2:51
7.	" Days"	Ray Davies	Kite	3:55
8.	"Still Life"	MacColl, Rambow	B-side of "Days", 1989	2:51
9.	"Clubland"	MacColl	B-side of "Innocence", 1989	2:59
10.	"Other People's Hearts"	MacColl, Povey	B-side of "Don't Come The Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim", 1990	2:59
11.	"Don't Run Away from Me Now"	MacColl, Rambow	B-side of "Innocence", 1989	4:04
12.	" Please Help Me, I'm Falling"	Don Robertson, Hal Blair	B-side of "Days", 1989	3:36
13.	" Miss Otis Regrets/ Just One of Those Things" (Kirsty MacColl and the Pogues)	Cole Porter	Red Hot + Blue, 1990	2:58
14.	"All the Tears That I Cried"	MacColl, Mark E. Nevin	B-side of "My Affair", 1991	2:45
15.	" Walking Down Madison"	MacColl, Marr	Electric Landlady, 1991	4:39
16.	"London Bridge Is Falling Down"	Winsford Devine, add. lyrics by MacColl	Outtake from the Electric Landlady sessions, 1991; previously unreleased	4:52
17.	" My Affair"	MacColl, Nevin	Electric Landlady	5:23
18.	" All I Ever Wanted" (Re-recorded single version)	MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw	Non-album single, 1991; original version from Electric Landlady	3:38
19.	"Halloween"	MacColl, Nevin	Electric Landlady	3:39
20.	"We'll Never Pass This Way Again"	MacColl	Electric Landlady	4:20
21.	"Count On Me" (Demo)	MacColl, Nevin	1993 demo; previously unreleased	2:39
22.	" Dear John" (Demo)	MacColl, Nevin	1993 demo; previously unreleased	2:43
Total length:				78:17

Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	" Angel"	MacColl	Titanic Days, 1993	3:51
2.	"Soho Square"	MacColl, Nevin	Titanic Days	4:23
3.	"Bad"	MacColl	Titanic Days	2:45
4.	" Can't Stop Killing You"	Marr, MacColl	Titanic Days	4:03
5.	"Titanic Days" (Single edit)	MacColl, Nevin	Titanic Days	3:37
6.	"Tomorrow Never Comes"	MacColl, Nevin	Titanic Days	4:46
7.	" Caroline"	MacColl	Galore, 1995	2:55
8.	"I Am Afraid"	Dave Couse	1995 session outtake; previously unreleased	3:15
9.	"The Butcher Boy"	Traditional	B-side of "Caroline", 1995	3:56
10.	"As Long As You Hold Me"	Bragg	Mad Love soundtrack, 1995	4:34
11.	" Perfect Day" (Kirsty MacColl and Evan Dando)	Lou Reed	Galore	3:49
12.	" Sail Away" (Ghostland and Kirsty MacColl)	Randy Newman	Beautiful People soundtrack, 1999	3:13
13.	" Libertango" ( Sharon Shannon feat. Kirsty MacColl)	Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynolds, Dennis Wilkey	Libertango, 2003^[E]	4:23
14.	"Golden Heart"	MacColl, Neill MacColl	B-side of "Mambo de la Luna", 1999; bonus track on Tropical Brainstorm US version, 2000	3:22
15.	" Mambo de la Luna" (Single edit)	David Ruffy, MacColl, Glenister	Tropical Brainstorm	3:31
16.	" In These Shoes?"	MacColl, Glenister	Tropical Brainstorm	3:38
17.	"England 2 Columbia 0"	MacColl	Tropical Brainstorm	3:46
18.	"Celestine"	MacColl	Tropical Brainstorm	3:34
19.	"Good for Me"	James Knight, MacColl	B-side of "In These Shoes?", 2000; bonus track on Tropical Brainstorm US version	4:10
20.	"Manhattan Moon"	Philip Chevron	2000 demo;^[F] previously unreleased	3:34
21.	"Sun On the Water" (Demo)	MacColl, Glenister	1999–2000 demo;^[G] previously unreleased	4:09
Total length:				79:26

Production

Adapted from the box set liner notes.^[5]

Disc one

Liam Sternberg – producer (1)
Barry "Bazza" Farmer – producer (3-7, 9)
Brian Hodgson – producer (8)
Dave Jordan – producer (10-14)
Kirsty MacColl – producer (15, 17)
Gavin Povey – producer (15)
Steve Lillywhite – producer (16, 18-22)

Disc two

Steve Lillywhite – producer (1-7, 10, 13-20)
Kirsty MacColl – producer (8, 9, 11, 12)
Colin Stuart – producer (8, 9, 11, 12)
Howard Gray – additional production (15)

Disc three

Steve Lillywhite – producer (1)
Gregg Jackman – additional production (1)
Victor Van Vugt – producer (2-5, 7)
Kirsty MacColl – producer (2-9, 11, 14-19)
Mark E. Nevin – producer (2-6)
Boz Boorer – producer (8, 9, 11)
Andy Roberts – producer (10)
John Reynolds – producer (12)
Dónal Lunny – producer (13)
Dave Ruffy – producer (15-18)
Pete Glenister – producer (15-18, 21)
James Knight – producer (19)
Philip Chevron – producer (20)
Nick Robbins – producer (20)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart ( OCC)^[1]	98

Notes

^ Shortly before its October 1979 release date, MacColl and her label Stiff parted company, so "You Caught Me Out" was not commercially released as a single at that time. Test pressings and white label promos exist.^[6]
^ This track was referenced as being issued as a 1983 single (as a B-side) in this album's liner notes, but no actual copy -- whether a stock copy, promo copy, test pressing or acetate -- has ever surfaced.
^ This track was referenced as being issued as a 1983 single A-side in this album's liner notes, but no actual copy -- whether a stock copy, promo copy, test pressing or acetate -- has ever surfaced.
^ Recorded January 1983 during sessions for MacColl's shelved second album Real.^[5]
^ Originally released on Sharon Shannon's 1997 album Each Little Thing. The version featured on From Croydon to Cuba is a remix from Shannon's 2003 collaborations album Libertango.^[5]
^ December 2000 demo written for the in-progress musical Jack Rooney: In Person by Philip Chevron and Declan Lynch.^[5]
^ Demo recorded during the Tropical Brainstorm sessions.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "KIRSTY MACCOLL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Dave Thompson (26 April 2005). "From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b John Murphy (28 March 2005). "Kirsty MacColl – From Croydon To Cuba: An Anthology". musicOMH. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b 12:01AM GMT 26 Mar 2005 (26 March 2005). "Pop CDs of the week: Kirsty MacColl, Will Smith, New Order, Ladysmith Black Mambazo". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2019.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology (CD liner notes). Kirsty MacColl. Virgin. 2005.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
^ "You Caught Me Out". kirstymaccoll.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[7] Shortly before its October 1979 release date, MacColl and her label Stiff parted company, so "You Caught Me Out" was not commercially released as a single at that time. Test pressings and white label promos exist.^[6]

[8] This track was referenced as being issued as a 1983 single (as a B-side) in this album's liner notes, but no actual copy -- whether a stock copy, promo copy, test pressing or acetate -- has ever surfaced.

[9] This track was referenced as being issued as a 1983 single A-side in this album's liner notes, but no actual copy -- whether a stock copy, promo copy, test pressing or acetate -- has ever surfaced.

[10] Recorded January 1983 during sessions for MacColl's shelved second album Real.^[5]

[11] Originally released on Sharon Shannon's 1997 album Each Little Thing. The version featured on From Croydon to Cuba is a remix from Shannon's 2003 collaborations album Libertango.^[5]

[12] December 2000 demo written for the in-progress musical Jack Rooney: In Person by Philip Chevron and Declan Lynch.^[5]

[13] Demo recorded during the Tropical Brainstorm sessions.^[5]

[officialcharts1-1] "KIRSTY MACCOLL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[allmusic1-2] Dave Thompson (26 April 2005). "From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[musicomh1-3] John Murphy (28 March 2005). "Kirsty MacColl – From Croydon To Cuba: An Anthology". musicOMH. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[telegraph1-4] 12:01AM GMT 26 Mar 2005 (26 March 2005). "Pop CDs of the week: Kirsty MacColl, Will Smith, New Order, Ladysmith Black Mambazo". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2019.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

[AV-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology (CD liner notes). Kirsty MacColl. Virgin. 2005.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

[6] "You Caught Me Out". kirstymaccoll.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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v t e Kirsty MacColl
Studio albums	Desperate Character Kirsty MacColl Kite Electric Landlady Titanic Days Tropical Brainstorm Real
Compilations	The Essential Collection Galore What Do Pretty Girls Do? The One and Only From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology The Best of Kirsty MacColl A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology See That Girl 1979–2000
Singles	" They Don't Know" " You Caught Me Out" " Keep Your Hands off My Baby" " There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" " See That Girl" " You Still Believe in Me" " I Want Out" " Terry" " A New England" " He's on the Beach" " Free World" " Days" " Innocence" " Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!" " Walking Down Madison" " My Affair" " All I Ever Wanted" " Angel" " Can't Stop Killing You" " Caroline" " Perfect Day" " Mambo de la Luna" " In These Shoes?"
With The Pogues	" Fairytale of New York"
Related articles	Discography Ewan MacColl Steve Lillywhite " Dear John"

v t e Kirsty MacColl
Studio albums	Desperate Character Kirsty MacColl Kite Electric Landlady Titanic Days Tropical Brainstorm Real
Compilations	The Essential Collection Galore What Do Pretty Girls Do? The One and Only From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology The Best of Kirsty MacColl A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology See That Girl 1979–2000
Singles	" They Don't Know" " You Caught Me Out" " Keep Your Hands off My Baby" " There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" " See That Girl" " You Still Believe in Me" " I Want Out" " Terry" " A New England" " He's on the Beach" " Free World" " Days" " Innocence" " Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!" " Walking Down Madison" " My Affair" " All I Ever Wanted" " Angel" " Can't Stop Killing You" " Caroline" " Perfect Day" " Mambo de la Luna" " In These Shoes?"
With The Pogues	" Fairytale of New York"
Related articles	Discography Ewan MacColl Steve Lillywhite " Dear John"

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Disc two

Disc three

Production

Charts

Notes

References

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