Unlike most career-spanning compilations, 1994's Galore is essential to all Kirsty MacColl fans. Not only does the 18-track collection trace her development from 1979's sublime Spector pastiche "They Don't Know" to 1993's haunting Titanic Days, it gathers two tracks recorded with the Pogues in the late '80s -- the Christmas favorite "A Fairytale of New York" and a brilliant reinterpretation of Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets" -- plus two new tracks: the terrific country-rock single "Caroline" and an odd version of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" sung as a duet with Evan Dando. MacColl's growth as both singer and songwriter is clearly charted here through songs as varied and impressive as the rockabilly giggle "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis," the corrosive "Innocence," and the wicked wit of the exuberant Latin experiment "My Affair." A pitch-perfect recap of MacColl's early career, Galore is unbeatable.
Kirsty MacColl
Galore
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AllMusic Review by Stewart Mason
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
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1 | 3:02 | |||||
2 | 3:49 | |||||
3 | 3:07 | |||||
4 | 3:31 | |||||
5 |
feat: The Pogues
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4:32 | ||||
6 |
feat: The Pogues
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2:49 | ||||
7 | 2:36 | |||||
8 | 4:00 | |||||
9 | 2:48 | |||||
10 | 3:00 | |||||
11 | 3:46 | |||||
12 | 4:37 | |||||
13 | 5:24 | |||||
14 | 3:51 | |||||
15 | 5:43 | |||||
16 | 4:10 | |||||
17 | 2:56 | |||||
18 |
feat: Evan Dando
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3:50 |