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All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology

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All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology
Compilation album by
Released7 April 2014
Length155:25
LabelSalvo
Kirsty MacColl chronology
A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl
(2013)
All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology
(2014)

All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology is a two-disc compilation by the British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released by Salvo in 2014. The set contains 43 tracks from across MacColl's career and a 32-page booklet.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Independent[3]

Upon release, Mark Deming of AllMusic described MacColl's songwriting as "witty, disarmingly honest, eclectic, and adventurous", and added: "All I Ever Wanted is a suitably thorough and tremendously entertaining look at an artist who left behind a small but impressive legacy."[2] The compilation was also included on AllMusic's "Favorite Compilations" list as part of their "Best of 2014".[4] Andy Gill of The Independent considered MacColl "[the] most English of talents" and noted her "winning blend of strength and fragility, vocally and lyrically".[3]

Track listing

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Disc one

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Us Amazonians"Kirsty MacColl, Pete Glenister4:10
2."Days"Ray Davies3:00
3."Free World"MacColl2:37
4."Children of the Revolution"MacColl, Johnny Marr3:58
5."Walking Down Madison" (Ye Olde Original Mix)MacColl, Marr4:33
6."My Affair"MacColl, Mark E. Nevin5:24
7."In These Shoes?"MacColl, Glenister, Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie3:39
8."They Don't Know"MacColl3:02
9."Terry" (12" version)MacColl, Gavin Povey5:15
10."Over You"MacColl2:35
11."Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"Gerry Goffin, Carole King2:59
12."Caroline"MacColl2:54
13."Touch Me"MacColl, Glenister3:35
14."Soho Square"MacColl, Nevin4:24
15."All I Ever Wanted" (Album version)MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw3:49
16."England 2 Colombia 0"MacColl3:45
17."Wrong Again"MacColl4:14
18."Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!"MacColl3:47
19."Last Day of Summer"MacColl, Nevin4:20
20."Golden Heart"MacColl, Neill MacColl3:22
21."Bad"MacColl2:45

Disc two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"MacColl, Philip Rambow3:07
2."Mother's Ruin"MacColl, Glenister3:56
3."Shutting the Doors"MacColl, Alan Lee Shaw4:21
4."Queen of the High Teas"MacColl2:27
5."See That Girl"MacColl3:01
6."I'm Going Out with an Eighty Year Old Millionaire"MacColl2:50
7."Mambo de la Luna"MacColl, Glenister, Dave Ruffy4:36
8."Designer Life"MacColl, Kenneth Crouch2:34
9."Big Boy on a Saturday Night"MacColl, Nevin3:56
10."Titanic Days"MacColl, Nevin5:43
11."Can't Stop Killing You"MacColl, Marr4:11
12."Fairytale of New York" (with The Pogues)Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan4:31
13."Hard to Believe"MacColl2:19
14."You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby"Morrissey, Marr2:48
15."A New England" (Live acoustic BBC session)Billy Bragg3:26
16."Halloween"MacColl, Nevin3:38
17."You and Me Baby"MacColl, Marr2:31
18."Angel" (Single mix)MacColl3:39
19."He's on the Beach" (Live acoustic BBC session)MacColl, Povey3:26
20."The End of a Perfect Day"MacColl, Marr3:21
21."Still Life"MacColl, Rambow2:58
22."Innocence" (Single mix)MacColl, Glenister4:00

References

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  1. ^ "Kirsty MacColl / All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology / 2CD compilation". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mark Deming (6 May 2014). "All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Andy Gill (5 April 2014). "Album reviews: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Carlene Carter, Ellis Island Sound, Kirsty MacColl, Timber Timbre, Oy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Favorite Compilations | AllMusic 2014 in Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 September 2019.