Product Overview
Kirsty MacColl – Tropical Brainstorm / V2 Audio CD 2000 / 70709872
UPC 5033197098722
Product Details:
Tropical Brainstorm is the fifth and final studio album by Kirsty MacColl, released in 2000. It was inspired by her trips to Cuba, and many tracks include Spanish or Portuguese lyrics. "Good for Me", a non-album track co-written with James Knight, was her last song.[5]
Despite the apparent success of the album (certified Silver in the UK), the V2 label dropped MacColl before her death in 2000.
The album was released with three extra tracks in the US.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Mambo De La Luna
Backing Vocals – Ernesto Estruch, Felix Gonzalez, Gabriel Fonseca, Omar Puente, Rap [Cuban] – Felix Gonzalez, Written-By – D. Ruffy, K. MacColl, P. Glenister |
4:38 |
| 2 | In These Shoes?
Autoharp – Kirsty MacColl, Backing Vocals – Ernesto Estruch, Felix Gonzalez, Gabriel Fonseca, Omar Puente, Percussion – Bosco De Oliveira, Trumpet – Ben Storey, Written-By – K. MacColl, P. Glenister |
3:39 |
| 3 | Treachery
Piano – Ernesto Estruch, Written-By – G. Gouldman, K. MacColl |
3:51 |
| 4 | Here Comes That Man Again
Bass Guitar – Chucho Merchán, Percussion – Bosco De Oliveira, Violin – Ernesto Estruch, Gabriel Fonseca, Omar Puente, Written-By – K. MacColl, P. Glenister |
4:49 |
| 5 | Autumngirlsoup
Written-By – K. MacColl |
3:54 |
| 6 | Celestine
Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel] – Kirsty MacColl, Trombone – Joseph De Jesus, Written-By – K. MacColl |
3:35 |
| 7 | England 2 Colombia 0
Written-By – K. MacColl |
3:45 |
| 8 | Nao Esperando
Acoustic Guitar, Surdo – Luiz De Almeida, Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel], Cuica [Guica] – Kirsty MacColl, Percussion – Bosco De Oliveira, Written-By – K. MacColl, P. Glenister |
4:04 |
| 9 | Alegria
Written-By – D. Ruffy, K. MacColl |
2:01 |
| 10 | US Amazonians
Written-By – K. MacColl, P. Glenister |
4:09 |
| 11 |
Wrong Again
Written-By – K. MacColl |
4:16 |
| 12 | Designer Life
Acoustic Guitar – Luiz De Almeida, Double Bass – Chucho Merchán, Keyboards – Mark Hinton Stewart, Percussion – Roy Dodds, Written-By – K. Crouch, K. MacColl |
2:35 |
| 13 | Head
Autoharp – Kirsty MacColl, Saxophone – James Knight, Written-By – K. MacColl |
3:56 |
More Details:
- Design, Art Direction – Stylorouge
- Illustration – James Marsh
- Mixed By – Jeremy Wheatley (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11, 13), Pete Glenister (tracks: 5, 12)
- Photography By – Rocky Schenck
- Producer – Dave Ruffy, Kirsty MacColl, Pete Glenister
- Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Lee Groves
- Programmed By, Drums – Dave Ruffy
- Programmed By, Guitar – Pete Glenister
- Vocals – Kirsty MacColl
About the Artist:
Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and The Kinks' "Days". Her song "They Don't Know" was covered with great success by Tracey Ullman. MacColl also sang on recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues.
