Electric Landlady

Electric Landlady is Kirsty MacColl's third studio album. Released in 1991, it was her second Virgin Records release and second collaboration with producer/husband Steve Lillywhite. The title was given when MacColl found it to be the name that was accidentally written on some early pressings of Jimi Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland.[3]

Electric Landlady
Studio album by
Kirsty MacColl
Released25 June 1991
Recorded1991
GenreAlternative rock, pop rock, folk rock, country rock, blues rock, world
Length51:49
LabelVirgin
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
Kirsty MacColl chronology
Kite
(1989)		 Electric Landlady
(1991)		 The Essential Collection
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[2]

Landlady was MacColl's most successful U.S. release, owing to the lead track "Walking Down Madison", which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The longest song of the album, it features guest vocals by rapper Aniff Cousins, and was originally written for Alison Moyet.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kirsty MacColl and Mark E. Nevin; except where indicated

Original release
  1. "Walking Down Madison" 6:35 (MacColl, Johnny Marr)
  2. "All I Ever Wanted" 3:51 (MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw)
  3. "Children of the Revolution" 4:00 (MacColl, Johnny Marr)
  4. "Halloween" 3:38
  5. "My Affair" 5:25
  6. "Lying Down" 4:51 (MacColl, Pete Glenister)
  7. "He Never Mentioned Love" 3:53 (MacColl, Jem Finer)
  8. "We'll Never Pass This Way Again" 4:33
  9. "The Hardest Word" 4:36 (MacColl, Hamish MacColl)
  10. "Maybe It's Imaginary" 2:13
  11. "My Way Home" 4:27 (MacColl, Pete Glenister)
  12. "The One and Only" 3:42

2005 re-release

All songs above, plus bonus tracks:

  1. "Don't Go Near the Water" 2:34 (Mike Love, Alan Jardine)
  2. "One Good Thing" 3:37
  3. "Darling, Let's Have Another Baby" (Fred Berk) 3:26
  4. "My Affair" (Bass Sexy Remix) 7:04
  5. "Walking Down Madison" (6am Ambient Remix) 4:58

Deluxe edition

All songs above, plus bonus tracks:

  1. "Walking Down Madison" (7" Mix) 4:39
  2. "Walking Down Madison" (Urban Mix) 4:36
  3. "Walking Down Madison" (Ye Olde Originale Mix) 4:35
  4. "Walking Down Madison" (Extended Urban Mix) 6:36
  5. "Walking Down Madison" (Club Mix) 6:36
  6. "The Hardest Word" (Alternate Take 3) 5:02
  7. "My Affair" (Ladbroke Groove Mix) 6:05
  8. "My Affair" (Olive Groove Mix) 6:27
  9. "My Affair" (Single Edit) 3:34
  10. "All the Tears That I Cried" 3:32
  11. "All I Ever Wanted" (Re-Recorded Single Version) 3:29

Personnel
  • Kirsty MacColl – vocals
  • Pete Glenister – guitar
  • Elliot Randall – guitar
  • Mark E. Nevin – guitar
  • Ian Aitken – guitar
  • Johnny Marr – guitar
  • Colin Stuart – guitar, fiddle
  • Philip Chevron – guitar
  • Robert Ameen – drums
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • David Palmer – drums
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Sal Cuevas – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Darryl Hunt – bass
  • Guy Pratt – bass
  • Dave Valentin – alto flute, ocarina, pipes
  • Milton Cardona – conga
  • Ite Jerez – trumpet
  • Lloyd Carter – violin
  • Jimmy Chambers – background vocals
  • George Chandler – background vocals
  • Felix Ferrar – violin
  • Angel Fernandez – trumpet
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • Oscar Hernández – piano
  • Lewis Kahn – trombone, violin
  • Judd Lander – harmonica
  • Adrian Lillywhite – tambourine
  • Bob Loveday – violin
  • Hamish MacColl – keyboards
  • Jose Mangual – bongos
  • Enrique Orengo – cello
  • Marc Quiñones – timbales
  • Steve Sacks – alto saxophone
  • Ed Shearmur – piano, clavinet
  • Joseph J. Shepley – trumpet
  • Terry Woods – cittern
  • Aniff Cousins – rap
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Trevor Gray – organ, synthesizer, programming
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Leopoldo Pineda – trombone
  • Spider Stacy – tin whistle
  • Joe Shepley – trumpet

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[5] 86
UK Albums Chart[6] 17

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. https://ew.com/article/1991/07/12/electric-landlady/
  3. Pilchak, Angela M. (2005). "MacColl, Kirsty". Contemporary Musicians. 51. Archived from the original on 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  4. "Tribute Concert for Kirsty MacColl". Johnnymarrplaysguitar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. "KIRSTY MACCOLL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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