Desireless (album)
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Released7 October 1997[1]
Length55:55
LabelDiesel
Producer
- Eagle-Eye Cherry
- Adam Kviman
- Klas Åhlund
- Kent Gillström
- Magnus Frykberg
| Desireless | ||||
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 UK and European cover art | ||||
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| Released | 7 October 1997[1] | |||
| Length | 55:55 | |||
| Label | Diesel | |||
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| Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology | ||||
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| International artwork | ||||
 Alternative UK and European cover art, used internationally | ||||
| Singles from Changing Faces | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
Desireless is the debut album by Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry, released on 7 October 1997.
The album went platinum in the United States and sold over four million copies worldwide. The singles "Save Tonight" and "Falling in Love Again" were a major part of the album's success. The title track, “Desireless” is a cover of a song by Cherry's late father Don Cherry from his album Relativity Suite.
All lyrics are written by Eagle-Eye Cherry; all music is composed by Eagle-Eye Cherry, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Tonight" |
| 3:55 | |
| 2. | "Indecision" |
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| 5:16 |
| 3. | "Comatose (In the Arms of Slumber)" |
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| 4:38 |
| 4. | "Worried Eyes" |
| 4:30 | |
| 5. | "Rainbow Wings" |
| Kviman | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Falling in Love Again" | Cherry | 3:30 | |
| 7. | "Conversation" |
| 4:44 | |
| 8. | "When Mermaids Cry" |
| 4:22 | |
| 9. | "Shooting Up in Vain" |
| 5:36 | |
| 10. | "Permanent Tears" |
| 4:43 | |
| 11. | "Death Defied by Will" |
| 4:23 | |
| 12. | "Desireless" | Don Cherry |
| 6:14 |
| Total length: | 55:55 | |||
- Track information adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Personnel
Musicians
- Eagle-Eye Cherry – vocals, background vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 8–11), sampling (4), piano (4, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (6), programming (9), keyboards (10)
- Klas Åhlund – acoustic guitar (2, 10), electric guitar (1, 2, 9)
- Bengt Berger – tablas (12)
- Dilba Demirbağ – background vocals (4)
- Jaya Deva – acoustic guitar (10), guitar (4), vocals (12), electric guitar (12)
- Sharon Dyall – background vocals (7, 8)
- Andreas Fjällström – electric guitar (9)
- Peter Forss – bass guitar (2, 6, 8), background vocals (2, 6)
- Magnus Frykberg – drum programming (4, 8)
- Kent Gillström – acoustic guitar (3, 7), electric guitar (8), programming (8)
- Gnawan – guitar (4)
- Lars Halapi – acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (8)
- Titiyo Jah – vocals (4)
- Goran Kajfes – trumpet (12)
- Dominic Keyes – percussion (2, 3, 6, 7), background vocals (2–4, 6, 7)
- Adam Kviman – acoustic guitar (9), Fender Rhodes (9)
- Niklas Medin – Hammond organ (3, 7)
- Elias Modig – bass guitar (1, 9–12)
- Vinia Mojica – background vocals (9)
- Sebastian Öberg – cello (10)
- Magnus Persson – drums (1–3, 6–12), sleigh bells (4), percussion (5, 12), didgeridoo (5), programming (10)
- Mattias Torell – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5–8, 11, 12), electric guitar (1, 6–8, 11), guitar (2), bass guitar (3, 5, 7), additional arrangement (7)
- Ingemar Woody – electric guitar (11), additional arrangement (11)
- Alisha Zevulon – distant voice (10)
Technical personnel
- Adam Kviman – mixing (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), engineer (1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12), additional drum engineering (3, 7)
- Kent Gillström – engineer (3, 7, 8), mixing (8)
- Ed Tuton – mixing (2, 5, 6), engineer (2, 5, 6)
- Simon Nordberg – vocal engineer (2)
- Stefan Glaumann – mixing (10)
- Magnus Frykberg – mixing (4), engineer (4)
- Robert Wellerfors – mixing (4), engineer (4)
- Ronny Lahti – additional recording
- Kaj Erixon – mixing (8)
