A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl

A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl.[1] It was released by Union Square Music in 2013 and reached No. 41 in the UK.[2] The standard edition of the compilation contains 21 tracks. A limited edition release exclusive to Amazon was also issued with a bonus disc of 10 promotional videos and five art cards.[3]

A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl
Compilation album by
Released18 February 2013[1]
Length77:29
LabelUnion Square Music
Kirsty MacColl chronology
The Collection
(2008)
A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl
(2013)
All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology
(2014)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Express     [4]

Stephen Unwin of the Daily Express wrote: "No one ever quite matched [MacColl] in terms of pulling together lovely melodies and witty lyrics. This great collection rounds them all up."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In These Shoes?"Kirsty MacColl, Pete Glenister3:41
2."Walking Down Madison"MacColl, Johnny Marr4:39
3."A New England"Billy Bragg3:51
4."My Affair"MacColl, Mark E. Nevin5:24
5."Days"Ray Davies3:01
6."They Don't Know"MacColl3:03
7."Don't Come the Cowboy with Me, Sonny Jim!"MacColl3:49
8."England 2 Colombia 0"MacColl3:47
9."Terry"MacColl, Gavin Povey3:53
10."He's on the Beach"MacColl, Povey3:31
11."Miss Otis Regrets"Cole Porter2:51
12."Caroline"MacColl2:57
13."You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby"Steven Morrissey, Marr2:49
14."Celestine"MacColl3:35
15."Soho Square"MacColl, Nevin4:25
16."Free World"MacColl2:38
17."Bad"MacColl2:47
18."Innocence"MacColl, Glenister4:10
19."Angel (Floating Round This House)"MacColl5:07
20."There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"MacColl, Philip Rambow3:10
21."Fairytale of New York"Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer4:32

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 41

References

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  1. ^ a b "A New England: The Very Best Of - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "KIRSTY MACCOLL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Amazon exclusive adds DVD to Kirsty MacColl hits collection". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "CD Review: Kirsty MacColl - A New England: The Very Best of Kirsty MacColl". Express. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2019.