Desireless_(album)

<i>Desireless</i> (album)

Desireless (album)

1997 studio album by Eagle-Eye Cherry


Desireless is the debut album by Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry, released on 7 October 1997.

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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.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Eagle-Eye Cherry; all music is composed by Eagle-Eye Cherry, except where noted

  • 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)

Charts

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Certifications

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References

  1. McKinney, Kelsey (7 October 2017). "People Are Still Yelling "Save Tonight!" at Eagle-Eye Cherry on the Street". GQ. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. Desireless (liner notes). Eagle-Eye Cherry. Work. 1997. OK 69434.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 56.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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  10. "Swisscharts.com – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. "Top de l'année Top Albums 1998" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  15. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  16. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Desireless')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  17. "Eagle Eye Cherry Looks To The 'Future'". Billboard. 18 July 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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