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.[4]

Electric Landlady
Studio album by
Kirsty MacColl
Released25 June 1991
Recorded1991
Studio
Genre
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]
Select[3]

Landlady was MacColl's most successful U.S. release, owing to the lead track "Walking Down Madison", which peaked at No. 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.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walking Down Madison"Kirsty MacColl, Johnny Marr6:35
2."All I Ever Wanted"MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw3:51
3."Children of the Revolution"MacColl, Marr4:00
4."Halloween"MacColl, Mark E. Nevin3:38
5."My Affair"MacColl, Nevin5:25
6."Lying Down"MacColl, Pete Glenister4:51
7."He Never Mentioned Love"MacColl, Jem Finer3:53
8."We'll Never Pass This Way Again"MacColl, Nevin4:33
9."The Hardest Word"MacColl, Hamish MacColl4:36
10."Maybe It's Imaginary"MacColl, Nevin2:13
11."My Way Home"MacColl, Glenister4:27
12."The One and Only"MacColl, Nevin3:42
Total length:51:49
2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
13."Don't Go Near the Water"Mike Love, Alan JardineB-side to "My Affair"2:34
14."One Good Thing"MacColl, GlenisterB-side to "Walking Down Madison"3:37
15."Darling, Let's Have Another Baby" (feat. Billy Bragg)Fred BerkB-side to "Walking Down Madison"3:26
16."My Affair" (Bass Sexy mix)MacColl, NevinB-side to "My Affair" 12"7:04
17."Walking Down Madison" (6am Ambient mix)MacColl, MarrB-side to "Walking Down Madison" 12"4:58
Total length:74:03

2012 deluxe edition bonus CD

The first disc contains the twelve tracks from the original album.

CD 2
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."One Good Thing"MacColl, GlenisterB-side to "Walking Down Madison"3:37
2."The Hardest Word" (Alt. Take 3)MacColl, MacCollPreviously unreleased; outtake from the Electric Landlady sessions5:02
3."Walking Down Madison" (6am Ambient Mix)MacColl, MarrB-side to "Walking Down Madison" 12"5:46
4."Walking Down Madison" (Extended Urban Mix)MacColl, MarrB-side to "Walking Down Madison" US CD single6:36
5."Walking Down Madison" (LP Extended Mix)MacColl, MarrB-side to "Walking Down Madison" UK CD single6:36
6."Darling, Let's Have Another Baby" (feat. Billy Bragg)BerkB-side to "Walking Down Madison" CD single3:26
7."All the Tears That I Cried" (with the Pogues)MacColl, NevinB-side to "My Affair"3:31
8."My Affair" (Ladbroke Groove Mix)MacColl, NevinB-side to "My Affair" 12"6:05
9."My Affair" (Bass Sexy Mix)MacColl, NevinB-side to "My Affair" 12"7:03
10."My Affair" (Olive Groove Mix)MacColl, NevinB-side to "My Affair" 12" and CD single6:26
11."Don't Go Near the Water"Love, JardineB-side to "My Affair" CD single2:34
12."All I Ever Wanted" (Re-recorded single version)MacColl, CrenshawSingle, 19913:30
13."There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" (BBC Session)MacColl, Philip RambowB-side to "All I Ever Wanted" CD single; The Nicky Campbell Show, broadcast 26 June 19913:49
14."Walk Right Back" (BBC Session)Sonny CurtisB-side to "All I Ever Wanted" CD single; The Nicky Campbell Show, broadcast 26 June 19913:48
15."Darling, Let's Have Another Baby" (BBC Session; feat. Billy Bragg)BerkWhat Do Pretty Girls Do?, 1998; The Nicky Campbell Show, broadcast 26 June 19912:38
16."A New England" (BBC Session; feat. Billy Bragg)BraggB-side to "All I Ever Wanted" CD single; The Nicky Campbell Show, broadcast 26 June 19913:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[8] 86
UK Albums Chart[9] 17

References
  1. "Electric Landlady - Kirsty MacColl | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "Electric Landlady". Ew.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. Sexton, Paul (July 1991). "Reviews: New Albums". Select. p. 69.
  4. Pilchak, Angela M. (2005). "MacColl, Kirsty". Contemporary Musicians. 51. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
  5. "Tribute Concert for Kirsty MacColl". Johnnymarrplaysguitar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. "Electric Landlady". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. "Electric Landlady - Kirsty MacColl | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. "KIRSTY MACCOLL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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