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 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  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. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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