Desireless (album) explained
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.
Track listing
- Track information adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
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
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: People Are Still Yelling "Save Tonight!" at Eagle-Eye Cherry on the Street. McKinney. Kelsey. GQ. 7 October 2017. 23 July 2021.
- Desireless . Eagle-Eye Cherry . liner notes . 1997 . Work . OK 69434.
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- Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 1998. SNEP. fr. 19 November 2020.
- Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. 19 November 2020.
- Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998. Official Charts Company. 19 November 2020.
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. 13 October 2021. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124045933/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/the-billboard-200. live.
