Desireless (album)

Desireless
UK and European cover art
Studio album by
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Released7 October 1997 (1997-10-07)[1]
Length55:55
LabelDiesel
Producer
Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology
Desireless
(1997) 		Living in the Present Future
(2000)
International artwork
Alternative UK and European cover art, used internationally
Singles from Changing Faces
  1. "Save Tonight"
    Released: 7 October 1997
  2. "When Mermaids Cry"
    Released: 13 February 1998
  3. "Falling in Love Again"
    Released: 20 June 1998
  4. "Permanent Tears"
    Released: 14 January 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB−[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

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

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

No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Save Tonight" 
  • Adam Kviman
  • Eagle-Eye Cherry (co.)
3:55
2."Indecision"
  • Cherry
  • Klas Åhlund
  • Åhlund
  • Cherry (co.)
5:16
3."Comatose (In the Arms of Slumber)"
  • Gillström
  • Cherry (co.)
4:38
4."Worried Eyes" 
  • Magnus Frykberg
  • Kviman
  • Cherry (co.)
4:30
5."Rainbow Wings"
  • Cherry
  • John Carlberg
Kviman4:04
6."Falling in Love Again" Cherry3:30
7."Conversation" 
  • Gillström
  • Cherry (co.)
4:44
8."When Mermaids Cry" 
  • Gillström
  • Cherry (co.)
4:22
9."Shooting Up in Vain" 
  • Kviman
  • Cherry (co.)
5:36
10."Permanent Tears" 
  • Kviman
  • Cherry (co.)
4:43
11."Death Defied by Will" 
  • Kviman
  • Cherry (co.)
4:23
12."Desireless"Don Cherry
  • Kviman
  • Eagle-Eye Cherry (co.)
6:14
Total length:55:55
  • 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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[25] 2× Gold 200,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Gold 7,500^
Sweden (GLF)[27] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[31] Platinum 1,000,000*
Worldwide — 4,000,000[32]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Robert Christgau Review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone Review
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