Desireless (album)
Appearance
Desireless | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 July 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
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Length | 55:55 | |||
Label | Diesel | |||
Producer | Kent (Gillström) Isaacs and Eagle-Eye Cherry | |||
Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology | ||||
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Singles from Changing Faces | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
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Desireless is the debut album by Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry, released on 21 July 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 father Don Cherry from his album Relativity Suite.
Track listing
All songs have been written by Eagle-Eye Cherry, except where noted.
- "Save Tonight" – 3:55
- "Indecision" (Åhlund, Cherry) – 5:16
- "Comatose (In the Arms of Slumber)" (Cherry, Gillström) – 4:38
- "Worried Eyes" – 4:30
- "Rainbow Wings" (Carlberg, Cherry) – 4:04
- "Falling in Love Again" – 3:30
- "Conversation" – 4:44
- "When Mermaids Cry" – 4:22
- "Shooting Up in Vain" – 5:36
- "Permanent Tears" – 4:43
- "Death Defied by Will" – 4:23
- "Desireless" (music by Don Cherry) – 6:14
Personnel
- Eagle-Eye Cherry – acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
- Klas Åhlund – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jaya Deva – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Elias Modig – bass
- Peter Forss – bass, background vocals
- Kent (Gillström) Isaacs – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer, songwriter
- Lars Halapi – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Adam Kviman – acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes
- Niklas Medin – organ, Hammond organ
- Magnus Persson – percussion, drums, didjeridu, sleigh bells
- Bengt Berger – tabla
- Mattias Thorell – acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar
- Ingemar Woody – electric guitar
- Sebastian Oberg – cello
- Goran Kajfes – trumpet
- Titiyo Jah – vocals
- Vinia Mojica – background vocals
- Sharon Dyall – background vocals
- Alisha Zevulon – voices
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[22] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Sweden (GLF)[24] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[27] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[28] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 4,000,000[29] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau Review
- ^ Rolling Stone Review
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Eagle-Eye Cherry: Desireless" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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- ^ "Charts.nz – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Eagle-Eye Cherry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 1998" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "French album certifications – Eagle Eye Cherry – Desireless" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Desireless')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Desireless in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Eagle Eye Cherry – Desireless". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Eagle Eye Cherry Looks To The 'Future'". Billboard. 18 July 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2019.