Electric Landlady

Electric Landlady
Studio album by Kirsty MacColl
Released	25 June 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock, folk rock, country rock, blues rock, world
Length	51:49
Label	Virgin
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Kirsty MacColl chronology
Kite (1989) Electric Landlady (1991) The Essential Collection (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B-

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.

Landlady was MacColl's most successful U.S. release, owing to the lead track "Walking Down Madison", which peaked at #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.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kirsty MacColl and Mark E. Nevin; except where indicated

Original release

1. "Walking Down Madison" 6:35 (MacColl, Johnny Marr)
2. "All I Ever Wanted" 3:51 (MacColl, Marshall Crenshaw)
3. "Children of the Revolution" 4:00 (MacColl, Johnny Marr)
4. "Halloween" 3:38
5. "My Affair" 5:25
6. "Lying Down" 4:51 (MacColl, Pete Glenister)
7. "He Never Mentioned Love" 3:53 (MacColl, Jem Finer)
8. "We'll Never Pass This Way Again" 4:33
9. "The Hardest Word" 4:36 (MacColl, Hamish MacColl)
10. "Maybe It's Imaginary" 2:13
11. "My Way Home" 4:27 (MacColl, Pete Glenister)
12. "The One and Only" 3:42

2005 re-release

All songs above, plus bonus tracks:

1. "Don't Go Near the Water" 2:34 (Mike Love, Alan Jardine)
2. "One Good Thing" 3:37
3. "Darling, Let's Have Another Baby" (Fred Berk) 3:26
4. "My Affair" (Bass Sexy Remix) 7:04
5. "Walking Down Madison" (6am Ambient Remix) 4:58

Deluxe edition

All songs above, plus bonus tracks:

1. "Walking Down Madison" (7" Mix) 4:39
2. "Walking Down Madison" (Urban Mix) 4:36
3. "Walking Down Madison" (Ye Olde Originale Mix) 4:35
4. "Walking Down Madison" (Extended Urban Mix) 6:36
5. "Walking Down Madison" (Club Mix) 6:36
6. "The Hardest Word" (Alternate Take 3) 5:02
7. "My Affair" (Ladbroke Groove Mix) 6:05
8. "My Affair" (Olive Groove Mix) 6:27
9. "My Affair" (Single Edit) 3:34
10. "All the Tears That I Cried" 3:32
11. "All I Ever Wanted" (Re-Recorded Single Version) 3:29

Personnel

• Kirsty MacColl – vocals
• Pete Glenister – guitar
• Elliot Randall – guitar
• Mark E. Nevin – guitar
• Ian Aitken – guitar
• Johnny Marr – guitar
• Colin Stuart – guitar, fiddle
• Philip Chevron – guitar
• Robert Ameen – drums
• Mel Gaynor – drums
• David Palmer – drums
• Andrew Ranken – drums
• Sal Cuevas – bass
• Pino Palladino – bass
• Darryl Hunt – bass
• Guy Pratt – bass
• Dave Valentin – alto flute, ocarina, pipes
• Milton Cardona – conga
• Ite Jerez – trumpet
• Lloyd Carter – violin
• Jimmy Chambers – background vocals
• George Chandler – background vocals
• Felix Ferrar – violin
• Angel Fernandez – trumpet
• Jem Finer – banjo
• Oscar Hernández – piano
• Lewis Kahn – trombone, violin
• Judd Lander – harmonica
• Adrian Lillywhite – tambourine
• Bob Loveday – violin
• Hamish MacColl – keyboards
• Jose Mangual – bongos
• Enrique Orengo – cello
• Marc Quiñones – timbales
• Steve Sacks – alto saxophone
• Ed Shearmur – piano, clavinet
• Joseph J. Shepley – trumpet
• Terry Woods – cittern
• Aniff Cousins – rap
• James Fearnley – accordion
• Trevor Gray – organ, synthesizer, programming
• Jody Linscott – percussion
• Leopoldo Pineda – trombone
• Spider Stacy – tin whistle
• Joe Shepley – trumpet

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)	86
UK Albums Chart	17

External links

• Electric Landlady at KirstyMacColl.com