The Best of Kirsty MacColl

The Best of Kirsty MacColl is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. It was released by EMI in 2005 and reached No. 12 in the UK.^[2] The one-disc compilation, which was aimed at more casual fans of MacColl, followed the release of the three-disc set From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology earlier in the year.^[3]

The Best of Kirsty MacColl
Compilation album by Kirsty MacColl
Released	August 2005[1]
Length	78:47
Label	EMI
Kirsty MacColl chronology
The Stiff Years (2005) The Best of Kirsty MacColl (2005) Stiff Singles Collection (2006)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[4]
Sunday Tribune	[5]

Upon release, Andy Kellman of AllMusic described the compilation as a "scaled-down version" of From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology and "an introduction to a brilliant career full of highlights". He concluded: "All of MacColl's well-known and extremely varied songs are here".^[1] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian considered the compilation "a reminder of MacColl's whimsical charm and musical audacity".^[4] Worcester News summarised: "This album is an admirable collection of her greatest work."^[6] Jack Smith of the BBC described the album as "a timeline revealing the true diversity of Kirsty's work and the minutiae of English life".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"They Don't Know"	Kirsty MacColl	3:03
2.	"There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"	MacColl, Philip Rambow	3:10
3.	"Terry"	MacColl, Gavin Povey	3:53
4.	"A New England"	Billy Bragg	3:51
5.	"He's on the Beach"	MacColl, Povey	3:31
6.	"Don't Come the Cowboy with Me, Sonny Jim!"	MacColl	3:49
7.	"Fairytale of New York" (with The Pogues)	Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer	4:32
8.	"Free World"	MacColl	2:38
9.	"Innocence"	MacColl, Pete Glenister	4:10
10.	"Days"	Ray Davies	3:01
11.	"Still Life"	MacColl, Rambow	2:58
12.	"Miss Otis Regrets" (with The Pogues)	Cole Porter	2:51
13.	"Walking Down Madison"	MacColl, Johnny Marr	4:39
14.	"My Affair"	MacColl, Mark E. Nevin	5:24
15.	"Soho Square"	MacColl, Nevin	4:25
16.	"Titanic Days"	MacColl, Nevin	5:43
17.	"As Long As You Hold Me"	Bragg	4:34
18.	"Perfect Day" (with Evan Dando)	Lou Reed	3:50
19.	"In These Shoes?"	MacColl, Glenister	3:41
20.	"England 2 Colombia 0"	MacColl	3:47
21.	"Sun on the Water"	MacColl, Glenister	4:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[9] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position UK Albums (OCC)[10] 189