Desireless | ||||
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Released | 7 October 1997[1] | |||
Length | 55:55 | |||
Label | Diesel | |||
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Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology | ||||
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Singles from Changing Faces | ||||
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Robert Christgau | B−[3] |
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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.
All lyrics are written by Eagle-Eye Cherry; all music is composed by Eagle-Eye Cherry, except where noted
No. | Title | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Save Tonight" |
| 3:55 | |
2. | "Indecision" |
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| 5:16 |
3. | "Comatose (In the Arms of Slumber)" |
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| 4:38 |
4. | "Worried Eyes" |
| 4:30 | |
5. | "Rainbow Wings" |
| Kviman | 4:04 |
6. | "Falling in Love Again" | Cherry | 3:30 | |
7. | "Conversation" |
| 4:44 | |
8. | "When Mermaids Cry" |
| 4:22 | |
9. | "Shooting Up in Vain" |
| 5:36 | |
10. | "Permanent Tears" |
| 4:43 | |
11. | "Death Defied by Will" |
| 4:23 | |
12. | "Desireless" | Don Cherry |
| 6:14 |
Total length: | 55:55 |
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |