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
Track information adapted from the album's liner notes.
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
Weekly charts Chart (1997–1999) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 68European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 5
Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position French Albums (SNEP) 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 61 UK Albums (OCC) 61 Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 153
Certifications
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