Tropical Brainstorm

Infobox Album
Name = Tropical Brainstorm
Type = Album
Artist = Kirsty MacColl


Released = March 20, 2000
Recorded = ?
Genre = Pop
Length = 45:06
Label = V2 Records
Producer = Steve Lillywhite
Reviews = *"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kirstymaccoll/albums/album/136291/review/5941701/tropical_brainstorm link]
Last album = Galore
(1995)
This album = Tropical Brainstorm
(2000)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative cover
Type = album


Lower caption = US release cover
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"Tropical Brainstorm" is the final album by Kirsty MacColl, released in 2000. It was inspired by her trips to Cuba, and many tracks include Spanish lyrics.

The album was released with three extra tracks in the US.

Track listing

# "Mambo De La Luna" (Kirsty MacColl, Pete Glenister, Dave Ruffy) - 4:38
# "In These Shoes?" (MacColl, Glenister) - 3:39²
# "Treachery" (MacColl, Graham Gouldman) - 3:51
# "Here Comes That Man Again" (MacColl, Glenister) - 4:49
# "Autumngirlsoup" (MacColl) - 3:54
# "Celestine" (MacColl) - 3:35
# "England 2 Columbia 0" (MacColl) - 3:45
# "Nao Esperando" (MacColl, Glenister) - 4:04
# "Alegria" (MacColl, Ruffy) - 2:01
# "Us Amazonians" (MacColl, Glenister) - 4:09
# "Wrong Again" (MacColl) - 4:16
# "Designer Life" (MacColl, Crouch) - 2:35
# "Head" (MacColl) - 3:56
# "Golden Heart" (MacColl, N. MacColl) - 3:24¹
# "Things Happen" (MacColl, Gouldman) - 2:58¹
# "Good For Me" (MacColl, James Knight) - 4:10¹

¹On US release only.

²Used as the theme for the BBC1 comedy series " Any Time Now", and as the theme and bridging music for "The Catherine Tate Show" (first series)

Personnel

Kirsty MacColl - vocals, autoharp, lap steel guitar
*Roy Dodds - percussion
*Pete Glenister - guitar, programming
*Chucho Merchán - bass, double bass
*Dave Ruffy - drums, programming
*Bosco DeOliveira - percussion
*Joseph de Jesus - trombone
*Ernesto Estruch - piano, violin, background vocals
*Felix Gonzalez - background vocals, rap
*Omar Püente - violin, background vocals