Terry (Kirsty MacColl song)
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"Terry" is a song by Kirsty MacColl
, released as a single in October 1983, and charting at #82 in the UK the following month. It was her first release after returning to Stiff Records
, and was the last in a run of poorly-selling singles released between "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
" and "A New England
".
Just over a year later, in January 1985, Tracey Ullman
took the song one place higher on the UK charts, peaking at #81. Ullman's version of "Terry" used the identical backing track to the MacColl version, merely erasing MacColl's lead vocal and substituting Ullman's. (MacColl co-produced both versions of "Terry".)
On the 12" release, an extended version of "Terry" is used.
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
, released as a single in October 1983, and charting at #82 in the UK the following month. It was her first release after returning to Stiff Records
Stiff Records
Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....
, and was the last in a run of poorly-selling singles released between "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
"There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" was Kirsty MacColl's first hit single, charting in the UK at #14 in 1981, and remaining in the charts for nine weeks. It reached #9 in the Irish charts...
" and "A New England
A New England
Kirsty MacColl recorded the song the year after its release by Bragg, produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite.. It was her biggest solo hit - reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart and #8 in the Irish Singles Chart....
".
Just over a year later, in January 1985, Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British stage and television actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author ....
took the song one place higher on the UK charts, peaking at #81. Ullman's version of "Terry" used the identical backing track to the MacColl version, merely erasing MacColl's lead vocal and substituting Ullman's. (MacColl co-produced both versions of "Terry".)
Kirsty MacColl version track listing
- "Terry" (K. MacColl / G. Povey)
- "Quietly Alone" (K. MacColl)
On the 12" release, an extended version of "Terry" is used.
Tracey Ullman version track listing
- "Terry" (K. MacColl / G. Povey)
- "I Don't Want Our Loving To Die" (Howard / Blaikley)