# Desireless (album)

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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
| Rolling Stone | |
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

All lyrics are written by Eagle-Eye Cherry; all music is composed by Eagle-Eye Cherry, except where noted
* 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)

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| France (SNEP) | 2× Gold | 200,000$^*$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500$^^$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 40,000$^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 25,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^*$ |
| Worldwide | — | 4,000,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||