Steve Lillywhite produced back-to-back classics for The Pogues, starting with If I Should Fall From Grace With God. The album peaked at #3 in the U.K. and featured three new members - multi-instrumentalist Terry Woods, bassist Darryl Hunt, who replaced O’Riordan (who married former producer Elvis Costello), and guitarist Philip Chevron. Its 13 songs represent a high water mark in the band’s career and capture The Pogues at the peak of their powers on “Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six,” a withering political track that got the band blacklisted by the British Independent Broadcasting Authority, along with MacGowan’s duet with Kirsty MacColl on “Fairytale Of New York,” a massive hit in the U.K. and U.S.
Tracklist
1. If I Should Fall From Grace With God 2. Turkish Song Of The Damned 3. Bottle Of Smoke 4. Fairytale Of New York 5. Metropolis 6. Thousands Are Sailing 7. Fiesta 8. Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road To Dublin/The Galway Races 9. Streets Of Sorrow/Birmingham Six 10. Lullaby Of London 11. Sit Down By The Fire 12. The Broad Majestic Shannon 13. Worms
