Desperate Character

Desperate Character
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1981
Recorded1981
StudioRegents Park Studios, London
GenreNew wave, pub rock, pop rock
Length34:55
LabelPolydor
ProducerBarry "Bazza" Farmer
Kirsty MacColl chronology
Desperate Character
(1981)
Kite
(1989)

Desperate Character is the first solo album of British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, released in 1981. The album was re-released in March 1985 as Kirsty MacColl, with three tracks replaced with other songs. The album has been remastered and received a CD release for the first time on 8 October 2012 on the Union Square Music label and features the original twelve track listing.