Almost Blue
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| Studio album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions | ||
| Released | October 23, 1981 | |
| Recorded | Nashville, May 1981 | |
| Genre | Rock/Country | |
| Length | 32:35 | |
| Label | F-Beat Records (UK) Columbia (U.S.) Demon/Rykodisc (August 30, 1994 Reissue) Rhino (August 3, 2004 Reissue) |
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| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |
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| Elvis Costello and the Attractions chronology | ||
| Trust (1981) |
Almost Blue (1981) |
Imperial Bedroom (1982) |
Almost Blue (1981) is an album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It is notable for consisting entirely of covers of country songs. It originally appeared with a warning label that read "WARNING: This album contains country & western music and may cause offence to narrow minded listeners."
"Almost Blue" is also a song which appears on the 1982 Costello album Imperial Bedroom.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
Note: The Rykodisc version has the original tracks and bonus tracks on one CD. The Rhino version has two CDs with the original tracks on the first CD.
- "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?" (Hank Williams) – 1:40
- "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 3:00
- "Success" (Johnny Mullins) – 2:41
- "I'm Your Toy" (Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge) – 3:23
- "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" (Merle Haggard) – 2:09
- "Brown to Blue" (George Jones, Virginia Franks) – 2:40
- "A Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) – 3:10
- "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Charlie Rich) – 3:02
- "Colour of the Blues" (Lawton Williams, George Jones) – 2:21
- "Too Far Gone" (Billy Sherrill) – 3:28
- "Honey Hush" (Lou Willie Turner) – 2:15
- "How Much I Lied" (Parsons, Pam Rifkin) – 2:55
[edit] Bonus tracks (1994 Rykodisc)
- "He's Got You" (Live) (Hank Cochran) – 4:07
- "Cry Cry Cry" (Live) (Johnny Cash) – 2:45
- "There Won't Be Anymore" (Live) (Rich) – 2:23
- "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Live) (Rich) – 2:55
- "Honey Hush" (Live) (Turner) – 2:31
- "Psycho" (Live) (Payne) – 3:36
- "Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven" (Jack Ripley) – 1:58
- "Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie" (Kemp, Red Lane) – 2:37
- "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" (Lee Ross, Bob Wills) – 2:04
- "Tears Before Bedtime" (Early Version) (Costello) – 2:27
- "I'm Your Toy" (Live) (Parsons, Ethridge) – 3:46
[edit] Bonus disc (2004 Rhino)
- "Stranger in the House" (Costello) – 3:39
- "We Ought to Be Ashamed" (James, Montgomery) – 2:47
- "Radio Sweetheart" (Live) (Costello) – 3:15
- "Stranger in the House" (Live) (Costello) – 3:56
- "Psycho" (Live) (Payne) – 3:35
- "If I Could Put Them All Together (I'd Have You)" (Live) (Even Stevens) – 2:28
- "Motel Matches" (Live) (Costello) – 2:21
- "He'll Have to Go" (Live) (J. Allison/A. Allison) – 2:51
- "Girls Talk" (Live) (Costello) – 1:46
- "Too Far Gone" (Sherrill) – 3:11
- "He's Got You" (Cochran) – 3:51
- "Honky Tonk Girl" (Loretta Lynn) – 2:26
- "That's Why I'm Walking" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) – 2:22
- "Wondering" (Joe Werner) – 2:21
- "Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie" (Kemp, Lane) – 2:37
- "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" (Ross, Wills) – 2:04
- "Blues Keep Calling" (Janis Martin) - 2.07
- "Tears Before Bedtime" (Early Version) (Costello) – 2:27
- "Psycho" (Payne) – 3:32
- "Cry, Cry, Cry" (Cash) – 2:45
- "I'll Take Care of You" (Brook Benton) – 3:11
- "Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven" (Ripley) – 1:59
- "Brand New Heartache" (Live) (Felice Bryant/Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:29
- "There Won't Be Anymore" (Live) (Rich) – 2:32
- "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Live) (Rich) – 2:51
- "Honey Hush" (Live) (Turner) – 2:30
- "I'm Your Toy" (Live) (Parsons, Ethridge) – 3:46
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Additional personnel
- John McFee – lead guitar and pedal steel guitar
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Billboard Pop Albums | 50 |
