Spike (Elvis Costello album)
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| Spike | ||
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| Studio album by Elvis Costello | ||
| Released | February 14, 1989 | |
| Recorded | 1987-1988 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 63:50 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Rhino (August 11, 2001 Reissue) |
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| Producer(s) | Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen & T-Bone Burnett | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Elvis Costello chronology | ||
| Blood and Chocolate (1986) |
Spike (1989) |
Mighty Like a Rose (1991) |
Spike is an album by the Irish-English musician Elvis Costello released in 1989 on Warner Brothers records, his first album for the label.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Declan MacManus, except where noted.
- "...This Town..." – 4:30
- "Let Him Dangle" – 4:45
- "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" – 4:06
- "Veronica" (MacManus, Paul McCartney) – 3:09
- "God's Comic" – 5:31
- "Chewing Gum" – 3:47
- "Tramp the Dirt Down" – 5:44
- "Stalin Malone" – 4:09
- "Satellite" – 5:44
- "Pads, Paws and Claws" (MacManus, McCartney) – 2:56
- "Baby Plays Around" (MacManus, Cait O'Riordan) – 2:48
- "Miss Macbeth" – 4:25
- "Any King's Shilling" – 6:06
- "Coal-Train Robberies" – 3:18
- "Last Boat Leaving" – 3:30
[edit] Bonus disc (2001 Rhino)
- "Miss Macbeth" (Demo version) – 3:50
- "...This Town..." (Demo version) – 3:49
- "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" (Demo version) – 4:07
- "Coal Train Robberies" (Demo version) – 2:51
- "Satellite" (Demo version) – 4:50
- "Pads, Paws and Claws" (Demo version) (MacManus, McCartney) – 2:07
- "Let Him Dangle" (Demo version) – 3:39
- "Veronica" (Demo version) (MacManus, McCartney) – 5:19
- "Tramp the Dirt Down" (Demo version) – 5:19
- "Baby Plays Around" (Demo version) (MacManus, O'Riordan) – 2:42
- "Put Your Big Toe in the Milk of Human Kindness" (Demo version) – 3:16
- "Last Boat Leaving" (Demo version) – 3:29
- "The Ugly Things" (Nick Lowe) – 2:55
- "You're No Good" (Clint Ballard Jr.) – 2;21
- "Point of No Return" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:33
- "The Room Nobody Lives In" (John Sebastian) – 4:46
- "Stalin Malone" (Vocal version) – 3:11
[edit] Personnel
- Declan MacManus – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals, bells, acoustic bass, organ, melodica
- T-Bone Burnett – acoustic guitar, bass, National Steel guitar
- Ralph Forbes – electric drums, drum programming
- Mitchell Froom – organ, harmonium, electric piano, chamberlin, Indian harmonium
[edit] Additional personnel
- Lionel Batiste – drums (bass)
- Derek Bell – Irish harp, hammered dulcimer
- Michael Blair – glockenspiel, marimba, tambourine, xylophone, bells, timpani, vibraphone, Chinese drums, Oldsmobile hubcap, Parade drum, anvil, whiplash, crash-box, temple bells, snare drum, "magic table", metal pipe, "Martian dog bark"
- Gregory Davis – trumpet
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – horn arrangements, string arrangements
- John Donnelly – drum programming
- Frankie Gavin – fiddle
- William Green – drums
- Kevin Harris – tenor saxophone
- Chrissie Hynde – harmony vocals
- Charles Joseph – trombone
- Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
- Jim Keltner – tom-toms, snare drum, Chinese cymbals
- Roger Lewis – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Donal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, electric bouzouki
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Jenell Marshall – snare drum
- Paul McCartney – Hofner bass guitar, Rickenbacker bass guitar
- Roger McGuinn – Guitar 12 string guitar, Rickenbacker bass guitar
- Christy Moore – bodhran
- Buell Neidlinger – cello, double bass
- Cait O'Riordan – maracas, bells
- Marc Ribot – banjo, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, sounds
- Jerry Scheff – electric bass, double bass, fuzz bass
- Davy Spillane – pipe, uilleann pipes, Low whistle
- Benmont Tench – piano, clavinet, spinet, Vox Continental
- Pete Thomas – drums
- Allen Toussaint – grand piano
- Efrem Towns – trumpet
- Steve Wickham – fiddle
- T-Bone Wolk – accordion, bass
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | The Billboard 200 | 32 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | "...This Town..." | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 1989 | "Veronica" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
| 1989 | "Veronica" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1989 | "Veronica" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
[edit] External links
- "The Beloved Entertainer" – essay by Connor Ratliff
