Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Almost Blue [Reissue]

Title: Almost Blue [Reissue] Artist: Elvis Costello & the Attractions Release Date: 11/1981 Re-Released On: 5/1/2007 Label: Hip-O Records Duration: 32:31 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPC: 602517260573 Genre: Rock Styles: Country-Rock, New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock Moods: Angry, Literate, Sophisticated, Witty, Bittersweet, Brittle, Cynical/Sarcastic, Freewheeling, Intense, Intimate, Sardonic, Acerbic, Brash, Energetic, Quirky, Raucous, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Snide, Tense/Anxious, Aggressive, Angst-Ridden, Bitter, Cathartic, Cerebral, Complex, Confident, Elegant, Exuberant, Fun, Hostile, Ironic, Manic, Melancholy, Passionate, Plaintive, Playful, Poignant, Rambunctious, Rebellious, Reckless, Rollicking, Romantic, Rousing, Rowdy, Stylish, Swaggering, Urgent, Visceral, Volatile, Wistful, Wry, Ambitious, Confrontational, Detached, Earnest, Elaborate, Fiery, Gloomy, Humorous, Messy, Paranoid, Sad, Searching, Autumnal, Exciting, Lively, Sprawling, Weary, Yearning Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do?)
2. Sweet Dreams
3. Success
4. I'm Your Toy
5. Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
6. Brown to Blue
7. Good Year for the Roses
8. Sittin' and Thinkin'
9. Colour of the Blues
10. Too Far Gone
11. Honey Hush
12. How Much I've Lied

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Hip-O Records 08628

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Elvis Costello's "country record" is usually written off as a vanity project, but Almost Blue is quite a bit more than that. It's one of the most entertaining cover records in rock & roll, simply because of its enthusiasm. The album begins with a roaring version of Hank Williams' "Why Don't You Love Me" and doesn't stop. Costello sings with conviction on the tear-jerking ballads, as well as on barn burners like "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down." It's clear that Costello knows this music, and it's also clear who he learned it from: Gram Parsons. Costello covers Parsons' "Hot Burrito No. 1" and "How Much I Lied," and all of the music on Almost Blue recalls Parsons' taste for hardcore honky tonk and weepy ballads. It's to Costello's credit that he made a record relying on emotion to pay tribute. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Starr Product Manager Barney Bubbles Cover Design Bill Levenson A&R Billy Sherrill Producer, Audio Production Bruce Thomas Bass, Guitar (Bass) Coco Shinomiya Design Dan Hersch Mastering Elvis Costello Vocals, Guitar Fast Eddy Hudson Assistant John McFee Guitar, Guest Appearance, Pedal Steel Michele Horie Reissue Producer, Producer Ron Reynolds Engineer, Audio Engineer Sam Feldman Management Steve Nieve Organ, Piano The Nashville Edition Vocals (Background) Tommy Millar Fiddle