Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Almost Blue

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Album Details

Title: Almost Blue
Artist: Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Release Date: 11/1981
Re-Released On: 6/23/2006
Label: Victor Records, Columbia, Jvc Victor, Japanese Import
Duration: 64:50
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 4988002453825, 074643756228, 074643756242, 4988002507351, 766482953943
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

Track Listings

  1. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Use 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 Lied

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
2006CDJvc Victor63496
2003CDVictor Records62506
2003CDJapanese Import62506
1989CDColumbia37562

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Album Review

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

Credits

NameCredits
Barney BubblesDesign
Billy SherrillProducer, ?
Bruce ThomasGuitar (Electric), Sax (Alto), Bass
Eddie HudsonAssistant
Elvis CostelloGuitar, Vocals
Elvis Costello & the AttractionsPerformer
Fast Eddy HudsonAssistant
John McFeeVocals, Guitar (Steel), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guest Appearance
Keith MorrisPhotography
Nashville SingersVocals (Background)
Nashville String MachineStrings
Nick LoweVocals, Guitar (Electric)
Pete ThomasPercussion, Saxophone, Drums
Ron ReynoldsEngineer
Steve MasonKeyboards
Steve NeivePiano, Organ
Steve NievePiano, Organ, Keyboards
The Nashville EditionGuitar, Vocals (Background), Pedal Steel
Tom MillerViolin
Tommy MillarFiddle

Member Reviews

Julie Y. wrote on 6/26/2009...

Great country songs sung well. "Good Year for the Roses" - Classic interpretation.