Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Almost Blue [Ryko Bonus Tracks]

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Album Details

Title: Almost Blue [Ryko Bonus Tracks]
Artist: Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Release Date: 11/1981
Re-Released On: 7/26/2004
Label: Rykodisc, Edsel, Ryko Distribution
Duration: 64:04
UPCs: 014431027727, 014431027741, 740155710729
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

Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do) ?
Sweet Dreams
Success
I'm Your Toy (Hot Burrito No. 1)
Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
Brown to Blue
A Good Year for the Roses
Sittin' and Thinkin'
Colour of the Blues
Too Far Gone
Honey Hush
How Much I've Lied
He's Got You [Live][#][*]
Cry Cry Cry [Live][#][*]
There Won't Be Anymore [Live][#][*]
Sittin' and Thinkin' [Live][#][*]
Honey Hush [Live][#][*]
Psycho [Live][*]
Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven [Live][*]
Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie [Live][#][*]
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You [Live][*]
Tears Before Bedtime [Alternate Take][Live][#][*]
I'm Your Toy (Hot Burrito No. 1) [Live][*]

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2004	CD	Edsel	107
1994	CD	Ryko Distribution	20277
------	CD	Rykodisc	20277

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Album Review

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

Name	Credits
Billy Sherrill	Producer
Elvis Costello	Producer