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Almost Blue
Almost Blue cover
Studio album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Released October 23, 1981 (1981-10-23)
Recorded May 1981, Nashville
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)
Producer Billy Sherrill
Professional reviews
Elvis Costello and the Attractions chronology
Trust
(1981)		 Almost Blue
(1981)		 Imperial Bedroom
(1982)
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Almost Blue (1981) is an album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry It is notable for consisting entirely of covers of country songs. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It originally appeared with a warning label that read "WARNING: This album contains country & western music and may cause offence to narrow minded listeners. "
An alternative label read "WARNING! This album contains country & western music and may produce radical reaction in narrow minded people. "

Many versions of the artwork were made, with slightly different base colours.

Contents

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.

  1. "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?" (Hank Williams) – 1:40
  2. "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 3:00
  3. "Success" (Johnny Mullins) – 2:41
  4. "I'm Your Toy" (Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge) – 3:23
  5. "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" (Merle Haggard) – 2:09
  6. "Brown to Blue" (George Jones, Virginia Franks) – 2:40
  7. "A Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) – 3:10
  8. "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Charlie Rich) – 3:02
  9. "Colour of the Blues" (Lawton Williams, George Jones) – 2:21
  10. "Too Far Gone" (Billy Sherrill) – 3:28
  11. "Honey Hush" (Lou Willie Turner) – 2:15
  12. "How Much I Lied" (Parsons, Pam Rifkin) – 2:55

Bonus tracks (1994 Rykodisc)

  1. "He's Got You" (Live) (Hank Cochran) – 4:07
  2. "Cry Cry Cry" (Live) (Johnny Cash) – 2:45
  3. "There Won't Be Anymore" (Live) (Rich) – 2:23
  4. "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Live) (Rich) – 2:55
  5. "Honey Hush" (Live) (Turner) – 2:31
  6. "Psycho" (Live) (Payne) – 3:36
  7. "Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven" (Jack Ripley) – 1:58
  8. "Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie" (Kemp, Red Lane) – 2:37
  9. "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" (Lee Ross, Bob Wills) – 2:04
  10. "Tears Before Bedtime" (Early Version) (Costello) – 2:27
  11. "I'm Your Toy" (Live) (Parsons, Ethridge) – 3:46

Bonus disc (2004 Rhino)

  1. "Stranger in the House" (Costello) – 3:39
  2. "We Ought to Be Ashamed" (James, Montgomery) – 2:47
  3. "Radio Sweetheart" (Live) (Costello) – 3:15
  4. "Stranger in the House" (Live) (Costello) – 3:56
  5. "Psycho" (Live) (Payne) – 3:35
  6. "If I Could Put Them All Together (I'd Have You)" (Live) (Even Stevens) – 2:28
  7. "Motel Matches" (Live) (Costello) – 2:21
  8. "He'll Have to Go" (Live) (J. Allison/A. Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has Donald Eugene Gibson ( April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American Songwriter John Christopher Mullins (born 6 November 1985 in Hampstead, Greater London) is an English footballer who currently plays Gram Parsons ( November 5, 1946  – September 19, 1973) was an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist Chris Ethridge (b 1947 Meridian Mississippi He played with Joel Scott Hill before joining Gram Parsons in ISB Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of Jerry Donald Chesnut (born May 7 1931 is an American Country music Songwriter. Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American Country Music Singer/Musician. George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (b August 2 1935, Isola Mississippi) is an American Country music singer and songwriter "Cry Cry Cry" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. "Honey Hush", written by Big Joe Turner (although he assigned the rights to his wife Lou Willie Turner was recorded in May 1953 in New Orleans Leon Payne ( June 15, 1917 – September 11, 1969) "the Blind Balladeer" was a Country music singer and songwriter James Robert (Bob Wills ( March 6, 1905 &ndash May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician Songwriter Joe Marion Allison ( October 3, 1924 - August 2, 2002) was an American Hall of Fame songwriter a radio and television personality Allison) – 2:51
  9. "Girls Talk" (Live) (Costello) – 1:46
  10. "Too Far Gone" (Sherrill) – 3:11
  11. "He's Got You" (Cochran) – 3:51
  12. "Honky Tonk Girl" (Loretta Lynn) – 2:26
  13. "That's Why I'm Walking" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) – 2:22
  14. "Wondering" (Joe Werner) – 2:21
  15. "Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie" (Kemp, Lane) – 2:37
  16. "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" (Ross, Wills) – 2:04
  17. "Blues Keep Calling" (Janis Martin) - 2. Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry ( 24 October 1911, Greensboro, North Carolina - 11 March 1986, 07
  18. "Tears Before Bedtime" (Early Version) (Costello) – 2:27
  19. "Psycho" (Payne) – 3:32
  20. "Cry, Cry, Cry" (Cash) – 2:45
  21. "I'll Take Care of You" (Brook Benton) – 3:11
  22. "Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven" (Ripley) – 1:59
  23. "Brand New Heartache" (Live) (Felice Bryant/Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:29
  24. "There Won't Be Anymore" (Live) (Rich) – 2:32
  25. "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Live) (Rich) – 2:51
  26. "Honey Hush" (Live) (Turner) – 2:30
  27. "I'm Your Toy" (Live) (Parsons, Ethridge) – 3:46

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard Pop Albums 50
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