The Boy Named If
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The Boy Named If | |
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Released | January 14, 2022 |
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Recorded | Separate home locations for each of Elvis and The Imposters. |
Producer | Sebastian Krys & Elvis Costello |
Label | Capitol / EMI |
The Boy Named If, a studio album by Elvis Costello & The Imposters, was released January 14, 2022.
Lead single "Magnificent Hurt" was released October 27, 2021. It and "Farewell, OK" appeared on a promo-only vinyl single earlier that month.
Tracks
Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | Farewell, OK | Elvis Costello | 2:54 |
2. | The Boy Named If | Elvis Costello | 4:24 |
3. | Penelope Halfpenny | Elvis Costello | 2:57 |
4. | The Difference | Elvis Costello | 3:45 |
5. | What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love? | Elvis Costello | 4:03 |
6. | Paint The Red Rose Blue | Elvis Costello | 4:46 |
7. | Mistook Me For A Friend | Elvis Costello | 4:13 |
8. | My Most Beautiful Mistake | Elvis Costello | 4:47 |
9. | Magnificent Hurt | Elvis Costello | 3:13 |
10. | The Man You Love To Hate | Elvis Costello | 4:53 |
11. | The Death Of Magic Thinking | Elvis Costello | 3:31 |
12. | Trick Out The Truth | Elvis Costello | 4:53 |
13. | Mr. Crescent | Elvis Costello | 3:39 |
Bonus track | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
14. | Truth Drug (Japan) | Nick Lowe | 1:35 |
Musicians
- Elvis Costello - vocals, Fender Jazzmaster and Gibson Kalamazoo guitars, piano on Paint The Red Rose Blue
- Steve Nieve - Vox Continental, electronic keyboards, piano
- Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
- Davey Faragher - bass, vocals, upright bass on Trick Out The Truth
- Sebastian Krys - background vocals on Penelope Halfpenny and The Difference
- Nicole Atkins - guest vocals on My Most Beautiful Mistake
Notes
- The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Album. The award went to Patient Number 9 by Ozzy Osbourne.
Internal links
- Lyrics
- Reviews
- The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)
- The Boy Named If UICY 16039 (Japanese SHM CD release)