The River In Reverse
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| The River In Reverse | |
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| Released | 2006 |
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| Recorded | November 27 - December 10, 2005, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, and Piety Street Recorders, New Orleans |
| Producer | Joe Henry |
| Label | Verve Forecast |
| Length | 53:03 |
Tracks
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
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| 1. | On Your Way Down | Allen Toussaint | 4:55 | ||||||
| 2. | Nearer To You | Allen Toussaint | 3:32 | ||||||
| 3. | Tears, Tears And More Tears | Allen Toussaint | 3:30 | ||||||
| 4. | The Sharpest Thorn | Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint | 4:16 | ||||||
| 5. | Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further? | Allen Toussaint | 5:04 | ||||||
| 6. | The River In Reverse | Elvis Costello | 4:32 | ||||||
| 7. | Freedom For The Stallion | Allen Toussaint | 2:58 | ||||||
| 8. | Broken Promise Land | Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint | 4:34 | ||||||
| 9. | Ascension Day | Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Roy Byrd | 2:58 | ||||||
| 10. | International Echo | Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint | 4:59 | ||||||
| 11. | All These Things | Allen Toussaint | 4:07 | ||||||
| 12. | Wonder Woman | Allen Toussaint | 3:08 | ||||||
| 13. | Six-Fingered Man | Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint | 4:32 | ||||||
| 53:03 | |||||||||
| Additional tracks | |||||||||
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| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 14. | The Greatest Love (bonus track on Japan edition) | Allen Toussaint | 3:47 | ||||||
| 15. | Where Is The Love (iTunes release) | Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint | 3:54 | ||||||
Credits
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Notes
- On the LP version "The Sharpest Thorn" ends side A and "Tears, Tears And More Tears" opens side B.
- Recorded at Piety Street Studios, New Orleans and Sunset Sound, Hollywood.
Release info
- 2006-05-27 Japan - contains a bonus track on the CD, and a bonus DVD also; catalog number UCCB-9011
- 2006-05-29 UK - initial release includes bonus DVD; also available in LP format
- 2006-06-06 USA - initial release will contain a bonus DVD.
- 2006-06-06 - Apple iTunes release contains a bonus track, "Where Is The Love".
Reviews
- AV Club
- Billboard | [1]
- The Daily Telegraph | [2]
- The Denver Post | [3]
- Entertainment Weekly | [4]
- Eye Weekly
- The Guardian(London)
- The Independent(London)
- The Independent On Sunday ( London)
- Los Angeles Daily News
- Los Angeles Times | [5]
- Mojo
- The Music Box
- musicOMH.com, UK
- New York Times | [6]
- Now(Toronto)
- The Observer ( London) | [7]
- OffBeat Magazine, LA
- Philadelphia Inquirer | [8]
- Q
- Rolling Stone | [9]
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer | [10]
- Slant Magazine
- Sunday Times, 2006-06-04 | timesonline.co.uk
- The Times ( London)
- Uncut
- USA TODAY | [11]
- The Word | wordmagazine.co.uk
