Trust

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Trust
studio album by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Released	January 1981
Producer	Nick Lowe in association with Roger Bechirian (Nick Lowe not to blame for Big Sister's Clothes)
Length	41:53 (original LP) 67:21 (1994 reissue) 41:53 + 50:02 (2003 reissue)

From the Rhino liner notes:
"From a personal point of view, this was easily the most drug-influenced record of my career. I say this without any sober piety or in order to glory in it with indulgent hindsight but because it is true. It was completed close to a self-induced nervous collapse on a diet of rough “scrumpy” cider, gin and tonic, various powders, only one of which was “Andrews’ Liver Salts”, and, in the final hours, Seconal and Johnnie Walker Black Label. The barely coherent ramblings of my addled brain were gradually beaten into some shape by the relentless re-working of melodies and lyrical fragments, many of which pre-dated my professional career. The radical shift from the innocence of those early drafts of the cynical and jagged texts contained in the final record is only balanced by one or two precisely constructed compositions, most notably, “Shot With His Own Gun” — the first result of having bought a Bechstein baby grand piano in early 1980.

The poise and calm of several of the cuts belies the wild mood swings and the violent hangover through which most of this music was recorded. “New Lace Sleeves”, in particular, is among the finest of The Attractions’ ensemble performances. That the song itself is mostly concerned with the tension between passion and the emotionally suppressing influence of “being civilized” is an irony that we can all enjoy with twenty years or more of hindsight.

Tracks

Side 1
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Clubland	Elvis Costello	3:42
2.	Lovers Walk	Elvis Costello	2:15
3.	You'll Never Be A Man	Elvis Costello	2:54
4.	Pretty Words	Elvis Costello	3:10
5.	Strict Time	Elvis Costello	2:39
6.	Luxembourg	Elvis Costello	2:25
7.	Watch Your Step	Elvis Costello	2:57

Side 2
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	New Lace Sleeves	Elvis Costello	3:44
9.	From A Whisper To A Scream	Elvis Costello	2:52
10.	Different Finger	Elvis Costello	1:56
11.	White Knuckles	Elvis Costello	3:46
12.	Shot With His Own Gun	Elvis Costello	3:29
13.	Fish 'N' Chip Paper	Elvis Costello	2:53
14.	Big Sister's Clothes	Elvis Costello	2:09

Credits

Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian
Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar; all instruments on Big Sister's Clothes

Steve Nieve - piano and organ

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Glenn Tilbrook - vocals on From A Whisper To A Scream

Martin Belmont - guitar on From A Whisper To A Scream

Trust (1994 Rykodisc/Demon edition)

	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Clubland	Elvis Costello	3:42
2.	Lovers Walk	Elvis Costello	2:17
3.	You'll Never Be A Man	Elvis Costello	2:56
4.	Pretty Words	Elvis Costello	3:11
5.	Strict Time	Elvis Costello	2:40
6.	Luxembourg	Elvis Costello	2:26
7.	Watch Your Step	Elvis Costello	2:57
8.	New Lace Sleeves	Elvis Costello	3:45
9.	From A Whisper To A Scream	Elvis Costello	2:54
10.	Different Finger	Elvis Costello	1:58
11.	White Knuckles	Elvis Costello	3:47
12.	Shot With His Own Gun	Elvis Costello	3:30
13.	Fish 'N' Chip Paper	Elvis Costello	2:55
14.	Big Sister's Clothes	Elvis Costello	2:11
15.	Black Sails In The Sunset	Elvis Costello	2:56
16.	Big Sister	Elvis Costello	2:11
17.	Sad About Girls	Norman Brain, Fay Hart	2:48
18.	Twenty-Five To Twelve	Elvis Costello	3:52
19.	Love For Sale	Cole Porter	3:02
20.	Weeper's Dream	Elvis Costello	1:05
21.	Gloomy Sunday	Rezso Seress, Sam Lewis	3:13
22.	Boy With A Problem	Elvis Costello, Chris Difford	2:31
23.	Seconds Of Pleasure	Elvis Costello	3:18

Trust (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc 1: Trust
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Clubland	Elvis Costello	3:42
2.	Lovers Walk	Elvis Costello	2:15
3.	You'll Never Be A Man	Elvis Costello	2:54
4.	Pretty Words	Elvis Costello	3:10
5.	Strict Time	Elvis Costello	2:39
6.	Luxembourg	Elvis Costello	2:25
7.	Watch Your Step	Elvis Costello	2:57
8.	New Lace Sleeves	Elvis Costello	3:44
9.	From A Whisper To A Scream	Elvis Costello	2:52
10.	Different Finger	Elvis Costello	1:56
11.	White Knuckles	Elvis Costello	3:46
12.	Shot With His Own Gun	Elvis Costello	3:29
13.	Fish 'N' Chip Paper	Elvis Costello	2:53
14.	Big Sister's Clothes	Elvis Costello	2:09

Disc 2: Bonus Disc
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Black Sails In The Sunset	Elvis Costello	3:07
2.	Big Sister	Elvis Costello	2:15
3.	Twenty-Five To Twelve	Elvis Costello	4:03
4.	Sad About Girls	Norman Brain, Fay Hart	2:47
5.	From A Whisper To A Scream (Alternate Version)	Elvis Costello	3:24
6.	Watch Your Step (Alternate Version)	Elvis Costello	2:44
7.	Clubland (Alternate Take)	Elvis Costello	4:00
8.	You'll Never Be A Man (Alternate Take)	Elvis Costello	3:08
9.	Slow Down	Larry Williams	2:23
10.	Big Sister (Alternate Version)	Elvis Costello	5:04
11.	Black Sails In The Sunset (Alternate Version)	Elvis Costello	3:05
12.	Hoover Factory (Alternate Version)	Elvis Costello	1:43
13.	Love For Sale	Cole Porter	3:02
14.	Boy With A Problem	Elvis Costello, Chris Difford	2:30
15.	Weeper's Dream	Elvis Costello	1:05
16.	Gloomy Sunday	Rezso Seress, Sam Lewis	3:12
17.	The Long Honeymoon (Instrumental Piano Demo)	Elvis Costello	1:41