Almost Blue

Almost Blue
studio album by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Released	October 1981
Recorded	May 18-29, 1981, CBS Studio A, Nashville
Producer	Billy Sherrill
Length	32:42 (original LP) 64:04 (1994 reissue) 32:42 + 76:06 (2004 reissue)

Tracks

1981 LP

Side one
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?	Hank Williams	1:35
2.	Sweet Dreams	Don Gibson	2:56
3.	Success	Johnny Mullins	2:38
4.	I'm Your Toy	Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons	3:20
5.	Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down	Merle Haggard	2:06
6.	Brown To Blue	G. Jones, V. Franks, J. Mathis	2:37

Side two
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Good Year For The Roses	Jerry Chesnut	3:06
2.	Sittin' And Thinkin'	Charlie Rich	3:00
3.	Colour Of The Blues	Lawton Williams, George Jones	2:18
4.	Too Far Gone	Billy Sherrill	3:24
5.	Honey Hush	Big Joe Turner	2:11
6.	How Much I Lied	Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin	2:48

Credits

• Produced by: Billy Sherrill
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - piano, organ

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

John McFee - lead guitar, pedal steel

Tommy Millar - fiddle

Nashville Edition - background vocals

Almost Blue (1994 Rykodisc/Demon edition)

	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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	Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons	3:23
5.	Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down	Merle Haggard	2:09
6.	Brown To Blue	G. Jones, V. Franks, J. Mathis	2:39
7.	Good Year For The Roses	Jerry Chesnut	3:08
8.	Sittin' And Thinkin'	Charlie Rich	3:00
9.	Colour Of The Blues	Lawton Williams, George Jones	2:19
10.	Too Far Gone	Billy Sherrill	3:26
11.	Honey Hush	Big Joe Turner	2:13
12.	How Much I Lied	Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin	2:45
13.	He's Got You (Live)	Hank Cochran	4:07
14.	Cry, Cry, Cry (Live)	Johnny Cash	2:45
15.	There Won't Be Anymore (Live)	Charlie Rich	2:23
16.	Sittin' And Thinkin' (Live)	Charlie Rich	2:55
17.	Honey Hush (Live)	Big Joe Turner	2:21
18.	Psycho (Live)	Leon Payne	3:34
19.	Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven	Jack Ripley	1:56
20.	Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie	Wayne Kemp, Red Lane	2:35
21.	My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You	Lee Ross, Bob Wills	2:02
22.	Tears Before Bedtime	Elvis Costello	2:23
23.	I'm Your Toy (Live)	Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons	3:46

Almost Blue (2004 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc 1: Almost Blue
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?	Hank Williams	1:35
2.	Sweet Dreams	Don Gibson	2:56
3.	Success	Johnny Mullins	2:38
4.	I'm Your Toy	Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons	3:20
5.	Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down	Merle Haggard	2:06
6.	Brown To Blue	G. Jones, V. Franks, J. Mathis	2:37
7.	Good Year For The Roses	Jerry Chesnut	3:06
8.	Sittin' And Thinkin'	Charlie Rich	3:00
9.	Colour Of The Blues	Lawton Williams, George Jones	2:18
10.	Too Far Gone	Billy Sherrill	3:24
11.	Honey Hush	Big Joe Turner	2:11
12.	How Much I Lied	Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin	2:48

Disc 2: Bonus Disc
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Stranger In The House (George Jones with Elvis Costello)	Elvis Costello	3:36
2.	We Oughta Be Ashamed (Johnny Cash with Elvis Costello)	George Jones, Earl Montgomery	2:44
3.	Radio Sweetheart (Live)	Elvis Costello	3:15
4.	Stranger In The House (Live)	Elvis Costello	3:56
5.	Psycho (Live)	Leon Payne	3:35
6.	If I Could Put Them All Together (I'd Have You) (Live)	Even Stevens	2:28
7.	Motel Matches (Live)	Elvis Costello	2:21
8.	He'll Have To Go (Live)	Joe Allison, Audrey Allison	2:51
9.	Girls Talk (Live)	Elvis Costello	1:44
10.	Too Far Gone ("Lost Session" Version)	Billy Sherrill	3:08
11.	He's Got You ("Lost Session" Version)	Hank Cochran	3:48
12.	Honky Tonk Girl	Loretta Lynn	2:24
13.	That's Why I'm Walking	Melvin Endsley, Stonewall Jackson	2:18
14.	Wondering	Joe Werner	2:20
15.	Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie	Wayne Kemp, Red Lane	2:36
16.	My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You	Lee Ross, Bob Wills	2:01
17.	Blues Keep Calling	Janis Martin	2:05
18.	Tears Before Bedtime	Elvis Costello	2:23
19.	Psycho	Leon Payne	3:20
20.	Cry, Cry, Cry	Johnny Cash	2:47
21.	I'll Take Care Of You	Brook Benton	3:09
22.	Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven	Jack Ripley	1:55
23.	Brand New Heartache (Live)	Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant	2:29
24.	There Won't Be Anymore (Live)	Charlie Rich	2:32
25.	Sittin' And Thinkin' (Live)	Charlie Rich	2:51
26.	Honey Hush (Live)	Big Joe Turner	2:28
27.	I'm Your Toy (Live)	Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons	4:01