Almost Blue (song)

Almost blue
Almost doing things we used to do
There's a girl here and she's almost you
Almost
All the things that your eyes once promised
I see in hers too
Now your eyes are red from crying

Almost blue
Flirting with this disaster became me
It named me as the fool who only aimed to be

Almost blue
It's almost touching it will almost do
There's a part of me that's always true... always
Not all good things come to an end now, it is only a chosen few
I have seen such an unhappy couple

Almost me
Almost you
Almost blue

Alternate lyric, sung by Chet Baker:

Almost blue
Almost doing things we used to do
There's a girl here and she's almost you
Almost
All the things that you promised with your eyes
I see in hers too
Now your eyes are red from crying

Almost Blue
Written by	Elvis Costello
Performed by	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced by	Geoff Emerick from an original idea by Elvis Costello
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded	November 1981, AIR Studios, London
Released	July 2, 1982
Albums	Imperial Bedroom, 1982
Singles	Baby Plays Around, 1989 Deep Dark Truthful Mirror, 1989
Collections	The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 Girls Girls Girls, 1999 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007
Promos	A Conversation With Elvis Costello, 1982 UK Elvis Costello, 2002
Length	2:46

First known performance:
December 21, 1981, Guildford, England
(531 known performances, 1 as a snippet)

Alternate versions

Almost Blue (Live in Sydney)
Performed by	Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards, melodica Davey Faragher - bass Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded	July 13, 2002, Sydney, Australia
Released	October 1, 2002
Albums	Cruel Smile
Length	5:04

Almost Blue (Piano Jazz version)
Performed by	Elvis Costello & Marian McPartland
Produced by	Shari Hutchinson
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Marian McPartland - piano
Recorded	May 3, 2003, Manhattan Studio, New York
Released	July 12, 2005
Albums	Piano Jazz: Costello/McPartland
Length	2:48

Almost Blue (Live 2004)
Performed by	Elvis Costello with The Metropole Orkest
Produced by	Gert-Jan van den Dolder
Arranged by	Elvis Costello
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal Steve Nieve - piano, melodica solo The Metropole Orkest Vince Mendoza - conductor Ruud Bruels - trumpet solo
Recorded	July 9, 2004, The Hague, Netherlands
Released	January 13, 2006
Albums	My Flame Burns Blue, 2006
Length	5:47