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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox Album
|album_name  = The Sweetest Punch  
|album_name  = The Sweetest Punch<br><small>The New Songs Of Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach arranged by Bill Frisell</small>
|image        = Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch album cover.jpg
|image        = Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch album cover.jpg
|album_type  = Studio album
|album_type  = Studio album
|album_artist = [[Bill Frisell]]
|album_artist = [[Bill Frisell]]
|release_info = 1999-09-21
|release_info = Sep 21, 1999
|record_info  =  
|record_info  =  
|producer    = [[Lee Townsend]]
|producer    = [[Lee Townsend]]
|label        = Decca, Universal Classics
|label        = Decca, Universal Classics
|length      =  
|length      = 64:09
}}
}}
[[image:Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch album back cover.jpg|250px|right|back cover]]
[[image:Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch inlay 1.jpg|250px|right|inlay card 1]]
[[image:Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch inlay 2.jpg|250px|right|inlay card 2]]




==Tracks==
==Tracks==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = no
| writing_credits = yes
| all_writing    = [[Elvis Costello]], [[Burt Bacharach]]
| all_writing    = [[Elvis Costello]], [[Burt Bacharach]], except where noted
 
| title1          = [[The Sweetest Punch (song)|The Sweetest Punch]]
| title1          = [[The Sweetest Punch (song)|The Sweetest Punch]]
| writer1        =  
| writer1        =  
| length1        = 4:44
| length1        = 4:44
| title2          = [[Toledo]]
| title2          = [[Toledo]]
| writer2        =  
| writer2        =  
| length2        = 5:25
| length2        = 5:25
| title3          = [[Such Unlikely Lovers]]
| title3          = [[Such Unlikely Lovers]]
| writer3        =  
| writer3        =  
| length3        = 5:43
| length3        = 5:43
| title4          = [[This House Is Empty Now]]
| title4          = [[This House Is Empty Now]]
| writer4        =  
| writer4        =  
| length4        = 5:03
| length4        = 5:03
| title5          = [[Painted From Memory (song)|Painted From Memory]]
| title5          = [[Painted From Memory (song)|Painted From Memory]]
| writer5        =  
| writer5        =  
| length5        = 4:10
| length5        = 4:10
| title6          = [[What's Her Name Today?]]
| title6          = [[What's Her Name Today?]]
| writer6        =  
| writer6        =  
| length6        = 4:58
| length6        = 4:58
| title7          = [[In The Darkest Place]]
| title7          = [[In The Darkest Place]]
| writer7        =  
| writer7        =  
| length7        = 5:55
| length7        = 5:55
| title8          = Vamp Dolce
| title8          = Vamp Dolce
| writer8        =  
| writer8        = Bill Frisell
| length8        = 3:25
| length8        = 3:27
 
| title9          = [[My Thief]]
| title9          = [[My Thief]]
| writer9        =  
| writer9        =  
| length9        = 4:31
| length9        = 4:31
| title10        = [[I Still Have That Other Girl]]
| title10        = [[I Still Have That Other Girl]]
| writer10        =  
| writer10        =  
| length10        = 2:22
| length10        = 2:22
| title11        = [[Painted From Memory (song)|Painted From Memory]] (reprise)
| title11        = [[Painted From Memory (song)|Painted From Memory]] (reprise)
| writer11        =  
| writer11        =  
| length11        = 3:36
| length11        = 3:36
| title12        = [[The Long Division]]  
| title12        = [[The Long Division]]  
| writer12        =  
| writer12        =  
| length12        = 3:59
| length12        = 3:59
| title13        = [[Tears At The Birthday Party]]  
| title13        = [[Tears At The Birthday Party]]  
| writer13        =  
| writer13        =  
| length13        = 3:44
| length13        = 3:44
| title14        = [[I Still Have That Other Girl]] (reprise)
| title14        = [[I Still Have That Other Girl]] (reprise)
| writer14        =  
| writer14        =  
| length14        = 1:52
| length14        = 1:52
| title15        = [[God Give Me Strength]]
| title15        = [[God Give Me Strength]]
| writer15        =  
| writer15        =  
| length15        = 4:42
| length15        = 4:42
}}
}}
==Personnel==
* [[Bill Frisell]] - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Arrangement
* [[Viktor Krauss]] - Bass
* [[Don Byron]] - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
* [[Brian Blade]] - Drums, Percussion
* [[Lee Townsend]] - Producer
* [[Curtis Fowlkes]] - Trombone
* [[Ron Miles]] - Trumpet
* [[Cassandra Wilson]] - Vocals <small>''(5, 10)''</small>
* Elvis Costello - Vocals <small>''(2, 10)''</small>




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==Release information==  
==Release information==  
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| Decca 314 559 865-2
| Decca 314 559 865-2
| US
| US
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| 1999-10-18
| CD
| Decca 559 865-2
| UK
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|-
| 1999-__-__
| 1999-__-__
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[[Category:1999]]
[[Category:1999]]
[[Category:Covers]]
[[Category:Covers]]
[[Category:1999 covers]]
[[Category:Extracurricular work]]
[[Category:Extracurricular work]]
[[Category:1999 covers]]
[[Category:1999 covers]]

Revision as of 23:39, 12 November 2010

The Sweetest Punch
The New Songs Of Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach arranged by Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bill Frisell
ReleasedSep 21, 1999
ProducerLee Townsend
LabelDecca, Universal Classics
Length64:09
back cover
inlay card 1
inlay card 2


Tracks

All songs written and composed by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, except where noted. 

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Sweetest Punch    4:44
2. Toledo    5:25
3. Such Unlikely Lovers    5:43
4. This House Is Empty Now    5:03
5. Painted From Memory    4:10
6. What's Her Name Today?    4:58
7. In The Darkest Place    5:55
8. Vamp Dolce  Bill Frisell 3:27
9. My Thief    4:31
10. I Still Have That Other Girl    2:22
11. Painted From Memory (reprise)    3:36
12. The Long Division    3:59
13. Tears At The Birthday Party    3:44
14. I Still Have That Other Girl (reprise)    1:52
15. God Give Me Strength    4:42


Personnel


Notes

  • Costello sent Frisell demos of every song on Painted From Memory after they were completed. Frisell wrote his own arrangements of the songs.
  • Elvis Costello sings on "Toledo", Cassandra Wilson on "Painted From Memory", and Costello and Wilson in a duet on "I Still Have That Other Girl".


Release information

Release date Media Catalog number Comments
1999-02-16 CD Verve 314559865-2 German promo
1999-09-21 CD Decca 314 559 865-2 US
1999-10-18 CD Decca 559 865-2 UK
1999-__-__ CD Decca 314 559 865-2 Australia
1999-__-__ CD Decca POCF-1018 Japan


External links