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[[Image:BAC_album_cover_large.jpg|thumb|260px|right|'''Blood And Chocolate''', 1986]]  
{{Infobox Album
''Excerpt from Rhino liner notes:''
|album_name  = Blood & Chocolate
|image        = BAC_album_cover_large.jpg
|album_type  = studio album
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]]
|release_info = September 15, 1986<br>September 5, 1995 (reissue)<br>February, 2002 (2CD reissue)
|record_info  = March-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London
|producer    = [[Nick Lowe]] with [[Colin Fairley]]
|label        = [[Columbia (label)|Columbia]]
|length      = 47:55
}}


"This is a record of people beating and twanging things with a fair amount of yelling."


==Tracks==
==Tracks==
01. '''[[Uncomplicated]]''' [3:25]<br>
{{tracklist
02. '''[[I Hope You're Happy Now]]''' [3:05]<br>
| writing_credits = yes
03. '''[[Tokyo Storm Warning]]''' [6:21]<br>
| headline        = Side 1
04. '''[[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]]''' [5:02]<br>
| title1    = [[Uncomplicated]]
05. '''[[I Want You]]''' [6:39]<br>
| writer1  = [[Declan MacManus]]
06. '''[[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]]''' [2:07]<br>
| length1  = 3:25
07. '''[[Blue Chair]]''' [3:38]<br>
| title2    = [[I Hope You're Happy Now]]
08. '''[[Battered Old Bird]]''' [5:49]<br>
| writer2  = [[Elvis Costello]]
09. '''[[Crimes Of Paris]]''' [4:18]<br>
| length2  = 3:05
10. '''[[Poor Napoleon]]''' [3:20]<br>
| title3    = [[Tokyo Storm Warning]]
11. '''[[Next Time 'Round]]''' [3:36]<br>
| writer3  = Declan MacManus & [[Cait O'Riordan]]
[47:55]<br>
| length3  = 6:21
| title4    = [[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]]
| writer4  = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 5:02
| title5    = [[I Want You]]
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 6:39
}}
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| headline        = Side 2
| title6    = [[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]]
| writer6  = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 2:07
| title7    = [[Blue Chair]]
| writer7  = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 3:38
| title8    = [[Battered Old Bird]]
| writer8  = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 5:49
| title9    = [[Crimes Of Paris]]
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 4:18
| title10  = [[Poor Napoleon]]
| writer10  = Declan MacManus
| length10  = 3:20
| title11  = [[Next Time 'Round]]
| writer11  = Declan MacManus
| length11  = 3:36
}}
 


==Credits==
==Credits==
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]]''' and '''[[Colin Fairley]]'''
*[[Napoleon Dynamite]] - Vocaj and Elektra kaj Akistika Guitaroj
* Musicians:
*[[Steve Nieve]] - Piano kaj Organo
:'''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''' - [[Singers|Vocaj]] and [[Guitarists|Elektra kaj Akistika Guitaroj]]
*[[Bruce Thomas]] - Baso Guitaro kaj Saksofono
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Piano kaj Organo]]
*[[Pete Thomas]] - Tamburoj kaj Saksofono
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|Baso Guitaro kaj Saksofono]]
with:
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|Tamburoj kaj Saksofono]]
<div style="margin-right: 360px;">
:With:
{| width="100%" cellspacing="0"
::'''[[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]]'''
|- valign="top"
:::'''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''' - Balgo, Kanoj, Klingovaroj  
|width="50%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:100%"|
:::'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - Acoustika Guitaro  
:[[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]]
::'''[[I Want You]]'''
::[[Napoleon Dynamite]] - Balgo, Kanoj, Klingovaroj  
:::'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - Acoustika Guitaro  
::[[Nick Lowe]] - Acoustika Guitaro
::'''[[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]]'''
:[[I Want You]]
:::'''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''' - Vox Kontinenta  
::[[Nick Lowe]] - Acoustika Guitaro
:::'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - Acoustika Guitaro  
:[[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]]
::'''[[Blue Chair]]'''
::[[Napoleon Dynamite]] - Vox Kontinenta
:::'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - Acoustika Guitaro  
::[[Nick Lowe]] - Acoustika Guitaro
::'''[[Battered Old Bird]]'''
:[[Blue Chair]]
:::'''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''' - Harmoniumo  
::[[Nick Lowe]] - Acoustika Guitaro
:::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - Harmoniumo  
|width="50%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:100%"|
::'''[[Crimes Of Paris]]'''
:[[Battered Old Bird]]
:::'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Singers|Voca]]
::[[Napoleon Dynamite]] - Harmoniumo
::'''[[Poor Napoleon]]'''
::[[Steve Nieve]] - Harmoniumo
:::'''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''' - Helpa Baso, Tamburino  
:[[Crimes Of Paris]]
:::'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Singers|Parolis Voco]]
::[[Cait O'Riordan]] - Voca
::'''[[Next Time 'Round]]'''
:[[Poor Napoleon]]
:::'''[[Nick Lowe]]''' - [[Guitarists|Acoustika Guitaro]]
::[[Napoleon Dynamite]] - Helpa Baso, Tamburino  
::[[Cait O'Riordan]] - Parolis Voco
:[[Next Time 'Round]]
::[[Nick Lowe]] - Acoustika Guitaro
|}</div>
*Produced by: [[Nick Lowe]] and [[Colin Fairley]]




==Blood & Chocolate (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)==
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| title1    = [[Uncomplicated]]
| writer1  = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length1  = 3:25
| title2    = [[I Hope You're Happy Now]]
| writer2  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length2  = 3:05
| title3    = [[Tokyo Storm Warning]]
| writer3  = Declan MacManus & [[Cait O'Riordan]]
| length3  = 6:21
| title4    = [[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]]
| writer4  = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 5:02
| title5    = [[I Want You]]
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 6:39
| title6    = [[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]]
| writer6  = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 2:07
| title7    = [[Blue Chair]]
| writer7  = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 3:38
| title8    = [[Battered Old Bird]]
| writer8  = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 5:49
| title9    = [[Crimes Of Paris]]
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 4:18
| title10  = [[Poor Napoleon]]
| writer10  = Declan MacManus
| length10  = 3:20
| title11  = [[Next Time 'Round]]
| writer11  = Declan MacManus
| length11  = 3:36
| title12  = [[Seven Day Weekend]]
| note12    = with [[Jimmy Cliff]]
| writer12  = [[Jimmy Cliff]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
| length12  = 2:36
| title13  = [[Forgive Her Anything]]
| writer13  = Declan MacManus
| length13  = 3:11
| title14  = [[Blue Chair]]
| note14    = Single version
| writer14  = Declan MacManus
| length14  = 3:38
| title15  = [[Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo]]
| writer15  = Declan MacManus
| length15  = 3:23
| title16  = [[American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)]]
| writer16  = Declan MacManus
| length16  = 3:33
| title17  = [[A Town Called Big Nothing|A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)]]
| writer17  = Declan MacManus
| length17  = 5:44
| title18  = [[Return To Big Nothing]]
| writer18  = Declan MacManus
| length18  = 2:54
| total_length = 73:10
}}


==Original discography pages==
==Blood & Chocolate (2002 Rhino/Edsel edition)==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a02.htm A02]
{{tracklist30
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s01a.htm S01A] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s04.htm S04]{{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s07.htm S07]{{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s10.htm S10] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s11.htm S11]   
| writing_credits = yes
| headline  = Disc 1: {{th}}Blood & Chocolate
| title1    = [[Uncomplicated]]
| writer1  = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length1  = 3:25
| title2    = [[I Hope You're Happy Now]]
| writer2  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length2  = 3:05
| title3    = [[Tokyo Storm Warning]]
| writer3  = Declan MacManus & [[Cait O'Riordan]]
| length3  = 6:21
| title4    = [[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]]
| writer4  = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 5:02
| title5    = [[I Want You]]
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 6:39
| title6    = [[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]]
| writer6  = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 2:07
| title7    = [[Blue Chair]]
| writer7  = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 3:38
| title8    = [[Battered Old Bird]]
| writer8  = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 5:49
| title9    = [[Crimes Of Paris]]
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 4:18
| title10  = [[Poor Napoleon]]
| writer10  = Declan MacManus
| length10  = 3:20
| title11  = [[Next Time 'Round]]
| writer11  = Declan MacManus
| length11  = 3:36
| total_length = 47:55
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline  = Disc 2: {{th}}Bonus disc
| title1    = [[Leave My Kitten Alone]]
| note1    = Blood & Chocolate reissue version
| writer1  = [[Little Willie John|John]], [[Titus Turner|Turner]], [[James McDougal|McDougal]]
| length1  = 3:23
| title2    = [[New Rhythm Method]]
| writer2  = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length2  = 2:26
| title3    = [[Forgive Her Anything]]
| note3    = new version
| writer3  = Declan MacManus
| length3  = 3:48
| title4    = [[Crimes Of Paris]]
| note4    = electric version
| writer4  = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 4:35
| title5    = [[Uncomplicated]]
| note5    = alternate version
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 3:04
| title6    = [[Battered Old Bird]]
| note6    = alternate version
| writer6  = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 4:21
| title7    = [[Seven Day Weekend]]
| note7    = with [[Jimmy Cliff]]
| writer7  = [[Jimmy Cliff]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
| length7  = 2:36
| title8    = [[Blue Chair]]
| note8    = single version
| writer8  = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 3:38
| title9    = [[Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo]]
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 3:23
| title10  = [[American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)]]
| writer10  = Declan MacManus
| length10  = 3:32
| title11  = [[All These Things]]
| note11    = Blood & Chocolate reissue version
| writer11  = [[Allen Toussaint]]
| length11  = 3:00
| title12  = [[Pouring Water On A Drowning Man]]
| note12    = B&C reissue version
| writer12  = [[Drew Baker]] & [[Danny McCormick]]
| length12  = 2:32
| title13  = [[Running Out Of Fools]]
| note13    = B&C reissue version
| writer13  = [[Kay Rogers]] & [[Richard Ahlert]]
| length13  = 2:32
| title14  = [[Tell Me Right Now]]
| writer14  = [[Joe Tex]]
| length14  = 3:01
| title15  = [[Lonely Blue Boy]]
| writer15  = [[Fred Wise]] & [[Ben Weisman]]
| length15 = 2:04
| total_length = 48:40
}}


==Reviews==
==Reviews==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfoxzu5ldke AMG]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfoxzu5ldke Allmusic]


==Internal links==
==Internal links==
* [[Album Images: Blood And Chocolate|Blood & Chocolate Album Images]]
*[[Blood & Chocolate lyrics|Lyrics]]
*[[Blood & Chocolate (1995) liner notes|Liner notes (1995)]]
*[[Blood & Chocolate (2002) liner notes|Liner notes (2002)]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/bac.html '''Elvis Costello on Rhino''''s ''Blood & Chocolate'' reissue page]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-And-The-Attractions-Blood-Chocolate/master/42938 Discogs] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Chocolate_(album) Wikipedia] {{-}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfoxzu5ldke AMG] {{-}} [http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/67787 musik-sammler.de]
* [http://www.inanotherroom.com/bac.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Blood & Chocolate]


==Original discography==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a02.htm A02]
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s01a.htm S01A] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s04.htm S04]{{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s07.htm S07]{{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s10.htm S10] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_s11.htm S11] 


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[[Category:Costello albums]]
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Revision as of 21:52, 2 May 2013

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Blood & Chocolate
BAC album cover large.jpg
studio album by
Elvis Costello
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1986
September 5, 1995 (reissue)
February, 2002 (2CD reissue)
RecordedMarch-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London
ProducerNick Lowe with Colin Fairley
LabelColumbia
Length47:55


Tracks

Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Uncomplicated  Declan MacManus 3:25
2. I Hope You're Happy Now  Elvis Costello 3:05
3. Tokyo Storm Warning  Declan MacManus & Cait O'Riordan 6:21
4. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head  Declan MacManus 5:02
5. I Want You  Declan MacManus 6:39
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
6. Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?  Declan MacManus 2:07
7. Blue Chair  Declan MacManus 3:38
8. Battered Old Bird  Declan MacManus 5:49
9. Crimes Of Paris  Declan MacManus 4:18
10. Poor Napoleon  Declan MacManus 3:20
11. Next Time 'Round  Declan MacManus 3:36


Credits

with:

Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
Napoleon Dynamite - Balgo, Kanoj, Klingovaroj
Nick Lowe - Acoustika Guitaro
I Want You
Nick Lowe - Acoustika Guitaro
Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
Napoleon Dynamite - Vox Kontinenta
Nick Lowe - Acoustika Guitaro
Blue Chair
Nick Lowe - Acoustika Guitaro
Battered Old Bird
Napoleon Dynamite - Harmoniumo
Steve Nieve - Harmoniumo
Crimes Of Paris
Cait O'Riordan - Voca
Poor Napoleon
Napoleon Dynamite - Helpa Baso, Tamburino
Cait O'Riordan - Parolis Voco
Next Time 'Round
Nick Lowe - Acoustika Guitaro


Blood & Chocolate (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Uncomplicated  Declan MacManus 3:25
2. I Hope You're Happy Now  Elvis Costello 3:05
3. Tokyo Storm Warning  Declan MacManus & Cait O'Riordan 6:21
4. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head  Declan MacManus 5:02
5. I Want You  Declan MacManus 6:39
6. Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?  Declan MacManus 2:07
7. Blue Chair  Declan MacManus 3:38
8. Battered Old Bird  Declan MacManus 5:49
9. Crimes Of Paris  Declan MacManus 4:18
10. Poor Napoleon  Declan MacManus 3:20
11. Next Time 'Round  Declan MacManus 3:36
12. Seven Day Weekend (with Jimmy Cliff)Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello 2:36
13. Forgive Her Anything  Declan MacManus 3:11
14. Blue Chair (Single version)Declan MacManus 3:38
15. Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo  Declan MacManus 3:23
16. American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)  Declan MacManus 3:33
17. A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)  Declan MacManus 5:44
18. Return To Big Nothing  Declan MacManus 2:54
73:10

Blood & Chocolate (2002 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc 1:  Blood & Chocolate
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Uncomplicated  Declan MacManus 3:25
2. I Hope You're Happy Now  Elvis Costello 3:05
3. Tokyo Storm Warning  Declan MacManus & Cait O'Riordan 6:21
4. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head  Declan MacManus 5:02
5. I Want You  Declan MacManus 6:39
6. Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?  Declan MacManus 2:07
7. Blue Chair  Declan MacManus 3:38
8. Battered Old Bird  Declan MacManus 5:49
9. Crimes Of Paris  Declan MacManus 4:18
10. Poor Napoleon  Declan MacManus 3:20
11. Next Time 'Round  Declan MacManus 3:36
47:55
Disc 2:  Bonus disc
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Leave My Kitten Alone (Blood & Chocolate reissue version)John, Turner, McDougal 3:23
2. New Rhythm Method  Declan MacManus 2:26
3. Forgive Her Anything (new version)Declan MacManus 3:48
4. Crimes Of Paris (electric version)Declan MacManus 4:35
5. Uncomplicated (alternate version)Declan MacManus 3:04
6. Battered Old Bird (alternate version)Declan MacManus 4:21
7. Seven Day Weekend (with Jimmy Cliff)Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello 2:36
8. Blue Chair (single version)Declan MacManus 3:38
9. Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo  Declan MacManus 3:23
10. American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)  Declan MacManus 3:32
11. All These Things (Blood & Chocolate reissue version)Allen Toussaint 3:00
12. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (B&C reissue version)Drew Baker & Danny McCormick 2:32
13. Running Out Of Fools (B&C reissue version)Kay Rogers & Richard Ahlert 2:32
14. Tell Me Right Now  Joe Tex 3:01
15. Lonely Blue Boy  Fred Wise & Ben Weisman 2:04
48:40

Reviews

Internal links

External links

Original discography