Blood & Chocolate
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Blood & Chocolate | |
studio album by Elvis Costello | |
Released | September 15, 1986 September 5, 1995 (reissue) February, 2002 (2CD reissue) |
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Recorded | March-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London |
Producer | Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley |
Label | Columbia |
Length | 47:55 |
Tracks
Side 1 | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(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 | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(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
- Napoleon Dynamite - Vocaj and Elektra kaj Akistika Guitaroj
- Steve Nieve - Piano kaj Organo
- Bruce Thomas - Baso Guitaro kaj Saksofono
- Pete Thomas - Tamburoj kaj Saksofono
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- Produced by: Nick Lowe and Colin Fairley
Blood & Chocolate (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)
Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(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 | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(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 |
Related Releases
- Blood & Chocolate - Japanese Discography
- Blood & Chocolate - Vinyl LP reissues
- Blood & Chocolate - Rykodisc/Demon CD reissue 1995 (Extended Play)
- Blood & Chocolate - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2002 (Bonus Disc)
- Hip-O CD reissues 2006 onwards
Singles
Tokyo Storm Warning | I Want You | Blue Chair |
Cassette Releases
Images from Blood & Chocolate UK "Bournville" Cassette X FIEND CASS 80: |
For a short while, the Blood & Chocolate cassette was issued in a Bournville chocolate bar style cardboard wrapper
It was withdrawn shortly after first going on sale due to copyright issues with Cadbury's
Images from Blood & Chocolate Canadian Cassette FCT 40518: |
Images from Blood & Chocolate CANADIAN Cassette promo: |
Images with thanks to Stephen Tomlinson