Discography 2005-2009

2005 - 2006 - Future Adapted from the discography originally compiled by Paul Hosken

Key to format: 7" - 7 inch single 10" - 10 inch maxi single 12" - 12 inch maxi single 8T - 8-track tape DAT - DAT cassette CD - compact disc CD3 - 3" maxi CD CD5 - 5" maxi CD LP - album MC - music cassette R2R - reel-to-reel

Key to artist: EC - Elvis Costello EC+A - Elvis Costello & the Attractions EC+I - Elvis Costello & the Imposters EC+R5 - Elvis Costello & the Rude 5

Notes:

• All tracks are composed by EC, except where otherwise stated.
  

Title+tracks-artist/[release date (yyyy-mm-dd); format; Label cat.# (Country)]/notes

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2005

c01 Climax - Hits On TV Drama & Movie - various artists Smile [Chaplin/Turner/Parsons] - EC [2005-01-07; CD; UICZ-4101 (Japan)] [1]

c02 Grammy Nominees 2005 - various artists Monkey To Man - EC+I [2005-02-01; CD; Capitol] [2005-02-02; CD; TOCP-66368 (Japan) [2]]

c03 Beauty Deluxe - various artists Smile [Chaplin/Turner/Parsons] - EC [2005-03-02; 2xCD; UICZ-1145 (Japan)] [3]

c04 Relaxing - The Most Beautiful Voices - various artists For The Stars - Anne Sofie von Otter + Elvis Costello [2005-03-23; CD; UCCS-3013 (Japan)] [4]

c05 Ai Chikyu-haku Presents Love The Earth - various artists For The Stars - Anne Sofie von Otter + Elvis Costello [2005-03-30; CD; UCCS-3011 (Japan)] [5]

King Of America (+ Bonus CD) - The Costello Show Disc 1: King Of America 01. Brilliant Mistake (3:45) 02. Lovable [MacManus/O'Riordan] (2:51) 03. Our Little Angel (4:04) 04. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [Benjamin/Marcus/Caldwell] (3:18) 05. Glitter Gulch (3:14) 06. Indoor Fireworks (4:06) 07. Little Palaces (3:48) 08. I'll Wear It Proudly (4:19) 09. American Without Tears (4:31) 10. Eisenhower Blues [J.B. Lenoir] (3:43) 11. Poisoned Rose (4:05) 12. The Big Light (2:32) 13. Jack Of All Parades (5:17) 14. Suit Of Lights (4:02) 15. Sleep Of The Just (3:51) Disc 2: Bonus Disc 01. Having It All (solo demo) (3:53) 02. Suffering Face (solo demo) (3:05) 03. Deportee (solo demo) (3:31) 04. Indoor Fireworks (solo demo) (3:46) 05. I Hope You're Happy Now (solo demo) (3:02) 06. Poisoned Rose (solo demo) (4:09) 07. I'll Wear It Proudly (solo demo) (3:23) 08. Jack Of All Parades (solo demo) (3:29) 09. The People's Limousine [Henry & Howard Coward] (3:38) - The Coward Brothers 10. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (2:52) [Leon Payne] - The Coward Brothers 11. King Of Confidence (2:46) 12. Shoes Without Heels (4:15) 13. End Of The Rainbow (solo demo) [Richard Thompson] (3:25) 14. Betrayal (2:22) 15. That's How You Got Killed Before (live) [Dave Bartholomew] (3:13) 16. The Big Light (live) (3:08) 17. It Tears Me Up (live) [Penn/Oldham] (3:26) 18. The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (live) (2:42) 19. Your Mind Is On Vacation / Your Funeral My Trial (live) [Allison/Williamson] (5:16) 20. That's How You Got Killed Before (reprise) (live) [Dave Bartholomew] (7:00) 21. True Love Ways (live) [Holly/Petty] (3:32) [2005-04-25; 2xCD; Edsel (UK)] [2005-04-26; 2xCD; Rhino (US)]

c06 Piano Jazz: Costello/McPartland - Elvis Costello & Marian McPartland Conversation At Last Conversation My Funny Valentine [Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart] Conversation Almost Blue Conversation The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] Conversation Gloomy Sunday [Sam Lewis/Rezso Seress] Conversation You Don't Know What Love Is Conversation They Didn't Believe Me [Jerome Kern/Herbert Reynolds] Conversation I'm In The Mood Again Conversation [2005-07-12; CD; Jazz Alliance]

c07 New Waves: 45 Original 45s From The Post Punk Era - various artists Pump It Up - EC+A [2005-07-12; 2xCD; Family Recordings 9774 (USA)]

c08 Beach Breeze - Cassette Story - various artists Veronica [EC/McCartney] - EC [2005-07-13; CD; WPCR-12104 (Japan)] [6]

c09 Dramatic Days - Very Best Of TV Drama Songs - various artists Smile [Chaplin/Turner/Parsons] - EC [2005-07-20; 2xCD; UICZ-1160 (Japan)] [7]

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c10 Living Room - Soft And Relaxing Music - various artists This House Is Empty Now [Costello/Bacharach] - EC & Burt Bacharach [2005-09-14; CD; UICZ-1174 (Japan)] [8]

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c11 Rock Spirit - The Golden Age: 1967-1979 - various artists Alison - EC [2005-09-30; 2xCD; TOCP-67757 (Japan)] [9]

c12 The Piano Songs 3 - various artists Deep Dark Truthful Mirror - EC [2005-10-05; 2xCD; UICZ-1175 (Japan)] [10]

c13 At This Time - Burt Bacharach Who Are These People? [Bacharach/Tonio K] - EC and Burt Bacharach [2005-10-24; CD; BMG (UK)] [2005-11-01; CD; Columbia 82876 77897 2 (US)]

c14 Sound Of The Underground - various artists (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? [Lowe] - EC+A [2005-11-08; CD; Time/Life Music 61058316632 (USA)]

c15 Songs From Love Cinema - various artists She [Aznavour/Kretzmer] - EC [2005-11-09; CD; UCCU-1078 (Japan)] [11]

c16 Unusual Sounds For Levi's® Selected By Tahiti 80 - various artists Less Than Zero - EC [2005-11-23; CD; VICP-63211 (Japan)] [12]

c17 Classics 2002 - various artists Baby Plays Around [MacManus/O'Riordan] - EC [2005-12-21; CD; UCCD-3118 (Japan)] [13]

2006

My Flame Burns Blue - Elvis Costello with The Metropole Orkest Disc 1: My Flame Burns Blue 01. Hora Decubitus [Mingus/Costello] (5:44) 02. Favourite Hour (3:58) 03. That's How You Got Killed Before [Dave Bartholomew] (4:14) 04. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue (5:11) 05. Clubland (4:51) 06. Almost Blue (5:47) xx. Dust (5:41) - on Japanese & iTunes (US/Canada) release only 07. Speak Darkly, My Angel (3:58) 08. Almost Ideal Eyes (4:16) 09. Can You Be True? (3:56) 10. Put Away Forbidden Playthings (4:22) 11. Episode Of Blonde (6:09) 12. My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) [Strayhorn/Costello] (5:13) 13. Watching The Detectives (5:23) 14. God Give Me Strength [Bacharach/Costello] (6:55) xx. Still (2:24) - on iTunes (non-US/Canada) release only Disc 2: Il Sogno Suite 01. Prelude (0:46) 02. Overture (1:18) 03. Puck 1 (2:20) 04. The Court (2:28) 05. Workers' Playtime (2:10) 06. Oberon And Titania (4:14) 07. The Conspiracy Of Oberon And Puck (1:08) 08. Puck 2 (1:49) 09. The Identity Parade (4:41) 10. The Face Of Bottom (2:48) 11. The Spark Of Love (4:23) 12. Tormentress (1:41) 13. Oberon Humbled (3:40) 14. Twisted - Entangled (2:38) 15. The Fairy And The Ass (1:32) 16. Sleep (2:51) 17. The Play (1:29) 18. The Wedding (4:16) [2006-01-13; 2xCD (Japan)] [2006-02-28; 2xCD (US)] [2006-03-13; 2xCD (UK)]

d01 Tears - various artists She [Aznavour/Kretzmer] - EC [2006-02-08; CD; UICZ-1201 (Japan)] [14]

d02 The Essential Chieftains - The Chieftains Long Journey Home - The Chieftains + Irish Film Orch. + EC [2006-02-21; 2xCD; Legacy Recordings 82876753982 (USA)]

d03 The Punk Revolution Of Rock In 70's - UK Hits - various artists (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea - EC+A [2006-02-22; CD; TOCP-67870 (Japan)] [15]

The Juliet Letters (+ Bonus CD) - Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet Disc 1: The Juliet Letters 01. Deliver Us (0:48) 02. For Other Eyes [MacManus/Cassidy/M.P. Thomas] (2:54) 03. Swine [MacManus/Cassidy] (2:05) 04. Expert Rites (2:22) 05. Dead Letter [Cassidy] (2:18) 06. I Almost Had A Weakness [MacManus/M. Thomas] (3:52) 07. Why? [MacManus/Belton] (1:24) 08. Who Do You Think You Are? [M. Thomas/MacManus/M.P. Thomas] (3:25) 09. Taking My Life In Your Hands [J. Thomas/MacManus/M.P. Thomas/Cassidy] (3:17) 10. This Offer Is Unrepeatable [MacManus/Brodsky Quartet] (3:11) 11. Dear Sweet Filthy World [MacManus/Belton/M.P. Thomas] (4:16) 12. The Letter Home [MacManus/Belton/Cassidy] (3:08) 13. Jacksons, Monk And Rowe [M. Thomas/J. Thomas/MacManus] (3:42) 14. This Sad Burlesque [MacManus/Cassidy] (2:46) 15. Romeo's Seance [MacManus/M. Thomas/M.P. Thomas] (3:29) 16. I Thought I'd Write To Juliet (4:06) 17. Last Post [Michael Thomas] (2:24) 18. The First To Leave (4:57) 19. Damnation's Cellar (3:25) 20. The Birds Will Still Be Singing (4:27) Disc 2: Bonus Disc 01. She Moved Through The Fair [Trad. arr. Cassidy] (4:44) 02. Pills And Soap (live) (4:37) 03. King Of The Unknown Sea (live) [Costello/M. Thomas] (3:51) 04. Skeleton (live) [Michael Thomas] (4:54) 05. More Than Rain (live) [Tom Waits] (3:23) 06. God Only Knows (live) [Wilson/Asher] (3:58) 07. They Didn't Believe Me (live) [Kern/Reynolds] (3:59) 08. O Mistress Mine [Shakespeare/Harle] (4:03) - John Harle with EC 09. Come Away, Death [Shakespeare/Harle] (4:27) - John Harle with EC 10. Put Away Forbidden Playthings (live) (4:12) - EC & Fretwork 11. Can She Excuse My Wrongs (live) [John Dowland] (4:03) - EC, Fretwork & Composers Ensemble 12. Fire Suite 1 [Nathanson/Dobbins] (5:27) - Roy Nathanson with Cyrus Chestnut & EC 13. Fire Suite 3 [Nathanson/Dobbins] (3:19) - Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello 14. Fire Suite Reprise [MacManus/Nathanson/Dobbins] (2:36) - Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello 15. Gigi (live) [Lerner/Loewe] (4:14) - Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell 16. Deep Dead Blue (live) [Costello/Frisell] (3:45) - Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell 17. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue (live) (4:34) - Elvis Costello & The Punishing Kiss Band 18. Lost In The Stars [Weill/Anderson] (3:56) [2006-03-21; 2xCD; Rhino (US)] [2006-04-24; 2xCD; Rhino (UK)]

d04 Verve Today 2006 - various artists The Sharpest Thorn - EC + Allen Toussaint [2006-04-07; CD; Verve (Universal) (Germany)]

d05 The River In Reverse - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint 01. On Your Way Down [Toussaint] (4:55) 02. Nearer To You [Toussaint] (3:32) 03. Tears, Tears And More Tears [Toussaint] (3:30) 04. The Sharpest Thorn [Costello/Toussaint] (4:16) 05. Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further? [Toussaint] (5:04) 06. The River In Reverse [Costello] (4:32) 07. Freedom For The Stallion [Toussaint] (2:58) 08. Broken Promise Land [Costello/Toussaint] (4:34) 09. Ascension Day [Bird/Costello/­Toussaint] (2:58) 10. International Echo [Costello/Toussaint] (4:59) 11. All These Things [Toussaint] (4:07) 12. Wonder Woman [Toussaint] (3:08) 13. Six-Fingered Man [Costello/Toussaint] (4:32) xx. The Greatest Love [Toussaint] - on Japanese release only xx. Where Is The Love [Costello/Toussaint] - on iTunes release only [2006-05-27; CD+DVD; Verve Forecast UCCB-9011 (Japan)] [2006-05-29; CD; Verve 9856057 (UK)] [2006-05-29; CD+DVD; Verve 9856725 (UK)] [2006-05-29; LP; Verve (UK)] [2006-06-06; CD; Verve Forecast (USA)] [2006-06-06; 2xLP; Verve Forecast (USA)]

d06 Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 1 - various artists I Want You - EC+A [2006-06-26; 2xCD; Mute (UK)]

d07 Songbook - 20 Classic Standards From The Modern Masters Of Swing - various artists She [Aznavour/Kretzmer] - EC [2006-07-04; CD; Universal Music (New Zealand)]

d08 Duets: An American Classic - Tony Bennett Are You Havin' Any Fun? [Fain/Yellen] - Tony Bennett + EC [2006-09-26; CD (US)] [2006-10-30; CD (UK)]

d09 Weeds: Music From The Showtime Original Series Volume 2 - various artists Little Boxes [Malvina Reynolds] (0:53) - EC [2006-10-17; CD (US)]

d10 The Harry Smith Project: Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited - various artists The Butcher's Boy (live) [Traditional] - EC Ommie Wise Part 1 & 2 (What Lewis Did Last...) (live) [Traditional] - Kate & Anna McGarrigle with EC [2006-10-24; 2xCD+2xDVD (US)]

Future

--- EC duets with Ron Sexsmith on a Bacharach song called "Windows Of The World".

--- EC is contributing to the Joni Mitchell tribute album.