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{{Infobox Album | |||
|album_name = Elvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue' | |||
|image = Elvis Costello Introduces The Tracks From His New Album Almost Blue album cover.jpg | |||
|album_type = promotional album | |||
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|release_info = October 1981 | |||
|record_info = | |||
|producer = [[Billy Sherrill]] | |||
|label = F-Beat (UK)<br>Columbia (USA) | |||
|length = | |||
}} | |||
{{double image|right|Elvis Costello Introduces The Tracks From His New Album Almost Blue back cover.jpg|162|Elvis Costello Introduces The Tracks From His New Album Almost Blue album cover 2.jpg|168|Back cover and larger version of front cover.}} | |||
[[ | ==Tracks== | ||
{{tracklist30 | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| headline = Side one | |||
| title1 = [[Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?]] | |||
| writer1 = [[Hank Williams]] | |||
| length1 = 1:35 | |||
| title2 = [[Sweet Dreams]] | |||
| writer2 = [[Don Gibson]] | |||
| length2 = 2:56 | |||
| title3 = [[Success]] | |||
| writer3 = [[Johnny Mullins]] | |||
| length3 = 2:38 | |||
| title4 = [[I'm Your Toy]] | |||
| writer4 = [[Chris Ethridge]], [[Gram Parsons]] | |||
| length4 = 3:20 | |||
| title5 = [[Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down]] | |||
| writer5 = [[Merle Haggard]] | |||
| length5 = 2:06 | |||
| title6 = [[Brown To Blue]] | |||
| writer6 = [[George Jones|G. Jones]], [[Virginia Franks|V. Franks]], [[Johnny "Country" Mathis|J. Mathis]] | |||
| length6 = 2:37 | |||
}} | |||
{{tracklist30 | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| headline = Side two | |||
| title1 = [[Good Year For The Roses]] | |||
| writer1 = [[Jerry Chesnut]] | |||
| length1 = 3:06 | |||
| title2 = [[Sittin' And Thinkin']] | |||
| writer2 = [[Charlie Rich]] | |||
| length2 = 3:00 | |||
| title3 = [[Colour Of The Blues]] | |||
| writer3 = [[Lawton Williams]], [[George Jones]] | |||
| length3 = 2:18 | |||
| title4 = [[Too Far Gone]] | |||
| writer4 = [[Billy Sherrill]] | |||
| length4 = 3:24 | |||
| title5 = [[Honey Hush]] | |||
| writer5 = [[Big Joe Turner|Lou Willie Turner]] | |||
| length5 = 2:11 | |||
| title6 = [[How Much I Lied]] | |||
| writer6 = [[Gram Parsons]], [[David Rivkin|Pam Rifkin]] | |||
| length6 = 2:48 | |||
}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
* Each track is preceeded by a short spoken intro. | |||
* The UK cover is a pasteup; the front cover has a drawing of the band by Bruce Thomas on white paper, with a copy number and the artists' names stamped (in black, blue & red ink) and their signatures in various colours. The back has the tracklist and times printed in black on blue paper. The cover lists the keyboard player as Steve Neive. | |||
* The US cover is plain black, some with a square red on white sticker containing the title. | |||
* The US title is "Almost Blue (Elvis Introduces His Favorite Country Songs)". | |||
==Release info== | |||
{| border="1" | |||
|- | |||
| '''Release date''' | |||
| '''Media''' | |||
| '''Catalog number''' | |||
| '''Comments''' | |||
|- | |||
| 1981-10-__ | |||
| LP | |||
| F-Beat E.C.CHAT 1 | |||
| UK promo | |||
|- | |||
| 1981-10-__ | |||
| LP | |||
| Columbia AS 1318 | |||
| US promo | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ab/ab_info_a02.htm ECHP] | |||
[[Category:Almost Blue]] | [[Category:Almost Blue]] | ||
[[Category:Promos]] | [[Category:Promos]] | ||
[[Category:1981]] | [[Category:1981]] |
Latest revision as of 01:40, 14 June 2013
Elvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue' | |
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Released | October 1981 |
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Producer | Billy Sherrill |
Label | F-Beat (UK) Columbia (USA) |
Tracks
Side one | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)? | Hank Williams | 1:35 | ||||||
2. | Sweet Dreams | Don Gibson | 2:56 | ||||||
3. | Success | Johnny Mullins | 2:38 | ||||||
4. | I'm Your Toy | Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons | 3:20 | ||||||
5. | Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down | Merle Haggard | 2:06 | ||||||
6. | Brown To Blue | G. Jones, V. Franks, J. Mathis | 2:37 |
Side two | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Good Year For The Roses | Jerry Chesnut | 3:06 | ||||||
2. | Sittin' And Thinkin' | Charlie Rich | 3:00 | ||||||
3. | Colour Of The Blues | Lawton Williams, George Jones | 2:18 | ||||||
4. | Too Far Gone | Billy Sherrill | 3:24 | ||||||
5. | Honey Hush | Lou Willie Turner | 2:11 | ||||||
6. | How Much I Lied | Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin | 2:48 |
Notes
- Each track is preceeded by a short spoken intro.
- The UK cover is a pasteup; the front cover has a drawing of the band by Bruce Thomas on white paper, with a copy number and the artists' names stamped (in black, blue & red ink) and their signatures in various colours. The back has the tracklist and times printed in black on blue paper. The cover lists the keyboard player as Steve Neive.
- The US cover is plain black, some with a square red on white sticker containing the title.
- The US title is "Almost Blue (Elvis Introduces His Favorite Country Songs)".
Release info
Release date | Media | Catalog number | Comments |
1981-10-__ | LP | F-Beat E.C.CHAT 1 | UK promo |
1981-10-__ | LP | Columbia AS 1318 | US promo |