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{{Infobox Album
|album_name  = Goodbye Cruel World
|image        = GCW_album_cover_large.jpg
|album_type  = studio album
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|release_info = June 18, 1984
|record_info =
|producer    = [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]
|label        =
|length      = 44:24
}}
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==Track listing==
Running time: 00:00
#[[Track 1]] (0:00)
#[[Track 2]] (0:00)
#[[Track 3]] (0:00)


==Personnel==
==Tracks==
*[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar.
{{tracklist
*[[Steve Nieve]] - organ and piano.
| writing_credits = yes
| headline        = Side 1
| title1    = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
| writer1  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length1  = 4:01
| title2    = [[Home Truth]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:11
| title3    = [[Room With No Number]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 4:13
| title4    = [[Inch By Inch]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:28
| title5    = [[Worthless Thing]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:03
| title6    = [[Love Field]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:30
}}
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| headline        = Side 2
| title1    = [[I Wanna Be Loved]]
| writer1  = [[Farnell Jenkins]]
| length1  = 4:47
| title2    = [[The Comedians]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 2:32
| title3    = [[Joe Porterhouse]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:29
| title4    = [[Sour Milk-Cow Blues]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:50
| title5    = [[The Great Unknown]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello & [[Clive Langer]]
| length5  = 2:59
| title6    = [[The Deportees Club]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 2:53
| title7    = [[Peace In Our Time]]
| writer7  = Elvis Costello
| length7  = 4:08
}}
<br />


Recorded at .


==Reviews==
==[[Goodbye Cruel World (Rykodisc/Demon reissue)|Goodbye Cruel World (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)]]==
[[Review: My Aim Is True, New Musical Express 1977|New Musical Express, 1977-07-23]]
{{tracklist
(pick one or more reviews from the bibliography and link them as above)
| writing_credits = yes
| title1    = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
| writer1  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length1  = 4:01
| title2    = [[Home Truth]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:11
| title3    = [[Room With No Number]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 4:13
| title4    = [[Inch By Inch]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:28
| title5    = [[Worthless Thing]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:03
| title6    = [[Love Field]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:30
| title7    = [[I Wanna Be Loved]]
| writer7  = [[Farnell Jenkins]]
| length7  = 4:47
| title8    = [[The Comedians]]
| writer8  = Elvis Costello
| length8  = 2:32
| title9    = [[Joe Porterhouse]]
| writer9  = Elvis Costello
| length9  = 3:29
| title10    = [[Sour Milk-Cow Blues]]
| writer10  = Elvis Costello
| length10  = 2:50
| title11    = [[The Great Unknown]]
| writer11  = Elvis Costello & [[Clive Langer]]
| length11  = 2:59
| title12    = [[The Deportees Club]]
| writer12  = Elvis Costello
| length12  = 2:53
| title13    = [[Peace In Our Time]]
| writer13  = Elvis Costello
| length13  = 4:08
|title14 = [[Turning The Town Red]]
|writer14 = Elvis Costello
|length14 = 3:17
|title15 = [[Baby It's You]]
|note15 = with [[Nick Lowe]]
|writer15 = [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Mack David]] & [[Barney Williams]]
|length15 = 3:10
|title16 = [[Get Yourself Another Fool]]
|writer16 = [[Frank Haywood]] & [[Ernest Tucker]]
|length16 = 4:02
|title17 = [[I Hope You're Happy Now]]
|writer17 = Elvis Costello
|length17 = 2:51
|title18 = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
|note18 = live
|writer18 = Elvis Costello
|length18 = 4:12
|title19 = [[Worthless Thing]]
|note19 = Live
|writer19 = Elvis Costello
|length19 = 3:10
|title20 = [[Motel Matches]]
|note20 = Live
|writer20 = Elvis Costello
|length20 = 2:39
|title21 = [[Sleepless Nights]]
|note21 = Live
|writer21 = [[Felice Bryant]] & [[Boudleaux Bryant]]
|length21 = 2:40
|title22 = [[Deportee]]
|writer22 = Elvis Costello
|length22 = 3:22
|title23 = [[Withered And Died]]
|writer23 = [[Richard Thompson]]
|length23 = 3:12
}}
 
<br />
 
 
 
==[[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)|Goodbye Cruel World (2004 Rhino/Edsel edition)]]==
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| headline        = Disc 1
| title1    = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
| writer1  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length1  = 4:01
| title2    = [[Home Truth]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:11
| title3    = [[Room With No Number]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 4:13
| title4    = [[Inch By Inch]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:28
| title5    = [[Worthless Thing]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:03
| title6    = [[Love Field]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:30
| title7    = [[I Wanna Be Loved]]
| writer7  = [[Farnell Jenkins]]
| length7  = 4:47
| title8    = [[The Comedians]]
| writer8  = Elvis Costello
| length8  = 2:32
| title9    = [[Joe Porterhouse]]
| writer9  = Elvis Costello
| length9  = 3:29
| title10    = [[Sour Milk-Cow Blues]]
| writer10  = Elvis Costello
| length10  = 2:50
| title11    = [[The Great Unknown]]
| writer11  = Elvis Costello & [[Clive Langer]]
| length11  = 2:59
| title12    = [[The Deportees Club]]
| writer12  = Elvis Costello
| length12  = 2:53
| title13    = [[Peace In Our Time]]
| writer13  = Elvis Costello
| length13  = 4:08
}}
 
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| headline        = Disc 2: Bonus Disc
|title1 = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
|note1 = Alternate Version
|writer1 = Elvis Costello
|length1 = 4:04
|title2 = [[Young Boy Blues]]
|note2 = demo
|writer2 = Elvis Costello
|length2 = 3:27
|title3 = [[Turning The Town Red]]
|writer3 = Elvis Costello
|length3 = 3:17
|title4 = [[I Hope You're Happy Now]]
|writer4 = Elvis Costello
|length4 = 2:51
|title5 = [[Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)]]
|note5 = with [[Madness]]
|writer5 = [[Carl Smyth]] & [[Mike Barson]]
|length5 = 2:51
|title6 = [[Get Yourself Another Fool]]
|writer6 = [[Frank Haywood]] & [[Ernest Tucker]]
|length6 = 4:02
|title7 = [[Baby It's You]]
|note7 = with [[Nick Lowe]]
|writer7 = [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Mack David]] & [[Barney Williams]]
|length7 = 3:10
|title8 = [[I Wanna Be Loved]]
|note 8 = demo
|writer8 = [[Farnell Jenkins]]
|length8 = 3:21
|title9 = [[The Great Unknown]]
|note 9 = demo
|writer9 = Elvis Costello
|length9 = 2:34
|title10 = [[She Loves The Jerk]]
|note10 = demo
|writer10 = [[John Hiatt]]
|length10 = 3:09
|title11 = [[Turning The Town Red]]
|note 11 = demo
|writer11 = Elvis Costello
|length11 = 3:36
|title12 = [[Peace In Our Time]]
|note12 = Demo
|writer12 = Elvis Costello
|length12 = 3:29
|title13 = [[Withered And Died]]
|writer13 = [[Richard Thompson]]
|length13 = 3:12
|title14 = [[The Comedians]]
|note14 = Demo
|writer14 = Elvis Costello
|length14 = 2:24
|title15 = [[Inch By Inch]]
|note15 = Demo
|writer15 = Elvis Costello
|length15 = 2:10
|title16 = [[Mystery Voice]]
|note16 = Demo
|writer16 = Elvis Costello
|length16 = 2:23
|title17 = [[Joe Porterhouse]]
|note17 = Demo
|writer17 = Elvis Costello
|length17 = 3:19
|title18 = [[The Town Where Time Stood Still]]
|note18 = Demo
|writer18 = Elvis Costello
|length18 = 2:15
|title19 = [[Blue Murder On Union Avenue]]
|note19 = Demo
|writer19 = Elvis Costello
|length19 = 2:30
|title20 = [[Home Truth]]
|note20 = Demo
|writer20 = Elvis Costello
|length20 = 3:04
|title21 = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
|note21 = live
|writer21 = Elvis Costello
|length21 = 4:12
|title22 = [[Worthless Thing]]
|note22 = Live
|writer22 = Elvis Costello
|length22 = 3:10
|title23 = [[Sleepless Nights]]
|note23 = Live
|writer23 = [[Felice Bryant]] & [[Boudleaux Bryant]]
|length23 = 2:40
|title24 = [[What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend]]
|note24 = Live
|writer24 = [[Jerry Dammers]]
|length24 = 2:10
|title25 = [[Motel Matches]]
|note25 = Live
|writer25 = Elvis Costello
|length25 = 2:39
|title26 = [[Love Field]]
|note26 = Live
|writer26 = Elvis Costello
|length26 = 3:21
}}<br>
 
 
==Credits==
<div style="margin-right: 370px;">
{| width="100%" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
|width="50%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:100%"|
*[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar & anvil
*[[Steve Nieve|Maurice Worm (Steve Nieve)]]  - random racket
*[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass
*[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
*[[Clive Langer]] and [[Alan Winstanley]] - producers
|width="50%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:100%"|
*[[Gary Barnacle]] - saxes & electric sax.
*[[Jim Paterson]] - trombone
*[[Luis Jardim]] - percussion
*[[Daryl Hall]] - vocals on [[The Only Flame In Town]]
*[[Green Gartside]] - vocals on [[I Wanna Be Loved]]
|}</div>
==Notes==
*Recorded at Sarm West Studios, assisted by Bob Kraushaar
*Mixed at Genetic Studios, assisted by Jim Russell
 
==Related Releases==
*[[Goodbye Cruel World Japan|'''Goodbye Cruel World''' - Japanese Discography]]
*[[Goodbye Cruel World Cassettes|'''Goodbye Cruel World''' - Cassette Discography]]
*[[Vinyl Reissue Discography#Goodbye Cruel World|'''Goodbye Cruel World''' - Vinyl LP reissues]]
*[[Goodbye Cruel World (Rykodisc/Demon reissue)|'''Goodbye Cruel World''' - Rykodisc/Demon CD reissue 1995 (Extended Play)]]
*[[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)|'''Goodbye Cruel World''' - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2004 (Bonus Disc)]]
*[[Hip-O reissues|Hip-O CD reissues 2006 onwards ]]
 
==Singles==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 87%;"
|-
|[[Image:Peace In Our Time UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Peace In Our Time|120px]]
|[[Image:The Only Flame In Town UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: The Only Flame In Town|120px]]
|[[Image:I Wanna Be Loved UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: I Wanna Be Loved|120px]]
|-
|Peace In Our Time
|The Only Flame In Town
|I Wanna Be Loved
|}
<br />


==Internal links==
==Internal links==
[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mait/mait.htm Home Page discography]
*[[Lyrics: Goodbye Cruel World|Lyrics]]
(set this link to the original album page)
*[[Goodbye Cruel World (1995) liner notes|Liner notes (1995)]]
*[[Goodbye Cruel World (2004) liner notes|Liner notes (2004)]]


==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tgde4j170wa4link All Music Guide]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/gcw.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Goodbye Cruel World]
(link to the album page at All Music Guide)
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fbfyxquald0e AllMusic] {{-}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Cruel_World_(Elvis_Costello_album) Wikipedia]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-The-Attractions-Goodbye-Cruel-World/master/42926 Discogs] {{-}} [http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/67792 musik-sammler.de]


==Original discography==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_a02.htm A02]
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s04.htm S04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s07.htm S07] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s10.htm S10] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s11.htm S11] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s12.htm S12] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s13.htm S13] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s14.htm S14] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s15.htm S15] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/gcw/gcw_info_s16.htm S16]


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Latest revision as of 08:07, 22 March 2023

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Goodbye Cruel World
GCW album cover large.jpg
ReleasedJune 18, 1984
ProducerClive Langer & Alan Winstanley
Length44:24
LP back and labels.
LP sleeves.


Tracks

Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Only Flame In Town  Elvis Costello 4:01
2. Home Truth  Elvis Costello 3:11
3. Room With No Number  Elvis Costello 4:13
4. Inch By Inch  Elvis Costello 2:28
5. Worthless Thing  Elvis Costello 3:03
6. Love Field  Elvis Costello 3:30
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. I Wanna Be Loved  Farnell Jenkins 4:47
2. The Comedians  Elvis Costello 2:32
3. Joe Porterhouse  Elvis Costello 3:29
4. Sour Milk-Cow Blues  Elvis Costello 2:50
5. The Great Unknown  Elvis Costello & Clive Langer 2:59
6. The Deportees Club  Elvis Costello 2:53
7. Peace In Our Time  Elvis Costello 4:08



Goodbye Cruel World (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Only Flame In Town  Elvis Costello 4:01
2. Home Truth  Elvis Costello 3:11
3. Room With No Number  Elvis Costello 4:13
4. Inch By Inch  Elvis Costello 2:28
5. Worthless Thing  Elvis Costello 3:03
6. Love Field  Elvis Costello 3:30
7. I Wanna Be Loved  Farnell Jenkins 4:47
8. The Comedians  Elvis Costello 2:32
9. Joe Porterhouse  Elvis Costello 3:29
10. Sour Milk-Cow Blues  Elvis Costello 2:50
11. The Great Unknown  Elvis Costello & Clive Langer 2:59
12. The Deportees Club  Elvis Costello 2:53
13. Peace In Our Time  Elvis Costello 4:08
14. Turning The Town Red  Elvis Costello 3:17
15. Baby It's You (with Nick Lowe)Burt Bacharach, Mack David & Barney Williams 3:10
16. Get Yourself Another Fool  Frank Haywood & Ernest Tucker 4:02
17. I Hope You're Happy Now  Elvis Costello 2:51
18. The Only Flame In Town (live)Elvis Costello 4:12
19. Worthless Thing (Live)Elvis Costello 3:10
20. Motel Matches (Live)Elvis Costello 2:39
21. Sleepless Nights (Live)Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant 2:40
22. Deportee  Elvis Costello 3:22
23. Withered And Died  Richard Thompson 3:12



Goodbye Cruel World (2004 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Only Flame In Town  Elvis Costello 4:01
2. Home Truth  Elvis Costello 3:11
3. Room With No Number  Elvis Costello 4:13
4. Inch By Inch  Elvis Costello 2:28
5. Worthless Thing  Elvis Costello 3:03
6. Love Field  Elvis Costello 3:30
7. I Wanna Be Loved  Farnell Jenkins 4:47
8. The Comedians  Elvis Costello 2:32
9. Joe Porterhouse  Elvis Costello 3:29
10. Sour Milk-Cow Blues  Elvis Costello 2:50
11. The Great Unknown  Elvis Costello & Clive Langer 2:59
12. The Deportees Club  Elvis Costello 2:53
13. Peace In Our Time  Elvis Costello 4:08
Disc 2: Bonus Disc
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Only Flame In Town (Alternate Version)Elvis Costello 4:04
2. Young Boy Blues (demo)Elvis Costello 3:27
3. Turning The Town Red  Elvis Costello 3:17
4. I Hope You're Happy Now  Elvis Costello 2:51
5. Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) (with Madness)Carl Smyth & Mike Barson 2:51
6. Get Yourself Another Fool  Frank Haywood & Ernest Tucker 4:02
7. Baby It's You (with Nick Lowe)Burt Bacharach, Mack David & Barney Williams 3:10
8. I Wanna Be Loved  Farnell Jenkins 3:21
9. The Great Unknown  Elvis Costello 2:34
10. She Loves The Jerk (demo)John Hiatt 3:09
11. Turning The Town Red  Elvis Costello 3:36
12. Peace In Our Time (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:29
13. Withered And Died  Richard Thompson 3:12
14. The Comedians (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:24
15. Inch By Inch (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:10
16. Mystery Voice (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:23
17. Joe Porterhouse (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:19
18. The Town Where Time Stood Still (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:15
19. Blue Murder On Union Avenue (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:30
20. Home Truth (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:04
21. The Only Flame In Town (live)Elvis Costello 4:12
22. Worthless Thing (Live)Elvis Costello 3:10
23. Sleepless Nights (Live)Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant 2:40
24. What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Live)Jerry Dammers 2:10
25. Motel Matches (Live)Elvis Costello 2:39
26. Love Field (Live)Elvis Costello 3:21



Credits

Notes

  • Recorded at Sarm West Studios, assisted by Bob Kraushaar
  • Mixed at Genetic Studios, assisted by Jim Russell

Related Releases

Singles

Peace In Our Time UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg The Only Flame In Town UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg I Wanna Be Loved UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg
Peace In Our Time The Only Flame In Town I Wanna Be Loved


Internal links

External links

Original discography

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