Goodbye Cruel World
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| Goodbye Cruel World | |
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| Released | June 18, 1984 |
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| Producer | Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley |
| Length | 44:24 |
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LP back and labels.
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LP sleeves.
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Tracks
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| Title | Writer(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 | |||||||||
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| Title | Writer(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)
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| Title | Writer(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 | |||||||||
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| Title | Writer(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
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Notes
- Recorded at Sarm West Studios, assisted by Bob Kraushaar
- Mixed at Genetic Studios, assisted by Jim Russell
Related Releases
- Goodbye Cruel World - Japanese Discography
- Goodbye Cruel World - Cassette Discography
- Goodbye Cruel World - Vinyl LP reissues
- Goodbye Cruel World - Rykodisc/Demon CD reissue 1995 (Extended Play)
- Goodbye Cruel World - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2004 (Bonus Disc)
- Hip-O CD reissues 2006 onwards
Singles
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| Peace In Our Time | The Only Flame In Town | I Wanna Be Loved |
