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'''Perfect Secrets''' is an upcoming album Elvis Costello and [[T Bone Burnett]] — or perhaps their alter egos [[The Coward Brothers]] — recorded in Nashville between March 31 and April 2, 2008. It is expected to be released in 2009 on the Hear Music label.
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|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]]
|release_info = June 2, 2009
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|producer    = [[T Bone Burnett]]
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''Secret, Profane & Sugarcane'' is a Grammy Award-nominated album by Elvis Costello, released on June 2, 2009 on the [[Hear Music]] label.


It is unclear how much of the little that has been revealed about the album is accurate, since some of Elvis' remarks are obviously tongue in cheek.
It was produced by [[T Bone Burnett]] and recorded by Mike Piersante during a three-day session (March 31 to April 2, 2008) at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio.  Joining Costello were [[Jerry Douglas]] (dobro), [[Stuart Duncan]] (fiddle), [[Mike Compton]] (mandolin), [[Jeff Taylor]] (accordion), [[Dennis Crouch]] (double bass), and [[Jim Lauderdale]] (vocal harmonies). [[Emmylou Harris]] guests on [[The Crooked Line]].


==Background==


A [[:Image:Closed for Reconstruction.gif|"temporary news update"]] appeared 2008-03-20 on the official Elvis Costello website. The list of upcoming events included some preposterous details:


:March 31st: New Coward Brothers session. Live studio recording of the soundtrack for a stop-frame animation feature adapted from the James Ensor painting, "Christ's Last Entry Into Brussels".
==Tracks==
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| title1    = [[Down Among The Wines And Spirits]]
| writer1    = Elvis Costello
| length1    = 3:11
| title2    = [[Complicated Shadows]]
| writer2    = Elvis Costello
| length2    = 2:53
| title3    = [[I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came]]
| writer3    = Elvis Costello, [[Loretta Lynn]]
| length3    = 3:59
| title4    = [[My All Time Doll]]
| writer4    = Elvis Costello
| length4    = 4:09
| title5    = [[Hidden Shame]]
| writer5    = Elvis Costello
| length5    = 4:14
| title6    = [[She Handed Me A Mirror]]
| writer6    = Elvis Costello
| length6    = 4:04
| title7    = [[I Dreamed Of My Old Lover]]
| writer7    = Elvis Costello
| length7    = 2:35
| title8    = [[How Deep Is The Red?]]
| writer8    = Elvis Costello
| length8    = 3:47
| title9    = [[She Was No Good]]
| writer9    = Elvis Costello
| length9    = 3:47
| title10    = [[Sulphur To Sugarcane]]
| writer10  = Elvis Costello, [[T Bone Burnett]]
| length10  = 5:59
| title11    = [[Red Cotton]]
| writer11  = Elvis Costello
| length11  = 5:43
| title12    = [[The Crooked Line]]
| writer12  = Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett
| length12  = 3:49
| title13    = [[Changing Partners]]
| writer13  = [[Larry Coleman]], [[Joe Darion]]
| length13  = 2:39
}}
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| headline        = Bonus tracks
| title14    = [[Femme Fatale]]
| note14      = LP, Japan CD and iTunes
| writer14    = [[Lou Reed]]
| length14    = 3:49
| title15    = [[What Lewis Did Last]]
| note15      = LP,  Japan CD, Amazon US CD pre-order, Amazon US MP3 single and iTunes Europe pre-order
| writer15    = Elvis Costello, [[Traditional]]
| length15    = 4:49
| title16    = [[Dirty Rotten Shame]]
| note16      = iTunes US/Canada pre-order
| writer16    = Elvis Costello
| length16    = 3:48
}}


:April 1st: Formal announcement of the release of "Henry and Howard's Last Entry Into Brussels". U.S. edition of record will be released on a state-by-state basis, in alphabetical order.


:Due to problems with piracy, only one copy will be manufactured for issue in each state or international territory.
==Musicians==
*[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, acoustic guitar
*[[Dennis Crouch]] - double bass
*[[Stuart Duncan]] - fiddle <font size=1>(''all tracks'')</font>, banjo <font size=1>(''My All Time Doll & Red Cotton'')</font>
*[[Jerry Douglas]] - dobro <font size=1>(''Down Among The Wines And Spirits, Complicated Shadows, I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came, Hidden Shame, She Handed Me A Mirror, How Deep Is The Red?, She Was No Good, Sulphur To Sugarcane, Changing Partners & What Lewis Did Last'')</font>
*[[Jeff Taylor]] - accordion <font size=1>(''My All Time Doll, I Dreamed Of My Old Lover, Red Cotton, The Crooked Line, Femme Fatale & Dirty Rotten Shame'')</font>
*[[Mike Compton]] - mandolin
*[[Jim Lauderdale]] - harmony & background vocals
*[[T Bone Burnett]] - electric guitar <font size=1>(''Complicated Shadows, I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came, Hidden Shame, How Deep Is The Red?, The Crooked Line, Femme Fatale & What Lewis Did Last'')</font>
*[[Emmylou Harris]] - harmony vocal <font size=1>(''The Crooked Line'')</font>
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==Related Releases==
'''Japan CD UCCO-3012 (2009)'''
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==2009 USA Double LP HRM-31473-01==
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==Singles==
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:Individual copies will be encoded with the new, KNARP discriminators and secreted in the racks of selected stockists.


:Those discovering each unique disc will be free to do with it as their conscience deems fit.


==Internal links==
*[[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane lyrics|Lyrics]]
*[[Single: Complicated Shadows]]
*[[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane Timeline|Secret, Profane & Sugarcane timeline]]
*[[::Category:Secret, Profane & Sugarcane reviews|Secret, Profane & Sugarcane reviews]]
*[[The Secret Songs]]


A [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/how-t-bone-burnett-gets-best/story.aspx?guid=%7BA59EDE78-8566-4F4C-A059-D5F108742E7A%7D MarketWatch] profile of T Bone Burnett dated 2008-03-28 was more straighforward:
==External links==
 
*[http://www.elviscostello.com/micro/secret-profane-and-sugarcane/ ElvisCostello.com]
:When we talked about music, Burnett was cheerful and relaxed, even though he must've been somewhat preoccupied by the massive workload awaiting him.
*[http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=2828 Shore Fire Media press release]
 
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/secret-profane-sugarcane-mw0000807680 AllMusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret,_Profane_&_Sugarcane Wikipedia] {{-}} [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-Secret-Profane-Sugarcane/master/201371 Discogs] {{-}} [http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/269183 musik-sammler.de]
:He was a few weeks shy of relocating to Nashville, where he and his old friend Costello planned to complete work on an album in only three days...
*{{amazon|asin=B001RTCOZC}} {{-}} {{amazonUK|asin=B001RTCOZC}}
 
 
Elvis added in a 2008-04-22 post on [http://www.elviscostello.com/web/guest/news?p_p_process=1&p_p_globalparams=1&sSet=4559&sResource=27665 his official website]:
 
:On Monday morning [March 31], I was in Sound Emporium with my brother Henry Coward and an incredible group of musicians including, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Mike Compton, Dennis Crouch and Jim Lauderdale.
 
:We successfully recorded the more than 35 pieces of "Henry and Howard's Last Entry Into Brussels" in three days and about which I'm sure you've already heard quite enough. The release of this soundtrack will be announced at this location in due course.
 
 
A 2008-05-20 article on [http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/05/20/artists-fight-for-new-hi-fi-formats/ Rolling Stone's website] about Burnett's new Code format — a higher-fidelity audio-only DVD packaged with a standard CD — mentioned that Burnett "expects Elvis Costello to release his next album with Code."
 
 
A 2008-08-30 article about Code in the [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-code30-2008aug30,0,1061316.story Los Angeles Times] said Costello's next album would be released by Hear Music in 2009.
 
 
A 2008-09-15 post on [http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/2008/09/t-bone-burnett.html Variety's website] described a demonstration of the Code format in which Burnett "played two cuts from the next Elvis Costello album. Both tunes were dominated by acoustic instruments with Costello on acoustic guitar and bluegrass star Stuart Duncan on mandolin; it's a significantly different sound for Costello, a dramatic departure from the last several discs."
 
 
A 2008-09-28 article in the [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/26/PKUC12V1NE.DTL San Francisco Chronicle] suggested the album's title is '''Perfect Secrets'''.
 


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Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Secret Profane & Sugarcane album cover.jpg
studio album by
Elvis Costello
ReleasedJune 2, 2009
ProducerT Bone Burnett
LabelHear Music

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane is a Grammy Award-nominated album by Elvis Costello, released on June 2, 2009 on the Hear Music label.

It was produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded by Mike Piersante during a three-day session (March 31 to April 2, 2008) at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio. Joining Costello were Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mike Compton (mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion), Dennis Crouch (double bass), and Jim Lauderdale (vocal harmonies). Emmylou Harris guests on The Crooked Line.


Tracks

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Down Among The Wines And Spirits  Elvis Costello 3:11
2. Complicated Shadows  Elvis Costello 2:53
3. I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came  Elvis Costello, Loretta Lynn 3:59
4. My All Time Doll  Elvis Costello 4:09
5. Hidden Shame  Elvis Costello 4:14
6. She Handed Me A Mirror  Elvis Costello 4:04
7. I Dreamed Of My Old Lover  Elvis Costello 2:35
8. How Deep Is The Red?  Elvis Costello 3:47
9. She Was No Good  Elvis Costello 3:47
10. Sulphur To Sugarcane  Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett 5:59
11. Red Cotton  Elvis Costello 5:43
12. The Crooked Line  Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett 3:49
13. Changing Partners  Larry Coleman, Joe Darion 2:39
Bonus tracks
TitleWriter(s) Length
14. Femme Fatale (LP, Japan CD and iTunes)Lou Reed 3:49
15. What Lewis Did Last (LP, Japan CD, Amazon US CD pre-order, Amazon US MP3 single and iTunes Europe pre-order)Elvis Costello, Traditional 4:49
16. Dirty Rotten Shame (iTunes US/Canada pre-order)Elvis Costello 3:48


Musicians

  • Elvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dennis Crouch - double bass
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle (all tracks), banjo (My All Time Doll & Red Cotton)
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro (Down Among The Wines And Spirits, Complicated Shadows, I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came, Hidden Shame, She Handed Me A Mirror, How Deep Is The Red?, She Was No Good, Sulphur To Sugarcane, Changing Partners & What Lewis Did Last)
  • Jeff Taylor - accordion (My All Time Doll, I Dreamed Of My Old Lover, Red Cotton, The Crooked Line, Femme Fatale & Dirty Rotten Shame)
  • Mike Compton - mandolin
  • Jim Lauderdale - harmony & background vocals
  • T Bone Burnett - electric guitar (Complicated Shadows, I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came, Hidden Shame, How Deep Is The Red?, The Crooked Line, Femme Fatale & What Lewis Did Last)
  • Emmylou Harris - harmony vocal (The Crooked Line)


Related Releases

Japan CD UCCO-3012 (2009)

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane UCCO-3012 (2009)SECRET PROFANE AND SUGARCANE UCCO-3012.JPG


2009 USA Double LP HRM-31473-01

Images from Secret, Profane & Sugarcane "Hear Music" HRM-31473-01 2xLP (2009):

Gatefold sleeve / printed inner
LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 FRONT.JPG  LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 BACK.JPG  LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 INNER1.JPG  LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 INNER2.JPG
Discs / Labels
LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 A.JPG  LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 B.JPG  LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 C.JPG  LP DBL SPASG HRM 31473 D.JPG

Singles

CD SULPHUR USA PRO HM 0351 FRONT.JPG
Sulphur To Sugarcane
USA Promo only



Internal links

External links

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