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# '''[[Abandoned Masquerade]]''', for '''[[Diana Krall]]'''. (music by Diana, lyrics by Elvis) Released on [[The Girl In The Other Room]], [[2004]]
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# '''[[All This Useless Beauty]]''', for '''[[June Tabor]]'''. Released on [[Angel Tiger]], [[1991]]
|colspan="6"| <big>'''[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/disc3.php From EC Homepage Discography - Extracurricular Work]'''</big>
# '''[[Almost Blue]]''', for '''[[Chet Baker]]'''.
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! style="text-align: left;" |Song title
! style="text-align: left;" |Artist
! style="text-align: left;" |Album/release
! style="text-align: left;" |Comments
! style="text-align: left;" |Link(s)  


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| [[Abandoned Masquerade]]
| [[Diana Krall]]
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music by Diana, lyrics by Elvis
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| [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]]
| |[[June Tabor]]
| ''[[June Tabor: Angel Tiger|Angel Tiger]]'', 1991  & ''[[Essential Folk]]'', 1995
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| [[Almost Blue]]
| [[Chet Baker]]
| ''Chet Baker Sings And Plays From The Film "Let's Get Lost"''
| The version played in the film is not identical to that on record/CD
| ---
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| 4
| [[Almost Ideal Eyes]]
| [[David Crosby]]
| not recorded
| on ''[[All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue)]]'', 2001
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| [[Back On My Feet]]
| [[Paul McCartney]]
| ''Once Upon A Long Ago'', 1987 and on the remastered CD version of ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'', 1993
|  EC/McCartney composition
| ---
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| [[Basement Kiss]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| EC/[[Cait O'Riordan|O'Riordan]] composition
| ---
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| [[The Comedians|Comedians]]
| [[Roy Orbison]]
| ''[[Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl|Mystery Girl]]'', 1989 & [[Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night Live|Black & White Night Live]], 1989
| The lyrics are different to EC's version on ''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]''.
| ---
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| 8
| [[Complicated Shadows]]
| [[Johnny Cash]]
| not recorded
| recorded by EC on ''[[All This Useless Beauty]]'' & ''[[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane]]''.
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| 9
| [[Couldn't You Keep That To Yourself]]
| [[Ute Lemper]]
| ''[[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]]'', 2004
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| 10
| [[Departure Bay]]
| [[Diana Krall]]
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello
| ---
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| 11
| [[The Deportees Club]]
| [[Christy Moore]]
| ''[[Christy Moore: Voyage|Voyage]]'', 1989
| Alternate version [[Deportee]] appears on ''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]''
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| 12
| [[Dirty Rotten Shame]]
| [[Ronnie Drew]] of The Dubliners
| ''[[Ronnie Drew: Dirty Rotten Shame|Dirty Rotten Shame]]'', 1995
| also issued as a CD single
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| 13
| [[Don't Be Careless Love]]
| [[Paul McCartney]]
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'', 1989
| EC/McCartney, EC on keys & harmonies
| ---
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| 14
| [[Do You Know What I'm Saying?]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
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| [[Earthbound]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| EC/[[Cait O'Riordan|O'Riordan]] composition
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| 16
| [[Fake Tin Star]]
| [[Diana Krall]]
| [[Single: Narrow Daylight]], 2004
| Krall/Costello
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| 17
| [[Fill In The Blanks]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially.
| ---
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| 18
| [[Forbidden Nights]]
| [[Darlene Love]]
| ''[[Darlene Love: Introducing Darlene Love|Introducing Darlene Love]]'', 2015
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| 19
| [[The Girl In The Other Room (song)|The Girl In The Other Room]]
| [[Diana Krall]]
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music & lyrics Krall/Costello
| ---
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| 20
| [[Girls Talk]]
| [[Dave Edmunds]]
| ''[[Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary|Repeat When Necessary]]'', 1979 & A-Side of single
| B-Side of [[Single: I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down]]
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| [[Having It All]]
| Patsy Kensit
| to perform in the ill-fated film ''Absolute Beginners'', 1986
| demo version on ''[[King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue)|King Of America]]'' Rhino/Edsel reissue
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| [[Hidden Shame]]
| [[Johnny Cash]]
| ''[[Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town/Boom Chicka Boom|Boom Chicka Boom]]'', 1990
| on ''[[All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue)]]'', 2001
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| [[I Want To Stand Forever]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially.
| ---
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| [[I Want To Vanish]]
| [[June Tabor]]
| ''[[June Tabor: Against The Streams|Against The Streams]]'', 1994
| recorded on ''[[All This Useless Beauty]]'', 1996 & live on ''[[Costello & Nieve]]'', 1996
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| [[I Wonder How She Knows]]
| [[Charles Brown]]
| ''[[Charles Brown: Someone To Love|Someone To Love]]'', 1992
| EC/Brown composition
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|  [[I'm Coming Through]]
|  [[Diana Krall]]
|  ''[[Diana Krall: The Girl In The Other Room|The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello
| ---
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| [[I've Changed My Address]]
| [[Diana Krall]]
| ''[[Diana Krall: The Girl In The Other Room|The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello
| ---
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| 28
| Indigo Moon 
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| yet to be released
| (EC/ Paul McCartney)
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| 29
| [[Indoor Fireworks]]
|  Nick Lowe
| [[Nick Lowe: The Rose Of England|The Rose Of England]], 1985
| CD, F-Beat ZL70765/Demon FIENDCD 73, also on ''[[King Of America]]''
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| [[Invisible Lady]]
| [[Charles Mingus Orchestra]]
| ''[[Mingus Big Band: Tonight At Noon... Three Or Four Shades Of Love|Tonight At Noon... Three Or Four Shades Of Love]]'' (2002)
| music Mingus, lyrics EC; CD, Dreyfus Records DRY-CD-36633
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/830188-Mingus-Big-Band-Introducing-The-Charles-Mingus-Orchestra-Tonight-At-Noon-Three-Or-Four-Shades-Of-Lov Discogs]
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| 31
| [[It's Not Too Late]]
| [[T-Bone Burnett]]
| ''[[T Bone Burnett: The Criminal Under My Own Hat|The Criminal Under My Own Hat]]'' (1992)
| EC/T-Bone Burnett/Bob Neuwirth, CD/CAS; Columbia 4679782/4
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| [[Jelly Roll]]
| Ku-Umba Frank Lacy & [[Mingus Big Band]]
| ''Mingus Sings'' (2015)
| EC/Charles Mingus, CD; Sunnyside – SSC 1407
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/7139917-Ku-Umba-Frank-Lacy-Mingus-Big-Band-Mingus-Sings Discogs]
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| [[Just A Memory|Losing You]] (Just A Memory)
| [[Dusty Springfield]]
| ''[[Dusty Springfield: White Heat|White Heat]]'' (1982)
| This is the song "Just A Memory" with an extra verse or so written especially for Dusty; LP, Casablanca
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/356921-Dusty-Springfield-White-Heat Discogs]
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| [[London's Brilliant]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'' (1993)
| EC/O'Riordan, CD, LP, Cass;  MCA Records, MCA 10800
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/74110-Wendy-James-Now-Aint-The-Time-For-Your-Tears Discogs]
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| [[The Lovers That Never Were]]
| [[Paul McCartney]]
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Off The Ground|Off The Ground]]'' & ''Off The Ground - The Complete Works'' (1993)
| MacManus/McCartney, for Paul McCartney  CD; Parlophone CDPCSD 125, 2xCD; Parlophone CDEQ 5010. A demo of this song exists with EC singing the choruses is on the expanded remastered edition of ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]].
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/93701-Paul-McCartney-Off-The-Ground Discogs]
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| 36
| [[Maureen And Sam]]
| [[Allan Mayes]]
| [[Allan Mayes: Stumbling In The Aisle|Stumbling In The Aisle]] (1986)
| EC/Mayes LP; U.S. STC 86-2-1001 - The lyrics of [[Ghost Train]] were adapted to create this song.
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| [[The Miranda Syndrome]]
| [[Rubén Blades]]
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| [[Miss Mary]]
| Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari'
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| [[Mistress And Maid]]
| Paul McCartney
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Off The Ground|Off The Ground]]'' (1993)
| EC/McCartney
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| [[My Brave Face]] 
| Paul McCartney
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'' (1989)
| MacManus/McCartney, LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106
| --
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| [[The Nameless One]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'' (1993)
| EC/O'Riordan CD, LP, Cass;  MCA Records, MCA 10800
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/74110-Wendy-James-Now-Aint-The-Time-For-Your-Tears Discogs]
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| [[Speak Darkly, My Angel]]
| [[Anne Sofie von Otter]]
| ''So Many Things'' (2016)
| ASVO & Brooklyn Rider; Naïve – V5436
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/9184606-Anne-Sofie-Von-Otter-Brooklyn-Rider-So-Many-Things Discogs]
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| [[This Subdues My Passion]]
| [[Mingus Big Band]]
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Copied from *[[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/disc3.php Old discography - Extracurricular Work]]
# [[The Miranda Syndrome]] (EC/Ruben Blades), for Ruben Blades on [[Rubén Blades: Nothing But The Truth|Nothing But The Truth]] [88; CD/LP/CAS; Elektra 960 754-2/1/4], EC plays acoustic guitar.
Formatting to come later.
# [[Miss Mary]] (EC/Zucchero), for Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari's on [[Zucchero: Miserere|Miserere]] [92; CD/MC; Polydor 513 682-2/4 (US), London 517 097-2/4 (France)]. EC is possibly part of the backing choir.
 
# [[Mistress And Maid]] (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on [[Paul McCartney: Off The Ground|Off The Ground]] [93; CD; Parlophone CDPCSD 125] & OFF THE GROUND-THE COMPLETE WORKS [93; 2xCD; Parlophone CDEQ 5010].
  Abandoned Masquerade (music    -for Diana Krall (on The Girl In The Other
# [[Narrow Daylight]] (music Krall & lyrics Krall/Costello), for Diana Krall on [[The Girl In The Other Room]] [2004; CD] and [[Single: Narrow Daylight]] [2004-05-__; CD5; Verve 9866818 (UK)])
    Krall& lyrics Costello)        Room [2004; CD])
# [[The Other End Of The Telescope]] (EC/Aimee Mann), for 'Til Tuesday on [['Til Tuesday: Everything's Different Now|Everything's Different Now]] [89; CD/LP; Epic EPC 460737] & [['Til Tuesday: Coming up Close: A Retrospective|Coming up Close: A Retrospective]] [CD (enhanced); Epic Legacy EK 64944], EC on bvox
  All This Useless Beauty        -for June Tabor (on ANGEL TIGER [91; CD;
# [[Passionate Fight]], for Ute Lemper on [[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]] [2000-04-04; CD]
                                  Cooking Vinyl COOKCD 049] & ESSENTIAL FOLK
# [[Punishing Kiss]] (EC/MacManus/O'Riordan), for Annie Ross and the Low Note Quintet on [[Soundtrack : Short Cuts|Short Cuts]] [93: CD; Imago-BMG 72787 210142 (Germany)]), for Ute Lemper on [[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]] [2000-04-04; CD]
                                  (various artists) [95; CD; Nectar NTRCD030])
# [[Puppet Girl]] (EC/O'Riordan), for Wendy James on [[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]
  Almost Blue                    -for Chet baker [12"; Novus PT 49371 (promo)]
# [[Put Away Forbidden Playthings]], for Fretwork on [[Fretwork: Sit Fast|Sit Fast]], 1997
                                  Also on CHET BAKER SINGS AND PLAYS FROM THE
# [[Radio Sweetheart]], for Carlene Carter on [[Carlene Carter: Two Sides To Every Woman|Two Sides To Every Woman]] [79; LP; Warner BSK 3375 (US)]
                                  FILM "LET'S GET LOST" [89; CAS/CD; RCA-BMG
# [[The Scarlet Tide]] [Costello/T Bone Burnett], for Alison Krauss on [[Cold Mountain: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture|Cold Mountain]] soundtrack [2003-12-__; CD]
                                  PK 83054 (Germany)]. The version played in
# [[Shadow And Jimmy]] (EC/David Was), for Was Not Was on [[Was (Not Was): What Up, Dog?|What Up, Dog?]] [88; LP; Fontana SFLP4], [88; CAS; SFMC4] & [88; CD; 834 291-2])
                                  the film is not identical to that on
# [[Shamed Into Love]] (EC/Ruben Blades), for Ruben Blades on [[Rubén Blades: Nothing But The Truth|Nothing But The Truth]] [88; Elektra 960 754-1]
                                  record/CD
# [[Shatterproof]], for Billy Bremmer (a-side of single [84; 7"/12"; Arista 557] and on [[Billy Bremner: Bash!|Bash!]] [Arista 06 179])
  Almost Ideal Eyes              -for David Crosby (not recorded)
# [[Shipbuilding]] (EC/Langer), for Robert Wyatt on [[Robert Wyatt: Nothing Can Stop Us|Nothing Can Stop Us]] [82; CD; Rough Trade (some CDs do not include this track!)], [82; 7" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115], [82; 12" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115T]. EC on bvox)
  Back On My Feet (EC/McCartney) -for Paul McCartney (on ONCE UPON A LONG AGO
# [[St. Stephen's Day Murders]], for The Chieftains on [[The Chieftains: The Bells Of Dublin|The Bells Of Dublin]] [91; CD; RCA 60824]
                                  [87; 12"/CD5; Parlophone 202188-6/CDR 6170
# [[Stranger In The House]], for Rachel Sweet on [[Rachel Sweet: Fool Around|Fool Around]] [78; LP; Stiff SEEZ 12/Stiff-Teldec 6.23659 (Germany, green vinyl)]
                                  (UK)] and included on the remastered CD
# [[That Day Is Done]] (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on [[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]] [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on harmonies
                                  version of FLOWERS IN THE DIRT [93; CD;
# [[That's What Friends Are For]], for Georgie Fame on [[Georgie Fame: That's What Friends Are For|That's What Friends Are For]] [79; LP/CAS; Pye N119], GEORGIE FAME AT HIS BEST [95; CD; Castle Communications MAT CD 323] & _JAZZ '81_ (various artists) [CD]
                                  Parlophone/EMI 0777 7 89138 2 5])
# [[This Is A Test]], for Wendy James on [[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]
  Basement Kiss (EC/O'Riordan)  -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
# [[Three Distracted Woman]], song cycle for Anne Sofie von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
# [[Tommy's Coming Home]] [McCartney/MacManus], unreleased
  (The) Comedians                -for Roy Orbison. Note: these lyrics are
# [[Unwanted Number]], performed by For Real on [[Soundtrack: Grace Of My Heart]] [96; CD; MCA MCAD 11510 (US)]
                                  different to EC's version on _Goodbye
# [[Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue]], for Mary Coughlan on [[Mary Coughlan: Love For Sale|Love For Sale]] [93; CD; Demon FIENDCD 730]. This is the original version of the EC/Charles Brown song "[[I Wonder How She Knows]]".
                                  Cruel World_. (On MYSTERY GIRL [89; CD/LP;
# [[We Despise You]] (EC/O'Riordan), for Wendy James on [[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]
                                  Virgin CDV 2576] & A BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT
# [[(I Love You) When You Sleep]], for Tracie (on [[Tracie: Far From The Hurting Kind|Far From The Hurting Kind]] [84; LP; Respond RRL 502/Respond-Teldec 6.26033 (Germany)] and a-side single [84; 7"/12"; Respond KOB 710])
                                  [89; CD; Virgin CDV 2601]).
# [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]], for Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) (not recorded)
  Complicated Shadows            -for Johnny Cash (not recorded).
# [[You Bowed Down]] (EC/McGuinn), for Roger McGuinn on [[Roger McGuinn: Back From Rio|Back From Rio]] [91; CD; Arista ARCD-8648 (US)] EC on bvox.
  Couldn't You Keep That To      -for Ute Lemper (on PUNISHING KISS [2000-04-04; CD])
# [[You Want Her Too]] (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on [[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]] [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on 2nd vox & keys
    Yourself
  (The) Deportees Club          -for Christy Moore (on VOYAGE [89; CD/CAS;
                                  WEA 2292-46156-2/WEA-Atlantic 82034-4 (US)])
  Departure Bay (music Krall,   -for Diana Krall (on The Girl In The Other
    lyrics Krall/Costello)        Room [2004; CD])
  Dirty Rotten Shame            -for Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners (on DIRTY
                                  ROTTEN SHAME [95; CD; Sony 4814132], also
                                  issued as CD single)
  Don't Be Careless Love (EC/   -for Paul McCartney (on FLOWERS IN THE DIRT
    McCartney)                    [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on keys
                                  & harmonies)
  Do You Know What I'm Saying?  -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  Earthbound (EC/O'Riordan)     -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  Fake Tin Star (Krall/Costello) -for Diana Krall (on NARROW DAYLIGHT
                                  [2004-05-__; CD5; Verve 9866818 (UK)])
  Fill In The Blanks            -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  (The) Girl In The Other Room  -for Diana Krall (on The Girl In The Other
    (music & lyrics Krall/Costello) Room [2004; CD])
  Girls Talk                    -for Dave Edmunds (on REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY
                                  [LP; Swan Song SSK 59409], [CD; Swan Song
                                  8507-2] and a-side of single [7"; Swan Song
                                  SSK 19418])
  Having It All                  -for Patsy Kensit to perform in the ill-
                                    fated film ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
  Hidden Shame                  -for Johnny Cash (on BOOM CHICKA BOOM [90;
                                  CD; Mercury 842 725-2], [90; LP; Mercury
                                  8421551])
  I Want To Stand Forever        -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  I Want To Vanish              -for June Tabor (on AGAINST THE STREAM [94;
                                  CD; Cooking Vinyl COOK CD 071])
  I Wonder How She Knows (EC/    -for Charles Brown (on SOMEONE TO LOVE [92;
    Brown)                        CD/CAS; Bullseye Blues NETCD/CBB 9514]
                                  Also available as a German release on
                                  Munich Records)
  I'm Coming Through (music      -for Diana Krall (on The Girl In The Other
    Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello)  Room [2004; CD])
  I'm Having It All              -for Patsy Kensit (not released)
  I've Changed My Address (music -for Diana Krall (on The Girl In The Other
    Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello)  Room [2004; CD])
  Indigo Moon (EC/McCartney)    -yet to be released [87]
  Indoor Fireworks              -for Nick Lowe (on THE ROSE OF ENGLAND [85;
                                  CD; F-Beat ZL70765/Demon FIENDCD 73])
  It's Not Too Late (EC/        -for T-Bone Burnett (on THE CRIMINAL UNDER
    T-Bone Burnett/Bob Neuwirth)  MY OWN HAT [92; CD/CAS; Columbia 467978
                                  2/4])
  London's Brilliant (EC/        -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
    O'Riordan)                    YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  Losing You (Just A Memory)    -for [[Dusty Springfield]] (this is the song
                                  "Just A Memory" with an extra verse or so
                                  written especially for Dusty) (on WHITE
                                  HEAT [83; LP; Casablanca])
  (The) Lovers That Never Were  -for Paul McCartney (on OFF THE GROUND [93;
    (EC/McCartney)                CD; Parlophone CDPCSD 125] & OFF THE GROUND
                                  -THE COMPLETE WORKS [93; 2xCD; Parlophone
                                  CDEQ 5010]. A demo of this song exists with
                                  EC singing the choruses.)
  Maureen & Sam (EC/Mayes)      -for Allan Mayes (on STUMBLIN' IN THE AISLE
                                  [86; LP; U.S. STC 86-2-1001])
  (The) Miranda Syndrome (EC/    -for Ruben Blades (on NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
    Ruben Blades)                  [88; CD/LP/CAS; Elektra 960 754-2/1/4], EC
                                  plays acoustic guitar)
  Miss Mary (EC/Zucchero)        -for Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari's (on
                                  MISERERE [92; CD/MC; Polydor 513 682-2/4
                                  (US), London 517 097-2/4 (France)]. EC is
                                  possibly part of the backing choir.)
  Mistress And Maid (EC/        -for Paul McCartney (on OFF THE GROUND [93;
    McCartney)                    CD; Parlophone CDPCSD 125] & OFF THE GROUND
                                  -THE COMPLETE WORKS [93; 2xCD; Parlophone
                                  CDEQ 5010].)
  My Brave Face (EC/McCartney)  -for Paul McCartney (on FLOWERS IN THE DIRT
                                  [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106])
  (The) Nameless One            -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  Narrow Daylight (music Krall  -for Diana Krall (on The Girl In The Other
    & lyrics Krall/Costello)      Room [2004; CD] and Narrow Daylight
                                  [2004-05-__; CD5; Verve 9866818 (UK)])
  (The) Other End (Of The        -for 'Til Tuesday (on EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT
    Telescope) (EC/Aimee Mann)     NOW [89; CD/LP; Epic EPC 460737] & COMING
                                  UP CLOSE: A RETROSPECTIVE [CD (enhanced);
                                  Epic Legacy EK 64944], EC on bvox)
  Passionate Fight              -for Ute Lemper (on PUNISHING KISS [2000-04-04; CD])
  Punishing Kiss                -for Annie Ross and the Low Note Quintet (on
    (EC/MacManus/O'Riordan)       SHORT CUTS SOUNDTRACK [93: CD; Imago-BMG
                                  72787 210142 (Germany)])
                                  -for Ute Lemper (on PUNISHING KISS [2000-04-04; CD])
  Puppet Girl (EC/O'Riordan)    -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  Put Away Forbidden Playthings  -for Fretwork)
  Radio Sweetheart              -for Carlene Carter (on TWO SIDES TO EVERY
                                    WOMAN [79; LP; Warner BSK 3375 (US)])
  (The) Scarlet Tide [Costello/  -for Alison Krauss (on COLD MOUNTAIN soundtrack
      T Bone Burnett]              [2003-12-__; CD; ]
  Shadow and Jimmy (EC/          -for Was Not Was (on WHAT UP, DOG? [88; LP;
    David Was)                    Fontana SFLP4], [88; CAS; SFMC4] & [88; CD;
                                  834 291-2])
  Shamed Into Love (EC/Ruben    -for Ruben Blades (on NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
    Blades)                        [88; Elektra 960 754-1])
  Shatterproof                  -for Billy Bremmer (a-side of single [84;
                                  7"/12"; Arista 557] and on BASH [Arista 06
                                  179])
  Shipbuilding                  -for Robert Wyatt (on NOTHING CAN STOP US
    (EC/Langer)                    [82; CD; Rough Trade (some CDs do not
                                  include this track!)], [82; 7" a-side;
                                  Rough Trade RTT 115], [82; 12" a-side;
                                  Rough Trade RTT 115T]. EC on bvox)
  St. Stephen's Day Murders      -for The Chieftains (on THE BELLS OF DUBLIN
                                  [91; CD; RCA 60824])
  Stranger in the House          -for Rachel Sweet (on FOOL AROUND [78; LP;
                                  Stiff SEEZ 12/Stiff-Teldec 6.23659 (Germany,
                                  green vinyl)])
  That Day Is Done (EC/          -for Paul McCartney (on FLOWERS IN THE DIRT
    McCartney)                    [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on
                                  harmonies)
  That's What Friends Are For    -for Georgie Fame (on THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS
                                  ARE FOR [79; LP/CAS; Pye N119], GEORGIE
                                  FAME AT HIS BEST [95; CD; Castle
                                  Communications MAT CD 323] & _JAZZ '81_
                                  (various artists) [CD])
  This Is A Test                -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  Three Distracted Woman        -song cycle for Anne Sofie von Otter and the
                                  Brodsky Quartet
  Tommy's Coming Home [McCartney -unreleased
    /MacManus]
  Unwanted Number                -performed by For Real (on GRACE OF HEART
                                  SOUNDTRACK [96; CD; MCA MCAD 11510 (US)])
  Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue  -for Mary Coughlan (on LOVE FOR SALE [93; CD;
                                  Demon FIENDCD 730]. This is the original
                                  version of the EC/Charles Brown song "I
                                  Wonder How She Knows")
  We Despise You (EC/O'Riordan)  -for Wendy James (on NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR
                                  YOUR TEARS [93; CD; MCA MCAD 10800])
  (I Love You) When You Sleep    -for Tracie (on FAR FROM THE HURTING KIND
                                  [84; LP; Respond RRL 502/Respond-Teldec
                                  6.26033 (Germany)] and a-side single [84;
                                  7"/12"; Respond KOB 710])
  Why Can't A Man Stand Alone    -for Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) (not recorded)
  You Bowed Down (EC/McGuinn)    -for Roger McGuinn (on BACK FROM RIO [91; CD;
                                  Arista ARCD-8648 (US)] EC on bvox.)
  You Want Her Too (EC/          -for Paul McCartney (on FLOWERS IN THE DIRT
    McCartney)                    [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on 2nd
                                  vox & keys)


   The Jo Marshall Demos:
    
    I don't know if these are fake or not, but apparently EC wrote the
==The Jo Marshall Demos==
    following songs early in his career for a woman called Jo Marshall:
* I don't know if these are fake or not, but apparently EC wrote the following songs early in his career for a woman called [[Jo Marshall]] (These titles may not be 100% correct, and the versions I have heard of are performed by Jo and not EC). If anyone has further information on these demos then please contact me).:
      He Doesn't Look Like You      Big Brown Eyes
** He Doesn't Look Like You
      I Want To Talk To You          True Love
** Big Brown Eyes
    (These titles may not be 100% correct, and the versions I have heard of
** I Want To Talk To You
    are performed by Jo and not EC). If anyone has further information on
** True Love
    these demos then please contact me.
*{{YouTube|link = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q3wNVd-Jc4 | song = 14 tracks}}  - <small> 43:02 </small>
       
  Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendevous:
    A collection of a some of the songs listed above has been issued by Rhino
    Records [980519; CD; Rhino R2 75273]. Track list:
      Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds              Shamed Into Love - Ruben Blades
      Unwanted Number - For Real              Shatterproof - Billy Bremner
      My Brave Face - Paul McCartney          Dirty Rotten Shame - Ronnie Drew
      Hidden Shame - Johnny Cash              Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
      All Grown Up - Tasmin Archer            The Birds Will Still Be Singing
      Miss Mary - Zucchero                      - Norma Waterson
      Shadow & Jimmy - Was (Not Was)          I Want To Vanish - June Tabor
      Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue            The Other End (Of The Telescope)
        - Mary Coughlan                        - 'Til Tuesday
      Deep Dead Blue - Anuna                  Indoor Fireworks - Nick Lowe & His
      The Comedians - Roy Orbison              Cowboy Outfit
      The Deportees Club - Christie Moore    Almost Blue - Chet Baker
      Punishing Kiss - Annie Ross & The Low 
        Note Quintet                                                 
                                                                     


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* [[Songs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous|Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous]]




==Internal links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 19:02, 23 May 2022

This is a list of songs Elvis wrote for other artists. (This list may be incomplete.)


From EC Homepage Discography - Extracurricular Work
No. Song title Artist Album/release Comments Link(s)
1 Abandoned Masquerade Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music by Diana, lyrics by Elvis ---
2 All This Useless Beauty June Tabor Angel Tiger, 1991 & Essential Folk, 1995 ---
3 Almost Blue Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings And Plays From The Film "Let's Get Lost" The version played in the film is not identical to that on record/CD ---
4 Almost Ideal Eyes David Crosby not recorded on All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue), 2001 ---
5 Back On My Feet Paul McCartney Once Upon A Long Ago, 1987 and on the remastered CD version of Flowers In The Dirt, 1993 EC/McCartney composition ---
6 Basement Kiss Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 EC/O'Riordan composition ---
7 Comedians Roy Orbison Mystery Girl, 1989 & Black & White Night Live, 1989 The lyrics are different to EC's version on Goodbye Cruel World. ---
8 Complicated Shadows Johnny Cash not recorded recorded by EC on All This Useless Beauty & Secret, Profane & Sugarcane. ---
9 Couldn't You Keep That To Yourself Ute Lemper Punishing Kiss, 2004 ---
10 Departure Bay Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello ---
11 The Deportees Club Christy Moore Voyage, 1989 Alternate version Deportee appears on Goodbye Cruel World ---
12 Dirty Rotten Shame Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners Dirty Rotten Shame, 1995 also issued as a CD single ---
13 Don't Be Careless Love Paul McCartney Flowers In The Dirt, 1989 EC/McCartney, EC on keys & harmonies ---
14 Do You Know What I'm Saying? Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 ---
15 Earthbound Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 EC/O'Riordan composition ---
16 Fake Tin Star Diana Krall Single: Narrow Daylight, 2004 Krall/Costello ---
17 Fill In The Blanks Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially. ---
18 Forbidden Nights Darlene Love Introducing Darlene Love, 2015 ---
19 The Girl In The Other Room Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music & lyrics Krall/Costello ---
20 Girls Talk Dave Edmunds Repeat When Necessary, 1979 & A-Side of single B-Side of Single: I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down ---
21 Having It All Patsy Kensit to perform in the ill-fated film Absolute Beginners, 1986 demo version on King Of America Rhino/Edsel reissue ---
22 Hidden Shame Johnny Cash Boom Chicka Boom, 1990 on All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue), 2001 ---
23 I Want To Stand Forever Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially. ---
24 I Want To Vanish June Tabor Against The Streams, 1994 recorded on All This Useless Beauty, 1996 & live on Costello & Nieve, 1996 ---
25 I Wonder How She Knows Charles Brown Someone To Love, 1992 EC/Brown composition ---
26 I'm Coming Through Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello ---
27 I've Changed My Address Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello ---
28 Indigo Moon --- yet to be released (EC/ Paul McCartney) ---
29 Indoor Fireworks Nick Lowe The Rose Of England, 1985 CD, F-Beat ZL70765/Demon FIENDCD 73, also on King Of America ---
30 Invisible Lady Charles Mingus Orchestra Tonight At Noon... Three Or Four Shades Of Love (2002) music Mingus, lyrics EC; CD, Dreyfus Records DRY-CD-36633 Discogs
31 It's Not Too Late T-Bone Burnett The Criminal Under My Own Hat (1992) EC/T-Bone Burnett/Bob Neuwirth, CD/CAS; Columbia 4679782/4 ---
32 Jelly Roll Ku-Umba Frank Lacy & Mingus Big Band Mingus Sings (2015) EC/Charles Mingus, CD; Sunnyside – SSC 1407 Discogs
34 Losing You (Just A Memory) Dusty Springfield White Heat (1982) This is the song "Just A Memory" with an extra verse or so written especially for Dusty; LP, Casablanca Discogs
35 London's Brilliant Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993) EC/O'Riordan, CD, LP, Cass; MCA Records, MCA 10800 Discogs
35 The Lovers That Never Were Paul McCartney Off The Ground & Off The Ground - The Complete Works (1993) MacManus/McCartney, for Paul McCartney CD; Parlophone CDPCSD 125, 2xCD; Parlophone CDEQ 5010. A demo of this song exists with EC singing the choruses is on the expanded remastered edition of Flowers In The Dirt. Discogs
36 Maureen And Sam Allan Mayes Stumbling In The Aisle (1986) EC/Mayes LP; U.S. STC 86-2-1001 - The lyrics of Ghost Train were adapted to create this song.
39 The Miranda Syndrome Rubén Blades
40 Miss Mary Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari'
41 Mistress And Maid Paul McCartney Off The Ground (1993) EC/McCartney
42 My Brave Face Paul McCartney Flowers In The Dirt (1989) MacManus/McCartney, LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106 --
43 The Nameless One Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993) EC/O'Riordan CD, LP, Cass; MCA Records, MCA 10800 Discogs
44 Speak Darkly, My Angel Anne Sofie von Otter So Many Things (2016) ASVO & Brooklyn Rider; Naïve – V5436 Discogs
45 This Subdues My Passion Mingus Big Band EC/Charles Mingus;
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  1. The Miranda Syndrome (EC/Ruben Blades), for Ruben Blades on Nothing But The Truth [88; CD/LP/CAS; Elektra 960 754-2/1/4], EC plays acoustic guitar.
  2. Miss Mary (EC/Zucchero), for Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari's on Miserere [92; CD/MC; Polydor 513 682-2/4 (US), London 517 097-2/4 (France)]. EC is possibly part of the backing choir.
  3. Mistress And Maid (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on Off The Ground [93; CD; Parlophone CDPCSD 125] & OFF THE GROUND-THE COMPLETE WORKS [93; 2xCD; Parlophone CDEQ 5010].
  4. Narrow Daylight (music Krall & lyrics Krall/Costello), for Diana Krall on The Girl In The Other Room [2004; CD] and Single: Narrow Daylight [2004-05-__; CD5; Verve 9866818 (UK)])
  5. The Other End Of The Telescope (EC/Aimee Mann), for 'Til Tuesday on Everything's Different Now [89; CD/LP; Epic EPC 460737] & Coming up Close: A Retrospective [CD (enhanced); Epic Legacy EK 64944], EC on bvox
  6. Passionate Fight, for Ute Lemper on Punishing Kiss [2000-04-04; CD]
  7. Punishing Kiss (EC/MacManus/O'Riordan), for Annie Ross and the Low Note Quintet on Short Cuts [93: CD; Imago-BMG 72787 210142 (Germany)]), for Ute Lemper on Punishing Kiss [2000-04-04; CD]
  8. Puppet Girl (EC/O'Riordan), for Wendy James on Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
  9. Put Away Forbidden Playthings, for Fretwork on Sit Fast, 1997
  10. Radio Sweetheart, for Carlene Carter on Two Sides To Every Woman [79; LP; Warner BSK 3375 (US)]
  11. The Scarlet Tide [Costello/T Bone Burnett], for Alison Krauss on Cold Mountain soundtrack [2003-12-__; CD]
  12. Shadow And Jimmy (EC/David Was), for Was Not Was on What Up, Dog? [88; LP; Fontana SFLP4], [88; CAS; SFMC4] & [88; CD; 834 291-2])
  13. Shamed Into Love (EC/Ruben Blades), for Ruben Blades on Nothing But The Truth [88; Elektra 960 754-1]
  14. Shatterproof, for Billy Bremmer (a-side of single [84; 7"/12"; Arista 557] and on Bash! [Arista 06 179])
  15. Shipbuilding (EC/Langer), for Robert Wyatt on Nothing Can Stop Us [82; CD; Rough Trade (some CDs do not include this track!)], [82; 7" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115], [82; 12" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115T]. EC on bvox)
  16. St. Stephen's Day Murders, for The Chieftains on The Bells Of Dublin [91; CD; RCA 60824]
  17. Stranger In The House, for Rachel Sweet on Fool Around [78; LP; Stiff SEEZ 12/Stiff-Teldec 6.23659 (Germany, green vinyl)]
  18. That Day Is Done (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on Flowers In The Dirt [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on harmonies
  19. That's What Friends Are For, for Georgie Fame on That's What Friends Are For [79; LP/CAS; Pye N119], GEORGIE FAME AT HIS BEST [95; CD; Castle Communications MAT CD 323] & _JAZZ '81_ (various artists) [CD]
  20. This Is A Test, for Wendy James on Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
  21. Three Distracted Woman, song cycle for Anne Sofie von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet
  22. Tommy's Coming Home [McCartney/MacManus], unreleased
  23. Unwanted Number, performed by For Real on Soundtrack: Grace Of My Heart [96; CD; MCA MCAD 11510 (US)]
  24. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue, for Mary Coughlan on Love For Sale [93; CD; Demon FIENDCD 730]. This is the original version of the EC/Charles Brown song "I Wonder How She Knows".
  25. We Despise You (EC/O'Riordan), for Wendy James on Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
  26. (I Love You) When You Sleep, for Tracie (on Far From The Hurting Kind [84; LP; Respond RRL 502/Respond-Teldec 6.26033 (Germany)] and a-side single [84; 7"/12"; Respond KOB 710])
  27. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?, for Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) (not recorded)
  28. You Bowed Down (EC/McGuinn), for Roger McGuinn on Back From Rio [91; CD; Arista ARCD-8648 (US)] EC on bvox.
  29. You Want Her Too (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on Flowers In The Dirt [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106] EC on 2nd vox & keys


The Jo Marshall Demos

  • I don't know if these are fake or not, but apparently EC wrote the following songs early in his career for a woman called Jo Marshall (These titles may not be 100% correct, and the versions I have heard of are performed by Jo and not EC). If anyone has further information on these demos then please contact me).:
    • He Doesn't Look Like You
    • Big Brown Eyes
    • I Want To Talk To You
    • True Love
  • "14 tracks" on YouTube14 tracks  - 43:02

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