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| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music by Diana, lyrics by Elvis
| music by Diana, lyrics by Elvis
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}}
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|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 2
| 2
| [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]]
| [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]]
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| ''[[June Tabor: Angel Tiger|Angel Tiger]]'', 1991  & ''[[Essential Folk]]'', 1995
| ''[[June Tabor: Angel Tiger|Angel Tiger]]'', 1991  & ''[[Essential Folk]]'', 1995
|  
|  
| ---
| [https://www.allmusic.com/album/angel-tiger-mw0000093844 AllMusic]
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| ''Chet Baker Sings And Plays From The Film "Let's Get Lost"''
| ''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
| The version played in the film is not identical to that on record/CD
| ---
| [https://www.allmusic.com/album/chet-baker-sings-and-plays-from-the-film-lets-get-lost-mw0000676304 AllMusic]
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|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 4
| 4
| [[Almost Ideal Eyes]]  
| [[Almost Ideal Eyes]]  
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| ''Once Upon A Long Ago'', 1987 and on the remastered CD version of ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'', 1993
| ''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
|  EC/McCartney composition
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B06XSP81PH}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 6
| 6
| [[Basement Kiss]]
| [[Basement Kiss]]
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| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| ''[[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
| EC/[[Cait O'Riordan|O'Riordan]] composition
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
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| ''[[Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl|Mystery Girl]]'', 1989 & [[Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night Live|Black & White Night Live]], 1989
| ''[[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]]''.
| The lyrics are different to EC's version on ''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]''.
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B00IT8U7A8}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 8
| 8
| [[Complicated Shadows]]
| [[Complicated Shadows]]
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| [[Ute Lemper]]
| [[Ute Lemper]]
| ''[[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]]'', 2004
| ''[[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]]'', 2004
|
|  
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B00004RC8F}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 10
| 10
| [[Departure Bay]]
| [[Departure Bay]]
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| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello
| music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}}
|-
|-
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| 11
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| ''[[Christy Moore: Voyage|Voyage]]'', 1989  
| ''[[Christy Moore: Voyage|Voyage]]'', 1989  
| Alternate version [[Deportee]] appears on ''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]''
| Alternate version [[Deportee]] appears on ''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]''
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000002IOS}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 12
| 12
| [[Dirty Rotten Shame]]
| [[Dirty Rotten Shame]]
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| ''[[Ronnie Drew: Dirty Rotten Shame|Dirty Rotten Shame]]'', 1995
| ''[[Ronnie Drew: Dirty Rotten Shame|Dirty Rotten Shame]]'', 1995
| also issued as a CD single
| also issued as a CD single
| ---
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/1585524-Ronnie-Drew-Dirty-Rotten-Shame Discogs]
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|-
| 13
| 13
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| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'', 1989
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'', 1989
| EC/McCartney, EC on keys & harmonies
| EC/McCartney, EC on keys & harmonies
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B06XSP81PH}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 14
| 14
| [[Do You Know What I'm Saying?]]
| [[Do You Know What I'm Saying?]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
|
| EC's version on B-Side of [[13 Steps Lead Down (single)|13 Steps Lead Down]] single release (1994)
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| [[Earthbound]] (EC/O'Riordan), for on
| [[Earthbound]]  
| [[Wendy James]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| ''[[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
| EC/[[Cait O'Riordan|O'Riordan]] composition
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 16
| 16
| [[Fake Tin Star]]  
| [[Fake Tin Star]]  
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| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| ''[[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.
| This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially.
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[Forbidden Nights]]
| [[Forbidden Nights]]
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| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004
| music & lyrics Krall/Costello
| music & lyrics Krall/Costello
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| 20
| [[Girls Talk]]
| [[Girls Talk]]
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| demo version on ''[[King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue)|King Of America]]'' Rhino/Edsel reissue  
| demo version on ''[[King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue)|King Of America]]'' Rhino/Edsel reissue  
| ---
| ---
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[Hidden Shame]]
| [[Hidden Shame]]
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| ''[[Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town/Boom Chicka Boom|Boom Chicka Boom]]'', 1990
| ''[[Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town/Boom Chicka Boom|Boom Chicka Boom]]'', 1990
| on ''[[All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue)]]'', 2001
| on ''[[All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue)]]'', 2001
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000088E5W}}
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| [[I Ran Down Every Dream]]
| [[Tommy McLain]]
| ''[[Tommy McLain: I Ran Down Every Dream|I Ran Down Every Dream]]'', 2022
| McLain / C.C. Adcock / EC
| {{Amazon|asin=B09XL87BQS}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[I Want To Stand Forever]]
| [[I Want To Stand Forever]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', 1993
| ''[[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.
| This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially.
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
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| [[I Want To Vanish]]
| [[I Want To Vanish]]
| [[June Tabor]]
| [[June Tabor]]
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| recorded on ''[[All This Useless Beauty]]'', 1996 & live on ''[[Costello & Nieve]]'', 1996
| recorded on ''[[All This Useless Beauty]]'', 1996 & live on ''[[Costello & Nieve]]'', 1996
| ---
| ---
|-
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| [[I Wonder How She Knows]]
| [[I Wonder How She Knows]]
| [[Charles Brown]]
| [[Charles Brown]]
| ''[[Charles Brown: Someone To Love|Someone To Love]]'', 1992
| ''[[Charles Brown: Someone To Love|Someone To Love]]'', 1992
| EC/Brown composition
| EC/Brown composition
| ---
| {{Amazon|asin=B000000491}}
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|
| [[I Won't Pretend]]
|
| [[Vale]]
|
| ''[[Vale: A Contraluz|A Contraluz]]'', 2023
|
| This song is unreleased and unperformed by Elvis Costello.
|
| {{Amazon|asin=B0C36CVNHC}}
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|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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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
|
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}}
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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
|
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}}
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|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| Indigo Moon 
|
| ---
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| yet to be released
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| (EC/ Paul McCartney)
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| ---
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|
| [[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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| {{Amazon|asin=B072PXWDVG}}
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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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| 33
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| [[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
|
| {{Amazon|asin=B00JK4K0OI}}
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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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]
|-
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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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
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
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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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|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[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]]
| ''[[Rubén Blades: Nothing But The Truth|Nothing But The Truth]]'' (1988)
|
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| {{Amazon|asin=B000V1MMJ0}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[Miss Mary]]
| Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari'
| ''[[Zucchero: Miserere]]'' (1992)
| EC / Zucchero
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/129295-Zucchero-Sugar-Fornaciari-Miserere Discogs]
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| [[Mistress And Maid]]
| Paul McCartney
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Off The Ground|Off The Ground]]'' (1993)
| EC/McCartney
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|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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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
| {{Amazon|asin=B06XSP81PH}}
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| [[My Hidden Heart]]
| [[Tommy McLain]]
| ''[[Tommy McLain: I Ran Down Every Dream|I Ran Down Every Dream]]'' (2022)
| EC/ [[C.C. Adcock]]
| {{Amazon|asin=B09XL87BQS}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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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
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|-
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| [[Narrow Daylight]]
| [[Diana Krall]]
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'' (2004) and Single: [[Narrow Daylight]] (2004)
| Music Krall & lyrics Krall/Costello
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[The Other End Of The Telescope]]
| 'Til Tuesday
| ''[['Til Tuesday: Everything's Different Now|Everything's Different Now]]'' (1989) and [['Til Tuesday: Coming up Close: A Retrospective|Coming up Close: A Retrospective]], (1996) CD, Enhanced
| EC / [[Aimee Mann]]  EC on bvox
| {{Amazon|asin=B0000026HY}}
|-
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| [[Passionate Fight]]
| [[Ute Lemper]]
| ''[[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]]'' (2000)
| Costello (lyrics) / Nieve (music)
| {{Amazon|asin=B00004RC8F}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 48
| [[Punishing Kiss]]
| [[Annie Ross]] and the Low Note Quintet
| ''[[Soundtrack : Short Cuts|Short Cuts]]'' (2006)
| EC/MacManus/O'Riordan;
| {{Amazon|asin=B0000040PI}}
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| [[Punishing Kiss]]
| [[Ute Lemper]]
| ''[[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]]'' (2000)
| EC/MacManus/O'Riordan;
| [https://www.allmusic.com/album/punishing-kiss-mw0000059107 AllMusic]
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[Puppet Girl]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'' (1993)
|  EC/O'Riordan
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|-
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| [[Put Away Forbidden Playthings]]
| [[Fretwork]]
| ''[[Fretwork: Sit Fast|Sit Fast]]'' (1997)
|  EC
| [https://www.discogs.com/release/4378938-Fretwork-Sit-Fast Discogs]
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[Radio Sweetheart]]
| [[Carlene Carter]]
| ''[[Carlene Carter: Two Sides To Every Woman|Two Sides To Every Woman]]'' (1979)
| EC LP; Warner BSK 3375 (US)
| {{Amazon|asin=B000VAETEM}}
|-
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| [[The Scarlet Tide]]
| [[Alison Krauss]]
| ''[[Cold Mountain: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture|Cold Mountain]]'' soundtrack (2003)
| EC  / [[T Bone Burnett]]
| {{Amazon|asin=B0000E1WL4}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 54
| [[Shadow And Jimmy]]
| Was Not Was
| ''[[Was (Not Was): What Up, Dog?|What Up, Dog?]] '' (1988)
| EC / [[David Was]] - LP; Fontana SFLP4, CAS; SFMC4, & CD; 834 291-2
| {{Amazon|asin=B000091JQ2}}
|-
| 55
| [[Shamed Into Love]]
| [[Rubén Blades]]
| ''[[Rubén Blades: Nothing But The Truth|Nothing But The Truth]]'' (1988)
| EC/Rubén Blades - LP; Elektra 960 754-1
| {{Amazon|asin=B01A9KS0ZM}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 56
| [[Shatterproof]]
| [[Billy Bremner]]
| A-side of single, 7"/12" (1984); and on ''[[Billy Bremner: Bash!|Bash!]]'', (1984)
| EC - single, Arista 557; LP, Arista 06 179
| {{Amazon|asin=B00005JG85}}
|-
| 57
| [[Shipbuilding]]
| [[Robert Wyatt]]
| single, and on ''Nothing Can Stop Us'' (1982)
| EC/ [[Clive Langer]], CD; Rough Trade (some CDs do not include this track!)], 7" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115; 12" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115T. EC on bvox
| {{Amazon|asin=B001F9Y26S}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 58
| [[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]
|-
| 59
| [[St. Stephen's Day Murders]]
| [[The Chieftains]]
|  ''[[The Chieftains: The Bells Of Dublin|The Bells Of Dublin]]'' (1991)
| EC/ [[Paddy Moloney]] CD- RCA 60824
| {{Amazon|asin=B000003F53}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 60
| [[Stranger In The House]]
| [[Rachel Sweet]]
| ''[[Rachel Sweet: Fool Around|Fool Around]]'' (1978)
| EC  LP - Stiff SEEZ 12/Stiff-Teldec 6.23659 (Germany, green vinyl)
| {{Amazon|asin=B000057WN0}}
|-
| 61
| [[That Day Is Done]]
| [[Paul McCartney]]
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'' (1989)
| EC/ Paul McCartney LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106 - EC on harmonies
| {{Amazon|asin=B000002UUM}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 62
| [[That's What Friends Are For]]
| [[Georgie Fame]]
| ''[[Georgie Fame: That's What Friends Are For|That's What Friends Are For]]'' (1979)
| LP/CAS; Pye N119 also on ''Georgie Fame At His Best'' (1995); CD; Castle Communications MAT CD 323 & ''JAZZ '81'' CD (various artists)
| {{Amazon|asin=B000MZHV50}}
|-
| 63
| [[This Is A Test]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'', (1993)
| EC - CD & Cassette
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
|64
| [[This Subdues My Passion]]
| [[Mingus Big Band]]
|
| EC/Charles Mingus;
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| Three Distracted Woman
| [[Anne Sofie von Otter]] & [[The Brodsky Quartet]]
| unrecorded song cycle (1996) including "April in Orbit".
| EC
| [[Dallas Observer, April 5, 2001|info]]
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[Tommy's Coming Home]]
| [[Paul McCartney]]
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'' (2017)
| McCartney/MacManus - 2CD MPL/Capitol/UMe B0026450-02 (Expanded remastered edition)
| {{Amazon|asin=B00008EUM5}}
|-
| 67
| [[Unwanted Number]]
| [[For Real]]
| ''[[Soundtrack: Grace Of My Heart]]'' (1996)
| EC - CD; MCA MCAD 11510 (US)
| {{Amazon|asin=B000002P4S}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 68
| [[Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue]]
| [[Mary Coughlan]]
| ''[[Mary Coughlan: Love For Sale|Love For Sale]]'' (1993)
| EC - CD: Demon FIENDCD 730. This is the original version of the EC/Charles Brown song "[[I Wonder How She Knows]]"
| {{Amazon|asin=B000001189}}
|-
| 69
| [[We Despise You]]
| [[Wendy James]]
| ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]'' (1993)
|  EC/O'Riordan
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
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| [[(I Love You) When You Sleep]]
| [[Tracie]]
| ''[[Tracie: Far From The Hurting Kind|Far From The Hurting Kind]]'' (1984)
| EC - LP; Respond RRL 502/Respond-Teldec 6.26033 (Germany)] and A-side single (1984); 7"/12"; Respond KOB 710
| {{Amazon|asin=B003ODL3PQ}}
|-
|-
| 40
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
|
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|
| [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]]
|
| [[Sam Moore]] (of [[Sam & Dave]])
|
| unrecorded
|
| EC
| -
|-
| 72
| [[You Bowed Down]]
| [[Roger McGuinn]]
| ''[[Roger McGuinn: Back From Rio|Back From Rio]]'' (1991)
|  EC - CD; Arista ARCD-8648 (US) EC on backing vocals.
| {{Amazon|asin=B000002VHO}}
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;"
| 73
| [[You Want Her Too]]
| [[Paul McCartney]]
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'' (2017)
| McCartney/MacManus - 2CD MPL/Capitol/UMe B0026450-02 (Expanded remastered edition) EC on 2nd vocals & keys
| {{Amazon|asin=B00008EUM5}}
|-
|-
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# [[I'm Coming Through]] (music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello), for Diana Krall on [[The Girl In The Other Room]] [2004; CD]
# [[I've Changed My Address]] (music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello), for Diana Krall on [[The Girl In The Other Room]] [2004; CD]
# [[Indigo Moon]] (EC/McCartney), yet to be released [87]
# [[Indoor Fireworks]], for Nick Lowe on [[Nick Lowe: The Rose Of England|The Rose Of England]] [85; CD; F-Beat ZL70765/Demon FIENDCD 73]
# [[It's Not Too Late]] (EC/T-Bone Burnett/Bob Neuwirth), for T-Bone Burnett on [[T Bone Burnett: The Criminal Under My Own Hat|The Criminal Under My Own Hat]] [92; CD/CAS; Columbia 4679782/4]
# [[London's Brilliant]] (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]]
# [[Just A Memory|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 [[Dusty Springfield: White Heat|White Heat]] [83; LP; Casablanca])
# [[The Lovers That Never Were]] (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]. A demo of this song exists with EC singing the choruses.
# [[Maureen And Sam]] (EC/Mayes), for Allan Mayes on [[Allan Mayes: Stumbling In The Aisle|Stumbling In The Aisle]] [86; LP; U.S. STC 86-2-1001]
# [[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.
# [[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].
# [[My Brave Face]] (EC/McCartney), for Paul McCartney on [[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]] [89; LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106]
# [[The Nameless One]], for Wendy James on [[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]
# [[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)])
# [[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
# [[Passionate Fight]], for Ute Lemper on [[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]] [2000-04-04; CD]
# [[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]
# [[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]]
# [[Put Away Forbidden Playthings]], for Fretwork on [[Fretwork: Sit Fast|Sit Fast]], 1997
# [[Radio Sweetheart]], for Carlene Carter on [[Carlene Carter: Two Sides To Every Woman|Two Sides To Every Woman]] [79; LP; Warner BSK 3375 (US)]
# [[The Scarlet Tide]] [Costello/T Bone Burnett], for Alison Krauss on [[Soundtrack: Cold Mountain|Cold Mountain]] soundtrack [2003-12-__; CD]
# [[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])
# [[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]
# [[Shatterproof]], for Billy Bremmer (a-side of single [84; 7"/12"; Arista 557] and on [[Billy Bremner: Bash!|Bash!]] [Arista 06 179])
# [[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)
# [[St. Stephen's Day Murders]], for The Chieftains on [[The Chieftains: The Bells Of Dublin|The Bells Of Dublin]] [91; CD; RCA 60824]
# [[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)]
# [[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
# [[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]
# [[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]]
# [[Three Distracted Woman]], song cycle for Anne Sofie von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet
# [[Tommy's Coming Home]] [McCartney/MacManus], unreleased
# [[Unwanted Number]], performed by For Real on [[Soundtrack: Grace Of My Heart]] [96; CD; MCA MCAD 11510 (US)]
# [[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]]".
# [[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]]
# [[(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])
# [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]], for Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) (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.
# [[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


    
    
==The Jo Marshall Demos==
==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).:
* 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
** He Doesn't Look Like You
** Big Brown Eyes
** Big Brown Eyes
** I Want To Talk To You
** I Want To Talk To You
** True Love
** True Love
       
*{{YouTube|link = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q3wNVd-Jc4 | song = 14 tracks}}  - <small> 43:02 </small>
                                                                     
 
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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 Amazon
2 All This Useless Beauty June Tabor Angel Tiger, 1991 & Essential Folk, 1995 AllMusic
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 AllMusic
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 Amazon
6 Basement Kiss Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 EC/O'Riordan composition Amazon
7 Comedians Roy Orbison Mystery Girl, 1989 & Black & White Night Live, 1989 The lyrics are different to EC's version on Goodbye Cruel World. Amazon
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 Amazon
10 Departure Bay Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello Amazon
11 The Deportees Club Christy Moore Voyage, 1989 Alternate version Deportee appears on Goodbye Cruel World Amazon
12 Dirty Rotten Shame Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners Dirty Rotten Shame, 1995 also issued as a CD single Discogs
13 Don't Be Careless Love Paul McCartney Flowers In The Dirt, 1989 EC/McCartney, EC on keys & harmonies Amazon
14 Do You Know What I'm Saying? Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 EC's version on B-Side of 13 Steps Lead Down single release (1994) Amazon
15 Earthbound Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 EC/O'Riordan composition Amazon
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. Amazon
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 Amazon
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 Amazon
23 I Ran Down Every Dream Tommy McLain I Ran Down Every Dream, 2022 McLain / C.C. Adcock / EC Amazon
24 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. Amazon
25 I Want To Vanish June Tabor Against The Streams, 1994 recorded on All This Useless Beauty, 1996 & live on Costello & Nieve, 1996 ---
26 I Wonder How She Knows Charles Brown Someone To Love, 1992 EC/Brown composition Amazon
27 I Won't Pretend Vale A Contraluz, 2023 This song is unreleased and unperformed by Elvis Costello. Amazon
28 I'm Coming Through Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello Amazon
29 I've Changed My Address Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room, 2004 music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello Amazon
30 Indigo Moon --- yet to be released (EC/ Paul McCartney) ---
31 Indoor Fireworks Nick Lowe The Rose Of England, 1985 CD, F-Beat ZL70765/Demon FIENDCD 73, also on King Of America Amazon
32 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
33 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 Amazon
34 Jelly Roll Ku-Umba Frank Lacy & Mingus Big Band Mingus Sings (2015) EC/Charles Mingus, CD; Sunnyside – SSC 1407 Discogs
35 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
36 London's Brilliant Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993) EC/O'Riordan, CD, LP, Cass; MCA Records, MCA 10800 Amazon
37 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
38 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 Nothing But The Truth (1988) Amazon
40 Miss Mary Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari' Zucchero: Miserere (1992) EC / Zucchero Discogs
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 Amazon
43 My Hidden Heart Tommy McLain I Ran Down Every Dream (2022) EC/ C.C. Adcock Amazon
44 The Nameless One Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993) EC/O'Riordan CD, LP, Cass; MCA Records, MCA 10800 Amazon
45 Narrow Daylight Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room (2004) and Single: Narrow Daylight (2004) Music Krall & lyrics Krall/Costello Amazon
46 The Other End Of The Telescope 'Til Tuesday Everything's Different Now (1989) and Coming up Close: A Retrospective, (1996) CD, Enhanced EC / Aimee Mann EC on bvox Amazon
47 Passionate Fight Ute Lemper Punishing Kiss (2000) Costello (lyrics) / Nieve (music) Amazon
48 Punishing Kiss Annie Ross and the Low Note Quintet Short Cuts (2006) EC/MacManus/O'Riordan; Amazon
49 Punishing Kiss Ute Lemper Punishing Kiss (2000) EC/MacManus/O'Riordan; AllMusic
50 Puppet Girl Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993) EC/O'Riordan Amazon
51 Put Away Forbidden Playthings Fretwork Sit Fast (1997) EC Discogs
52 Radio Sweetheart Carlene Carter Two Sides To Every Woman (1979) EC LP; Warner BSK 3375 (US) Amazon
53 The Scarlet Tide Alison Krauss Cold Mountain soundtrack (2003) EC / T Bone Burnett Amazon
54 Shadow And Jimmy Was Not Was What Up, Dog? (1988) EC / David Was - LP; Fontana SFLP4, CAS; SFMC4, & CD; 834 291-2 Amazon
55 Shamed Into Love Rubén Blades Nothing But The Truth (1988) EC/Rubén Blades - LP; Elektra 960 754-1 Amazon
56 Shatterproof Billy Bremner A-side of single, 7"/12" (1984); and on Bash!, (1984) EC - single, Arista 557; LP, Arista 06 179 Amazon
57 Shipbuilding Robert Wyatt single, and on Nothing Can Stop Us (1982) EC/ Clive Langer, CD; Rough Trade (some CDs do not include this track!)], 7" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115; 12" a-side; Rough Trade RTT 115T. EC on bvox Amazon
58 Speak Darkly, My Angel Anne Sofie von Otter So Many Things (2016) ASVO & Brooklyn Rider; Naïve – V5436 Discogs
59 St. Stephen's Day Murders The Chieftains The Bells Of Dublin (1991) EC/ Paddy Moloney CD- RCA 60824 Amazon
60 Stranger In The House Rachel Sweet Fool Around (1978) EC LP - Stiff SEEZ 12/Stiff-Teldec 6.23659 (Germany, green vinyl) Amazon
61 That Day Is Done Paul McCartney Flowers In The Dirt (1989) EC/ Paul McCartney LP/CD; Parlophone PCSD 106 - EC on harmonies Amazon
62 That's What Friends Are For Georgie Fame That's What Friends Are For (1979) LP/CAS; Pye N119 also on Georgie Fame At His Best (1995); CD; Castle Communications MAT CD 323 & JAZZ '81 CD (various artists) Amazon
63 This Is A Test Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, (1993) EC - CD & Cassette Amazon
64 This Subdues My Passion Mingus Big Band EC/Charles Mingus;
65 Three Distracted Woman Anne Sofie von Otter & The Brodsky Quartet unrecorded song cycle (1996) including "April in Orbit". EC info
66 Tommy's Coming Home Paul McCartney Flowers In The Dirt (2017) McCartney/MacManus - 2CD MPL/Capitol/UMe B0026450-02 (Expanded remastered edition) Amazon
67 Unwanted Number For Real Soundtrack: Grace Of My Heart (1996) EC - CD; MCA MCAD 11510 (US) Amazon
68 Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue Mary Coughlan Love For Sale (1993) EC - CD: Demon FIENDCD 730. This is the original version of the EC/Charles Brown song "I Wonder How She Knows" Amazon
69 We Despise You Wendy James Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (1993) EC/O'Riordan Amazon
70 (I Love You) When You Sleep Tracie Far From The Hurting Kind (1984) EC - LP; Respond RRL 502/Respond-Teldec 6.26033 (Germany)] and A-side single (1984); 7"/12"; Respond KOB 710 Amazon
71 Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) unrecorded EC -
72 You Bowed Down Roger McGuinn Back From Rio (1991) EC - CD; Arista ARCD-8648 (US) EC on backing vocals. Amazon
73 You Want Her Too Paul McCartney Flowers In The Dirt (2017) McCartney/MacManus - 2CD MPL/Capitol/UMe B0026450-02 (Expanded remastered edition) EC on 2nd vocals & keys Amazon


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 YouTube 14 tracks  - 43:02

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