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This is a list of songs Elvis wrote for other artists. ''(This list may be incomplete.)'' | This is a list of songs Elvis wrote for other artists. ''(This list may be incomplete.)'' | ||
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! style="text-align: left;" |No. | |||
! 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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| 1 | |||
| [[Abandoned Masquerade]] | |||
# [[Almost Ideal Eyes]] | | [[Diana Krall]] | ||
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004 | |||
# [[Basement Kiss]] | | music by Diana, lyrics by Elvis | ||
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}} | |||
# [[Complicated Shadows]] | |- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | ||
| 2 | |||
| [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]] | |||
| |[[June Tabor]] | |||
# [[ | | ''[[June Tabor: Angel Tiger|Angel Tiger]]'', 1991 & ''[[Essential Folk]]'', 1995 | ||
| | |||
| [https://www.allmusic.com/album/angel-tiger-mw0000093844 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 | |||
| [https://www.allmusic.com/album/chet-baker-sings-and-plays-from-the-film-lets-get-lost-mw0000676304 AllMusic] | |||
# [[ | |- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | ||
| 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 ''[[Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt|Flowers In The Dirt]]'', 1993 | |||
| EC/McCartney composition | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B06XSP81PH}} | |||
# [ | |- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | ||
| 6 | |||
| [[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 | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}} | |||
|- | |||
| 7 | |||
| [[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]]''. | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B00IT8U7A8}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 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]] | |||
| ''[[Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss|Punishing Kiss]]'', 2004 | |||
| | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B00004RC8F}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 10 | |||
| [[Departure Bay]] | |||
| [[Diana Krall]] | |||
| ''[[The Girl In The Other Room]]'', 2004 | |||
| music Krall, lyrics Krall/Costello | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}} | |||
|- | |||
| 11 | |||
| [[The Deportees Club]] | |||
| [[Christy Moore]] | |||
| ''[[Christy Moore: Voyage|Voyage]]'', 1989 | |||
| Alternate version [[Deportee]] appears on ''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]'' | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000002IOS}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 12 | |||
| [[Dirty Rotten Shame]] | |||
| [[Ronnie Drew]] of The Dubliners | |||
| ''[[Ronnie Drew: Dirty Rotten Shame|Dirty Rotten Shame]]'', 1995 | |||
| also issued as a CD single | |||
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/1585524-Ronnie-Drew-Dirty-Rotten-Shame Discogs] | |||
|- | |||
| 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 | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B06XSP81PH}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 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 | |||
| EC's version on B-Side of [[13 Steps Lead Down (single)|13 Steps Lead Down]] single release (1994) | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}} | |||
|- | |||
| 15 | |||
| [[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 | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 16 | |||
| [[Fake Tin Star]] | |||
| [[Diana Krall]] | |||
| [[Single: Narrow Daylight]], 2004 | |||
| Krall/Costello | |||
| --- | |||
|- | |||
| 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. | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 18 | |||
| [[Forbidden Nights]] | |||
| [[Darlene Love]] | |||
| ''[[Darlene Love: Introducing Darlene Love|Introducing Darlene Love]]'', 2015 | |||
| | |||
| --- | |||
|- | |||
| 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 | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B01B4SIHK6}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 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]] | |||
| --- | |||
|- | |||
| 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)|King Of America]]'' Rhino/Edsel reissue | |||
| --- | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 22 | |||
| [[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 | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000088E5W}} | |||
|- | |||
| 23 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 24 | |||
| [[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. | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000008GZ7}} | |||
|- | |||
| 25 | |||
| [[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 | |||
| --- | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 26 | |||
| [[I Wonder How She Knows]] | |||
| [[Charles Brown]] | |||
| ''[[Charles Brown: Someone To Love|Someone To Love]]'', 1992 | |||
| EC/Brown composition | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000000491}} | |||
|- | |||
| 27 | |||
| [[I Won't Pretend]] | |||
| [[Vale]] | |||
| ''[[Vale: A Contraluz|A Contraluz]]'', 2023 | |||
| This song is unreleased and unperformed by Elvis Costello. | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B0C36CVNHC}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 28 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 29 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 30 | |||
| Indigo Moon | |||
| --- | |||
| yet to be released | |||
| (EC/ Paul McCartney) | |||
| --- | |||
|- | |||
| 31 | |||
| [[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]]'' | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B072PXWDVG}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 32 | |||
| [[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] | |||
|- | |||
| 33 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 34 | |||
| [[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] | |||
|- | |||
| 35 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 36 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 37 | |||
| [[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] | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 38 | |||
| [[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. | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 39 | |||
| [[The Miranda Syndrome]] | |||
| [[Rubén Blades]] | |||
| ''[[Rubén Blades: Nothing But The Truth|Nothing But The Truth]]'' (1988) | |||
| | |||
| {{Amazon|asin=B000V1MMJ0}} | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 40 | |||
| [[Miss Mary]] | |||
| Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari' | |||
| ''[[Zucchero: Miserere]]'' (1992) | |||
| EC / Zucchero | |||
| [https://www.discogs.com/master/129295-Zucchero-Sugar-Fornaciari-Miserere Discogs] | |||
|- | |||
| 41 | |||
| [[Mistress And Maid]] | |||
| Paul McCartney | |||
| ''[[Paul McCartney: Off The Ground|Off The Ground]]'' (1993) | |||
| EC/McCartney | |||
| | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 42 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 43 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 44 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 45 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 46 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 47 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 49 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 50 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 51 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 52 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
| 53 | |||
| [[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; | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 65 | |||
| 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;" | |||
| 66 | |||
| [[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;" | |||
| 70 | |||
| [[(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}} | |||
|- | |||
|- style="background:#F7F7F7;" | |||
| 71 | |||
| [[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}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
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).: | |||
** He Doesn't Look Like You | |||
** Big Brown Eyes | |||
** I Want To Talk To You | |||
** True Love | |||
*{{YouTube|link = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q3wNVd-Jc4 | song = 14 tracks}} - <small> 43:02 </small> | |||
==Internal links== | |||
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/disc3.php Old discography - Extracurricular Work] | |||
* [[Songs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous|Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.elviscostello.info/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=8277 Elvis Costello Fan Forum] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 18 March 2024
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) | |
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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 - 43:02
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