The Boy Named If
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| The Boy Named If | |
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| Released | January 14, 2022 |
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| Recorded | Separate home locations for each of Elvis and The Imposters. |
| Producer | Sebastian Krys & Elvis Costello |
| Label | Capitol / EMI |
The Boy Named If, a studio album by Elvis Costello & The Imposters, was released January 14, 2022.
Lead single Magnificent Hurt was released October 27, 2021. That song and Farewell, OK appeared on a promo-only vinyl single earlier that month.
Recent concerts have featured the songs Mistook Me For A Friend, Penelope Halfpenny, Paint The Red Rose Blue, The Death Of Magic Thinking, and What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
Tracks
| Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Farewell, OK | 2:54 |
| 2. | The Boy Named If | 4:24 |
| 3. | Penelope Halfpenny | 2:57 |
| 4. | The Difference | 3:45 |
| 5. | What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love? | 4:03 |
| 6. | Paint The Red Rose Blue | 4:46 |
| 7. | Mistook Me For A Friend | 4:13 |
| 8. | My Most Beautiful Mistake | 4:47 |
| 9. | Magnificent Hurt | 3:13 |
| 10. | The Man You Love To Hate | 4:53 |
| 11. | The Death Of Magic Thinking | 3:31 |
| 12. | Trick Out The Truth | 4:53 |
| 13. | Mr. Crescent | 3:39 |
| Bonus track | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 12. | Truth Drug (Japan) | Nick Lowe | 1:35 | ||||||
Musicians
- Elvis Costello - vocals, Fender Jazzmaster and Gibson Kalamazoo guitars, piano on Paint The Red Rose Blue
- Steve Nieve - Vox Continental, electronic keyboards, piano
- Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
- Davey Faragher - bass, vocals, upright bass on Trick Out The Truth
- Sebastian Krys - background vocals on Penelope Halfpenny and The Difference
- Nicole Atkins - guest vocals on My Most Beautiful Mistake
Related Releases
Double Purple Vinyl LP
| Images from The Boy Named If EMI 2074 PURPLE vinyl 180g Double LP (2022): |
Purple Vinyl 2LP Heavy stock Gatefold sleeve
Printed inner sleeves
180g Purple heavyweight vinyls
CD
| Images from The Boy Named If EMICD 2074 (2022): |
Cover and Gatefold inner
Disc
Booklet
CASSETTE
| Images from The Boy Named If EMIMC 2074 Cassette (2022): |
Cover and inlay
Purple translucent cassette
BOOK
Sub-titled: 13 Songs & 13 Fables
A limited edition hardback book accompanied some initial release bundles
A limited number of books were signed by Elvis Costello"
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