The Boy Named If

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The Boy Named If
studio album by Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Released	January 14, 2022
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.  It and "Farewell, OK" appeared on a promo-only vinyl single earlier that month.

Tracks

	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Farewell, OK	Elvis Costello	2:54
2.	The Boy Named If	Elvis Costello	4:24
3.	Penelope Halfpenny	Elvis Costello	2:57
4.	The Difference	Elvis Costello	3:45
5.	What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?	Elvis Costello	4:03
6.	Paint The Red Rose Blue	Elvis Costello	4:46
7.	Mistook Me For A Friend	Elvis Costello	4:13
8.	My Most Beautiful Mistake	Elvis Costello	4:47
9.	Magnificent Hurt	Elvis Costello	3:13
10.	The Man You Love To Hate	Elvis Costello	4:53
11.	The Death Of Magic Thinking	Elvis Costello	3:31
12.	Trick Out The Truth	Elvis Costello	4:53
13.	Mr. Crescent	Elvis Costello	3:39

Bonus track
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	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

Notes

• The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Album. The award went to Patient Number 9 by Ozzy Osbourne.

Internal links

• Lyrics
• Reviews
• The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)
• The Boy Named If UICY 16039 (Japanese SHM CD release)

External links

• elviscostello.com
• Wikipedia  •  Discogs
• AllMusic  •  Metacritic