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|album_name  = The Boy Named If <br> (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)
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|album_type  = studio LP
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Imposters]]
|release_info = November 25, 2022 (digital)<br>April 3, 2024 (Japanese CD release)
|record_info  = October 2021 and May 2022, Memphis Magnetic Recording, Memphis, TN
|producer  =  [[Sebastian Krys]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
|label        = Universal Music Japan
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The album '''The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)''' includes 10 tracks recorded by Elvis Costello, [[The Imposters]], and guitarist [[Charlie Sexton]] at Memphis Magnetic Recording in October 2021 and May 2022, plus a remix of [[Magnificent Hurt]].
 
It was first released digitally November 25, 2022 as the second half of an album that also includes the 13 tracks from the original ''[[The Boy Named If]]'' album. A CD including only the 11 ''Alive At Memphis Magnetic'' tracks will be released exclusively in Japan on April 3, 2024.
 
The full announcement is at [https://www.elviscostello.com/elvis-costello-the-imposters-announce-new-album-the-boy-named-if-alive-at-memphis-magnetic-out-digitally-november-25/ elviscostello.com].


'''The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)''' is an album by Elvis Costello and [[The Imposters]] expected to be released November 25, 2022
Elvis explained in the January 2023 issue of ''[[Uncut, January 2023|Uncut]]'': "And we've got another record! It's ''The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)''. We have two recording sessions, one from last October, when The Imposters first played the songs from ''[[The Boy Named If]]'' live together, and another session in May. We started playing some other songs by other people. There's a track in Japanese on it! I heard this terrific duo called Kimiko and we invited them to rework '[[Magnificent Hurt]]'."


Elvis explained in the January 2023 issue of [https://www.uncut.co.uk/publications/magazines/uncut-january-2023-140805/ Uncut]: "And we've got another record! It's '''''The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)'''''. We have two recording sessions, one from last October, when The Imposters first played the songs from ''[[The Boy Named If]]'' live together, and another session in May. We started playing some other songs by other people. There's a track in Japanese on it! I heard this terrific duo called Kimiko and we invited them to rework '[[Magnificent Hurt]]'."
(Elvis either misspoke or was misquoted regarding "Kimiko." The Japanese duo is [[chelmico]].)


(Elvis either misspoke or was misquoted regarding "Kimiko." The Japanese duo is [[Chelmico]].)
The [[chelmico]] Remix of [[Magnificent Hurt]] was released November 18, 2022.
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==Tracks==
==Tracks==
===CD===
{{tracklist
|writing_credits = yes
|title1    = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|writer1 = Elvis Costello
|length1 = 3:18
| title2    = [[Truth Drug]]
| writer2  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length2  = 1:40
|title3    = [[Penelope Halfpenny]]
|writer3 = Elvis Costello
|length3 = 3:24
|title4    = [[So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star]]
|writer4 = [[Roger McGuinn]] & [[Chris Hillman]]
|length4 = 2:16
|title5  = [[What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?]]
|writer5 = Elvis Costello
|length5 = 4:53
|title6    = [[The Boy Named If (song)|The Boy Named If]]
|writer6 = Elvis Costello
|length6 = 5:30
|title7    = [[Let Me Roll It]]
|writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]] & [[Linda McCartney]]
|length7 = 3:21
|title8    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
|writer8 = Elvis Costello
|length8 = 4:48
|title9    = [[Out Of Time]]
|writer9 = [[Mick Jagger]] & [[Keith Richards]]
|length9 = 4:03
|title10    = [[Here, There And Everywhere]]
|writer10 = [[John Lennon]] & [[Paul McCartney]]
|length10 = 2:27
|title11    = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|writer11 = Elvis Costello & [[chelmico]]
|note11 = [[chelmico]] Remix
|length11 = 3:33
}}<br>
===Digital===
{{tracklist30
|headline = Disc 1
|writing_credits = yes
|title1  = [[Farewell, OK]]
|writer1 = Elvis Costello
|length1 = 2:54
|title2  = [[The Boy Named If (song)|The Boy Named If]]
|writer2 = Elvis Costello
|length2 = 4:24
|title3  = [[Penelope Halfpenny]]
|writer3 = Elvis Costello
|length3 = 2:57
|title4  = [[The Difference]]
|writer4 = Elvis Costello
|length4 = 3:45
|title5  = [[What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?]]
|writer5 = Elvis Costello
|length5 = 4:03
|title6  = [[Paint The Red Rose Blue]]
|writer6 = Elvis Costello
|length6 = 4:46
|title7  = [[Mistook Me For A Friend]]
|writer7 = Elvis Costello
|length7 = 4:13
|title8  = [[My Most Beautiful Mistake]]
|writer8 = Elvis Costello
|length8 = 4:47
|title9  = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|writer9 = Elvis Costello
|length9 = 3:13
|title10  = [[The Man You Love To Hate]]
|writer10 = Elvis Costello
|length10 = 4:53
|title11  = [[The Death Of Magic Thinking]]
|writer11 = Elvis Costello
|length11 = 3:31
|title12  = [[Trick Out The Truth]]
|writer12 = Elvis Costello
|length12 = 4:53
|title13  = [[Mr. Crescent]]
|writer13 = Elvis Costello
|length13 = 3:39
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
|headline = Disc 2
|writing_credits = yes
|title1    = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|title1    = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|writer1 = Elvis Costello
|writer1 = Elvis Costello
|note1 = Memphis Magnetic Version
|length1 = 3:18
|length1 =  
| title2    = [[Truth Drug]]
| title2    = [[Truth Drug]]
| writer2  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| writer2  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length2  = 1:35
| length2  = 1:40
|title3    = [[Penelope Halfpenny]]
|title3    = [[Penelope Halfpenny]]
|writer3 = Elvis Costello
|writer3 = Elvis Costello
|note3 = Memphis Magnetic Version
|length3 = 3:24
|length3 =  
|title4    = [[So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star]]
|title4    = [[So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star]]
|writer4 = [[Roger McGuinn]] & [[Chris Hillman]]
|writer4 = [[Roger McGuinn]] & [[Chris Hillman]]
|length4 =  
|length4 = 2:16
|title5  = [[What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?]]
|title5  = [[What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?]]
|writer5 = Elvis Costello
|writer5 = Elvis Costello
|note5 = Memphis Magnetic Version
|length5 = 4:53
|length5 =  
|title6    = [[The Boy Named If (song)|The Boy Named If]]
|title6    = [[The Boy Named If (song)|The Boy Named If]]
|writer6 = Elvis Costello
|writer6 = Elvis Costello
|note6 = Memphis Magnetic Version
|length6 = 5:30
|length6 =  
|title7    = [[Let Me Roll It]]
|title7    = [[Let Me Roll It]]
|writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]] & [[Linda McCartney]]
|writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]] & [[Linda McCartney]]
|length7 =  
|length7 = 3:21
|title8    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
|title8    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
|writer8 = Elvis Costello
|writer8 = Elvis Costello
|note8 = Memphis Magnetic Version
|length8 = 4:48
|length8 =  
|title9    = [[Out Of Time]]
|title9    = [[Out Of Time]]
|writer9 = [[Mick Jagger]] & [[Keith Richards]]
|writer9 = [[Mick Jagger]] & [[Keith Richards]]
|length9 =  
|length9 = 4:03
|title10    = [[Here, There And Everywhere]]
|title10    = [[Here, There And Everywhere]]
|writer10 = [[John Lennon]] & [[Paul McCartney]]
|writer10 = [[John Lennon]] & [[Paul McCartney]]
|length10 =  
|length10 = 2:27
|title11    = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|title11    = [[Magnificent Hurt]]
|writer11 = Elvis Costello & [[chelmico]]
|note11 = [[chelmico]] Remix
|note11 = [[chelmico]] Remix
|length11 = 3:33
|length11 = 3:33
}}
}}


==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)|Internal links]]==
==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)|Internal links]]==
*[[Memphis Magnetic Recording session]]
*[[Memphis Magnetic Recording session]]
*[[Memphis Commercial Appeal, November 18, 2022]]
*[[Ultimate Classic Rock, November 18, 2022]]
==External links==
*[https://www.elviscostello.com/elvis-costello-the-imposters-announce-new-album-the-boy-named-if-alive-at-memphis-magnetic-out-digitally-november-25/ elviscostello.com]
*[http://chelmico.com/ Chelmico.com]
*[http://www.memphismagneticrecording.com/ MemphisMagneticRecording.com]
*[https://www.universal-music.co.jp/elvis-costello/news/2024-02-09/ Universal Music Japan]


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Latest revision as of 15:41, 19 February 2024

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The Boy Named If
(Alive At Memphis Magnetic)
The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic) album cover.jpg
ReleasedNovember 25, 2022 (digital)
April 3, 2024 (Japanese CD release)
RecordedOctober 2021 and May 2022, Memphis Magnetic Recording, Memphis, TN
ProducerSebastian Krys & Elvis Costello
LabelUniversal Music Japan

The album The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic) includes 10 tracks recorded by Elvis Costello, The Imposters, and guitarist Charlie Sexton at Memphis Magnetic Recording in October 2021 and May 2022, plus a remix of Magnificent Hurt.

It was first released digitally November 25, 2022 as the second half of an album that also includes the 13 tracks from the original The Boy Named If album. A CD including only the 11 Alive At Memphis Magnetic tracks will be released exclusively in Japan on April 3, 2024.

The full announcement is at elviscostello.com.

Elvis explained in the January 2023 issue of Uncut: "And we've got another record! It's The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic). We have two recording sessions, one from last October, when The Imposters first played the songs from The Boy Named If live together, and another session in May. We started playing some other songs by other people. There's a track in Japanese on it! I heard this terrific duo called Kimiko and we invited them to rework 'Magnificent Hurt'."

(Elvis either misspoke or was misquoted regarding "Kimiko." The Japanese duo is chelmico.)

The chelmico Remix of Magnificent Hurt was released November 18, 2022.

Tracks

CD

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Magnificent Hurt  Elvis Costello 3:18
2. Truth Drug  Nick Lowe 1:40
3. Penelope Halfpenny  Elvis Costello 3:24
4. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star  Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman 2:16
5. What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?  Elvis Costello 4:53
6. The Boy Named If  Elvis Costello 5:30
7. Let Me Roll It  Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 3:21
8. Everyday I Write The Book  Elvis Costello 4:48
9. Out Of Time  Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 4:03
10. Here, There And Everywhere  John Lennon & Paul McCartney 2:27
11. Magnificent Hurt (chelmico Remix)Elvis Costello & chelmico 3:33


Digital

Disc 1
TitleWriter(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
Disc 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Magnificent Hurt  Elvis Costello 3:18
2. Truth Drug  Nick Lowe 1:40
3. Penelope Halfpenny  Elvis Costello 3:24
4. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star  Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman 2:16
5. What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?  Elvis Costello 4:53
6. The Boy Named If  Elvis Costello 5:30
7. Let Me Roll It  Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney 3:21
8. Everyday I Write The Book  Elvis Costello 4:48
9. Out Of Time  Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 4:03
10. Here, There And Everywhere  John Lennon & Paul McCartney 2:27
11. Magnificent Hurt (chelmico Remix)Elvis Costello & chelmico 3:33


Internal links

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