The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello)
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Copied from Text discography 1985-1989.
I02 The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello) - EC (59:10) Side 1: Watching The Detectives (remix) (3:47) Oliver's Army (2:59) Alison (2:54) Accidents Will Happen (3:04) Pump It Up (3:13) High Fidelity (2:29) Pills And Soap (3:43) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (3:08) New Lace Sleeves (3:47) Side 2: Good Year For The Roses [Jerry Chesnut] (3:09) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down [Banks/Jones] (2:07) Clubland (3:44) Beyond Belief (2:36) New Amsterdam (2:10) Green Shirt (2:43) Everyday I Write The Book (3:56) I Wanna Be Loved [Farnell/Jenkins] (4:45) Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] (4:50) [1985-04-__; LP; Telstar STAR 2247 (UK)] [1985-04-__; MC; Telstar STAR 2247 (UK)] [1985-04-__; CD; Telstar STAR 2247 (UK)] [1986-05-__; LP; Demon IMP FIEND 52 (UK, different sleeve)] [1986-05-__; MC; Demon IMP FIEND CAS 52 (UK)] [1986-05-__; CD; Demon IMP FIEND CD 52 (UK)] [19__-__-__; LP; Liberation Records LIB 5112 (Australia)] [19__-__-__; MC; Liberation Records TCLIB 5112 (Australia)] The original Telstar issues were titled _The Best Of Elvis Costello - The Man_. The cover was an ugly painting of EC, and was replaced with the 'phone box' picture from _Taking Liberties_ by Demon on later releases. Some covers of the Demon CD have "(p) 1965" instead of "(p) 1985". Tracks 1-6,8,9,11,12,15 produced by Nick Lowe. Track 7 produced by Fairley/Imposter. Track 10 produced by Billy Sherrill. Track 13 produced by Geoff Emerick. Track 14 produced by EC. Tracks 16-18 produced by Langer & Winstanley. Reached #8 in UK charts