The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello
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The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello is a four-album collection of Elvis Costello's work with Burt Bacharach expected in 2023.
Elvis explains in the February 2023 issue of Uncut:
- It's Painted From Memory [1998] and Taken From Life, which is a collection of songs that Burt and I wrote over the last 15 years for a proposed Painted From Memory musical. So you'll hear other people singing a couple of those original songs, but also a bunch of songs that have never been heard before. We've compiled them with a couple of the songs from Look Now [2018] and some recordings that were piano/voice explorations of what the songs would sound like if they were sung by other people. We've put them all together to create an impression of what it would have been like to have that score.
- There's another disc of live performances of Painted From Memory songs, mostly with Steve Nieve and myself, a couple of them orchestral. Finally, a whole album of Bacharach/David songs, which I thought would be fun to include. This is a love letter to Burt. We went into the studio last September and recorded two songs with Vince Mendoza conducting a 30-piece orchestra. So the bookends for this Taken From Life record are newly recorded. The Imposters and I recorded a third song, in Capitol Studios with an orchestra. It was a few years since we'd worked together, but it didn't take very long before I'm in the booth and he was on the call-back saying, "Elvis, you're not singing the right melody." So I had to be on top of it!"
Tracks
Disc 1 | |||||||||
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Title | Performer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | In The Darkest Place (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
2. | Toledo (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
3. | I Still Have That Other Girl (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
4. | This House Is Empty Now (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
5. | Tears At The Birthday Party (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
6. | Such Unlikely Lovers (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
7. | My Thief (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
8. | The Long Division (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
9. | Painted From Memory (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
10. | The Sweetest Punch (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
11. | What's Her Name Today? (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
12. | God Give Me Strength (2023 remaster) | EC & Burt Bacharach |
Disc 2 | |||||||||
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Title | Performer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | You Can Have Her | EC | |||||||
2. | Painted From Memory | Cassandra Wilson & Bill Frisell | |||||||
3. | Don't Look Now | EC & The Imposters feat. Burt Bacharach | |||||||
4. | Everyone's Playing House | EC & The Imposters | |||||||
5. | I Looked Away | Audra Mae | |||||||
6. | Taken From Life | EC & The Imposters | |||||||
7. | My Thief | Don Byron & Bill Frisell | |||||||
8. | Shameless | Jenni Muldaur | |||||||
9. | Photographs Can Lie | EC & The Imposters feat. Burt Bacharach | |||||||
10. | In The Darkest Place | Audra Mae | |||||||
11. | Why Won't Heaven Help Me? | EC & The Imposters | |||||||
12. | Stripping Paper | Jenni Muldaur | |||||||
13. | He's Given Me Things | EC & The Imposters | |||||||
14. | What's Her Name Today? | Audra Mae | |||||||
15. | Look Up Again | EC | |||||||
16. | Lie Back & Think Of England | Burt Bacharach |
Disc 3 | |||||||||
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Title | Performer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Toledo (Live in Tokyo, Japan, Nakano Sunplaza Hall / February 08, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
2. | In The Darkest Place (Live in Melbourne, Australia, Athenaeum Theatre / February 16, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
3. | My Thief (Live in Tokyo, Japan, Nakano Sunplaza Hall / February 08, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
4. | I Still Have That Other Girl (Live in Tokyo, Japan, Shibuya Hall / February 10, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
5. | I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Live in Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall / June 16, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
6. | God Give Me Strength (Live in Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall / June 16, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
7. | Painted From Memory (Live in Stockholm, Sweden, Berwaldhallen / January 5, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
8. | What's Her Name Today? (Live in Stockholm, Sweden, Berwaldhallen / January 5, 1999) | EC & Steve Nieve | |||||||
9. | This House is Empty Now (Live in New York City, Late Night With Conan O'Brien / November 27, 1998) | EC & Burt Bacharach |
Disc 4 | |||||||||
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Title | Performer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, October 18, 1977) | EC & The Attractions | |||||||
2. | Baby It's You | EC & Nick Lowe | |||||||
3. | Please Stay | EC | |||||||
4. | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
5. | Make It Easy On Yourself (Live in London at Royal Festival Hall / October 29, 1998) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
6. | My Little Red Book (Live in London at Royal Festival Hall / October 29, 1998) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
7. | Anyone Who Had A Heart (Live in London at Royal Festival Hall / October 29, 1998) | EC & Burt Bacharach | |||||||
8. | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live in New York City, Sessions At West 54th / October 18, 1999) | EC & Burt Bacharach |