When I Was Cruel

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When I Was Cruel
studio album by Elvis Costello
Released	Apr 15, 2002
Recorded	Windmill Lane Recording - Dublin
Producer	The Imposter
Label	Mercury, Island

Tracks

	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	45	Elvis Costello	3:29
2.	Spooky Girlfriend	Elvis Costello	4:21
3.	Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)	Elvis Costello	3:31
4.	When I Was Cruel No. 2	Elvis Costello	7:06
5.	Soul For Hire	Elvis Costello	3:55
6.	15 Petals	Elvis Costello	4:01
7.	Tart	Elvis Costello	4:02
8.	Dust 2...	Elvis Costello	3:21
9.	Dissolve	Elvis Costello	2:23
10.	Alibi	Elvis Costello	6:42
11.	...Dust	Elvis Costello	3:04
12.	Daddy Can I Turn This?	Elvis Costello	3:41
13.	My Little Blue Window	Elvis Costello	3:09
14.	Oh Well (Only UK & Japan)	Elvis Costello, Kamaal Fareed	2:50
15.	Episode Of Blonde	Elvis Costello	5:00
16.	Radio Silence	Elvis Costello	4:58

UK Bonus Video
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	When I Was Cruel No. 2 (Live at Q Awards Nov 2001)	Elvis Costello	3:48

Japanese Bonus track
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	Smile (New York Version)	J. Turner, G. Parsons, C. Chaplin	3:04

Credits

Elvis Costello - lead and backing vocals and guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Davey Faragher - bass Pete Thomas - drums Steven Kennedy - backing vocals Produced by: The Imposter Recorded and engineered by: Ciaran Cahill Sound and rhythm processor by: Leo Pearson Assistant engineer and editing by: Kieran Lynch

Mixed by: Elvis Costello and Ciaran Cahill and Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch Recorded and Mixed at Windmill Lane Recording - Dublin Thanks to Quintin Guine (New York Session: 2001-09-24) Engineered by: Kevin Killen at Avatar Studios INC. Mastered by: Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC All words and music: Elvis Costello (Sideways Songs) Copyright 2002 Published by BMG Music Publishing LTD. Horn Arrangements by: Elvis Costello

Related releases

EUROPE Advance promo CD ELVADV2
CD packaged in a card sleeve with inner slip case


Japanese Cassette PROMO (2002)


Japanese CD UICL-1017 (2002)

Japanese CD "Cruel Smile" UICL-1028 (2002)

Japanese CD UICY-90057 (2005)
Budget Reissue "1470 Yen" OBI

Europe 2xLP Island Records 586 775-1 (2002)

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Images from When I Was Cruel "Island Records" 586 775-1 Double LP (2002):

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Singles

45	Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)

Internal links

• Cruel Smile
• Lyrics  •  Liner notes
• Reviews

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues
• Discogs  •  Wikipedia
• AllMusic  •  musik-sammler.de

Original discography

• Home Page discography page  •  A01  •  Sunday Times
• Singles: s15515_2  •  tear_off_4track_eu  •  tear_off_3track_uk  •  tear_off_2track_uk  •  tear_off_1track_aus  •  smile