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* Written by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
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* Produced by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]''' and '''[[Kevin Killen]]'''
* Arranged and Conducted by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]'''
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]]
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:'''[[Peter Erskine]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''[[Michael Formanek]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:'''[[Bill Ware]]''' - [[Vibraphonists|vibraphone]]
:'''Pamela Sklar''' - [[Flute players|alto flute]]
:'''John Moses''' - [[Clarinet players|clarinet]]
:'''Roger Rosenberg''' - [[Clarinet players|bass clarinet]]
:'''Dave Mann''' - [[Saxophonists|alto sax]]
:'''Andy Snitzer''' - [[Saxophonists|tenor sax]]
:'''Bobby Routch''' - [[French horn players|French horn]]
:'''Bob Carlisle''' - [[French horn players|French horn]]
:'''Lew Soloff''' - [[Flugelhorn players|flugelhorn]]
:'''Conrad Herwig''' - [[Trombonists|tenor trombone]]


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==Discography==
{{song credits
'''Albums:'''
|title = Can You Be True?
*'''[[North]]''', [[2003]]
|writer      = [[Elvis Costello]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]]
|producer    = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Kevin Killen]]
|arranger    = [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - piano<br>[[Peter Erskine]] - drums<br>[[Michael Formanek]] - bass<br>[[Bill Ware]] - vibraphone<br>[[Pamela Sklar]] - alto flute<br>[[John Moses]] - clarinet<br>[[Roger Rosenberg]] - bass clarinet<br>[[Dave Mann]] - alto sax<br>[[Andy Snitzer]] - tenor sax<br>[[Bobby Routch]] - French horn<br>[[Bob Carlisle]] - French horn<br>[[Lew Soloff]] - flugelhorn<br>[[Conrad Herwig]] - tenor trombone
|record_info  = April-May 2003, Nola Studios and/or Avatar Studios, New York
|release_info = September 11, 2003
|length      = 3:45
|albums = [[North]], 2003
|singles =
|collections  =
|soundtracks      =
|various_artists    =
|promos = [[Either Side Of The Same Town Sampler]], 2010
|videos      =
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'''Singles:'''
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|first = [[Concert 2003-07-21 Vancouver|July 21, 2003, Vancouver, BC, Canada]]
|last = [[Concert 2006-09-06|September 6, 2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
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'''Collections:'''
==Alternate versions==
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
{{song credits
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|title = Can You Be True? (Live 2004)
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] with [[The Metropole Orkest]]
|producer    = [[Gert-Jan van den Dolder]]
|arranger    = [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - piano<br>[[The Metropole Orkest]]<br>[[Vince Mendoza]] - conductor
|record_info  = [[Concert 2004-07-09 The Hague (late)|July 9, 2004, The Hague, Netherlands]]
|release_info = January 13, 2006
|length      = 3:56
|albums = [[My Flame Burns Blue]], 2006
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'''Soundtracks:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


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==Chords==
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/north/north.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: North] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/north.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/north/north.html North info page]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/north/north.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: North] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/north.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/north/north.html North info page]
*[[Template:Can You Be True?]]
*[[Template: Can You Be True?|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Can You Be True? covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
 
*[http://inanotherroom.com/north.html Elvis Costello Reissues: North]


[[Category:2003]]
[[Category:2003]]
[[Category:North]]
[[Category:North]]
[[Category:My Flame Burns Blue]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Chords]]
[[Category:Alternate versions]]

Latest revision as of 20:55, 10 June 2023

Can you be true?
Can this possibly be real?
I knew quite suddenly
Do you sense how I feel?
I long to hear you whisper my name
'Til you tell me
"My Darling, you may be my man."

There will be days when you must go from my sight
There may be nights when clouds deny us starlight
Only time will tell us
I hope that it speaks gently if it isn't meant to be
Then again
By then we might not be listening so attentively

I will be there
If the days bring torments and trials
To close the distances only measured in miles
I long to hold you all through the night
And to tell you
"My Darling, you make everything seem right"
And then I'll hear you calling in my name
And I'll answer
"My Darling, I may be your man"
Can You Be True?
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello & Kevin Killen
Arranged byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals
Steve Nieve - piano
Peter Erskine - drums
Michael Formanek - bass
Bill Ware - vibraphone
Pamela Sklar - alto flute
John Moses - clarinet
Roger Rosenberg - bass clarinet
Dave Mann - alto sax
Andy Snitzer - tenor sax
Bobby Routch - French horn
Bob Carlisle - French horn
Lew Soloff - flugelhorn
Conrad Herwig - tenor trombone
RecordedApril-May 2003, Nola Studios and/or Avatar Studios, New York
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2003
AlbumsNorth, 2003
PromosEither Side Of The Same Town Sampler, 2010
Length3:45

First known performance:
 July 21, 2003, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Last known performance:
 September 6, 2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands
     (37 known performances)


Alternate versions

Can You Be True? (Live 2004)
Performed byElvis Costello with The Metropole Orkest
Produced byGert-Jan van den Dolder
Arranged byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Steve Nieve - piano
The Metropole Orkest
Vince Mendoza - conductor
RecordedJuly 9, 2004, The Hague, Netherlands
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2006
AlbumsMy Flame Burns Blue, 2006
Length3:56
NorthNorth album cover large.jpg
My Flame Burns BlueMy Flame Burns Blue album cover.jpg

Covers

Steve Nieve performed live, 2020-04-03, The Daily Improvisation, France 2020 Facebook - 4:45
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2021 YouTube

Internal links

External links

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