Friday, March 10, 2023

Elvis Costello


 
















Artist:  Elvis Costello

Birth Name:  Declan Patrick MacManus
Born:  August 25, 1954.  Paddington, London, England
Genre:  New Wave, Punk Rock, Pub Rock, British Punk, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums

Elvis Costello is an English Musician Singer and Songwriter.  He began his career as part of London's Pub Rock scene in the early 1970s, later became associated with the first wave of the British Punk and New Wave.  He formed The Attractions as his backing band.  His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.  He won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male.  In 2003, Elvis Costello and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.



























Artist:   Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Title:  The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello (2 CD Edition) (2023)
Genre:  New Wave, Punk Rock, Pub Rock, British Punk, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock
Label:  UMe
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  In The Darkness Place (4:19)
 2.  Toledo (4:38)
 3.  I Still Have That Other Girl (2:48)
 4.  This House Is Empty Now (5:10)
 5.  Tears At The Birthday Party (4:39)
 6.  Such Unlikely Lovers (3:26)
 7.  My Thief (4:21)
 8.  The Long Division (4:15)
 9.  Painted From Memory (4:14)
10. The Sweetest Punch (4:12)
11. What's Her Name Today? (4:10)
12. God Give Me Strength (6:10)

Disc 2:

 1.  You Can Have Her (6:07)
 2.  Painted From Memory (4:17)
 3.  Don't Look Now (2:30)
 4.  Everyone's Playing House (3:06)
 5.  I Looked Away (2:37)
 6.  Taken From Life (4:20)
 7.  My Thief (4:32)
 8.  Shameless (4:31)
 9.  Photographs Can Lie (3:40)
10. In The Darkest Place (3:30)
11. Why Won't Heaven Help Me? (3:22)
12. Stripping Paper (3:36)
13. He's Given Me Things (4:12)
14. What's Her Name Today? (3:45)
15. Look Up Again (5:17)
16. Lie Back & Think Of England (2:07)

Personnel:

Elvis Costello:  Vocals on Tracks:  2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/13, Electric Guitar on Track 2/3, 2/4, 2/13,  Wah-Wah on Track 2/11, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  2/4,  2/11, Celesta on Track 2/11m Glockenspiel, Vibraphone Elvis Costello:  Vocals on Tracks:  2/3, 2/11, 2/13, Electric Guitar on Track 2/3, 2/13,  Wah-Wah on Track 2/11, Acoustic Guitar on Track 2/11, Celesta on Track 2/11 2/4
Burt Bacharach:  Vocals on Track 2/16, Piano on Tracks:  1/3 1/12, 2/9, 2/16, Conductor on Track 1/12

Bill Frisell:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/9, 2/2, 1/7, 2/7
Don Byron:  Clarinet on Tracks:  1/7, 2/7
Steve Nieve:  Keyboards on Tracks:  1/9, 2/2, 2/5, Piano on Track 1/2, Second Grand Piano on Tracks:  1/7, 2/7, 2/11, 2/13, Unichord on Track 1/3, Electric Keyboards on Tracks: 2/9, 2/13, Organ on Track 2/11, Electric Piano on Tracks: 2/4, 2/11, 2/13, Wurlitzer on Tracks:  2/4,  2/13, Hammond B-3 Organ  2/4
Jim Keltner:  Drums
Greg Cohen:  Bass
Dean Parks:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/9, 1/4, 2/2
Davey Faragher:  Bass on Tracks:  1/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/9, 2/11, 2/13
Pete Thomas:  Drums on Tracks:  1/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/9, 2/11, 2/13Percussion on Track 2/11, Tambourime on Track 2/11
Sebastian Krys:  Percussion on Tracks:  2/4,  2/9
Steve Kujala:  Flute on Tracks:  1/1, 2/10 , 1/9, 2/9, Piccolo on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
Jerry Hey:  Flugelhorn on Track 1/2
Gary Grant:  Flugelhorn on Track 1/2
Dave Coy:  Fretless Bass on Track 1/4
Frank Marocco:  Musette on Track 1/4
Rob Schrock:  Keyboards on Track 1/4
Belinda Whitney-Barratt:  Violin Solo on Track 1/4
Dan Higgins:  Baritone Saxophone on Track 1/5, Clarinet on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
Randy Kerber:  Keyboards on Track 1/6
Greg Phillinganes:  Keyboards, Moog Solo on Track 1/8
Earle Dumber:  Oboe Solo on Track 1/8
Paulinho Da Costa:  Percussion on Track 1/8
George Doering: Guitar on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
Bob Zimmitti:  Percussion on Tracks. 1/9, 2/9
Dan Greco:  Percussion on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
Rick Todd:  French Horn on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
Bill Reichenbach:  Trombone on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
John Van Houten:  Tuba on Tracks:  1/9, 2/9
Lew Soloff:  Flugelhorn:  1/12
Lloyd B. Stripling:  Flugelhorn on Track 1/12
David Carey:  Vibes on Track 1/12
Lawrence Feldman:  Alto Flute on Track 1/12
David Sprinozza:  Guitar on Track 1/12
T-Bone Wolk:  Bass on Track 1/12
Rob Mounsey:  Keyboards on Track 1/12
Robert Chausow:  Violin on Track 2/13
Antoine Silverman:  Violin on Track 2/13
Cyrus Beroukhim:  Violin on Track 2/13
Louise Owen:  Violin on Track 2/13
Claire Chan:  Violin on Track 2/13
Jiliet Haffner:  Viola on Track 2/13
Christopher Cardona:  Viola on Track 2/13
Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss:  Viola on Track 2/13
Audra Mae:  Vocals on Track 2/5
Jim Cox:  Piano on Track 2/5
Jenni Muldaur:  Vocals on Track 2/8
Thomas Bartlett:  Piano on Track 2/8

DonnaTaylor, Lisa Taylor (Solo on Tracks:  1/7, 2/7), Sue-Ann Car:  Vocal Group on Tracks:  1/9, 2/2
Elvis Costello:  Vocal Group  on Tracks:  2/4, 2/11
Briana Lee, Kitten Kuroi, David Faragher:  Vocal Group on Track 2/11

The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello is an album by Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello, released on March 3, 2023 by UMe, including unreleased songs from the proposed "Painted From Memory".











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