Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Almost Blue

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Almost Blue

Album UK 1981 on F-Beat label
Rock, Folk, World and (Country, Country Rock)

Sleeve is laminated and some copies had stickers on front of sleeve: "Warning! This album contains Country & Western Music & may produce radical reaction in narrow minded people." "Elvis Costello & The Attractions Contains the Hit Singles Good Year For The Roses & Sweet Dreams XXLP 13" Catalog number on sleeve: XXLP13 Catalog number on labels: XXLP 13 Information on labels: ℗ 1981 Riviera Global Record Prods Ltd © 1981 F-Beat Records Ltd Information on back of sleeve: Recorded in CBS Studio A Nashville Dates 18-29 May 1981 Printed in England by Robor Limited

Musicians

	Elvis Costello & The Attractions , 1977-1996 GB album by
	Bruce Thomas b, eb, *1948 GB bass
	Pete Thomas dr, *1954 GB drums
	Elvis Costello voc, g, *1954 GB guitar, vocals
	John McFee voc, g, *1950 US lead guitar, pedal steel guitar
	Steve Nieve org, p, *1958 GB piano, organ
	Tommy Millar violin

Producers

The Nashville Edition backing vocals

Barney Bubbles design, sleeve design, uncredited

Ron Reynolds engineer

Eddie Hudson engineer, assistant

Keith Morris photography by

Billy Sherrill producer

Composers

Hank Williams

Don Gibson

Johnny Mullins

Chris Ethridge

Gram Parsons

Merle Haggard

Country Johnny Mathis

George Jones

Virginia Franks

Jerry Chesnut

Charlie Rich

Lawton Williams

Billy Sherrill

Lou Willie Turner

Pam Rifkin

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Hank Williams	1:30
2	Sweet Dreams	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Don Gibson	2:52
3	Success	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Johnny Mullins	2:35
4	I'm Your Toy	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons	3:18
5	Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Merle Haggard	2:05
6	Brown To Blue	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Country Johnny Mathis, George Jones, Virginia Franks	2:35
7	Good Year For The Roses	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Jerry Chesnut	3:05
8	Sittin' And Thinkin'	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Charlie Rich	2:50
9	Colour Of The Blues	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	George Jones, Lawton Williams	2:15
10	Too Far Gone	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Billy Sherrill	3:18
11	Honey Hush	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Lou Willie Turner	2:05
12	How Much I Lied	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin	2:40

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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