Album DE 1991 on Warner Bros. Records label
Rock (Alternative Rock)
Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood. Orchestral and vocal sessions at Westside Studios, London "To Cait, my unspeakable wife." Printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits.
Elvis Costello voc, g, *1954 GB album by, vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string, bass, intro, arranged by, vocals, backing vocals, vocal group, vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar, main figure, vocals, maracas, guitar, big stupid guitar, electric guitar, organ, little foolish organ, guitar, big stupid guitar, vocals, electric guitar, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, cox, twelve-string guitar, rickenbacker, guitar, big stupid guitar, vocals, piano, organ, chamberlain, vocals, celesta, toy piano | |
Amelia Stein , *1958 IE photography by, artwork, handtinting | |
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus producer, written by, vocals | |
James Burton g, *1939 US acoustic guitar, guitar, solos, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric guitar figure | |
Richard Page voc, b, *1953 US backing vocals, vocal group | |
Steve George voc, key, *1955 US backing vocals, vocal group | |
Steven Soles g, voc, US backing vocals, vocal group, backing vocals, vocal harmony | |
T-Bone Wolk org, *1951 bass, bass, hung upside down rickenbacker tremolo bass, bass, intro/outro bass figures | |
Jerry Scheff b, *1941 US bass, fuzz six-string bass, tuba, double bass, ampeg upright electric bass | |
Pete Thomas dr, *1954 GB drums, tambourine, castanets, drum, side drum, bells, sleighbells, drums, tambourine, finger cymbals | |
Benmont Tench p, org, voc, *1953 US piano, tack, harpsichord, baldwin electric spinet, harmonium, organ, calliope | |
Mitchell Froom org, *1953 US toy piano, arranged by, vocals, organ, vox continental, calliope, cox, stereophonic optigan, piano, tack, effects, industrial jack-ass, organ, chamberlain, celesta, organ, hammond b-3, chamberlain, mellotron, celesta, organ, chamberlain, organ, cox | |
Larry Knechtel key, 1940-2009 US toy piano, grand piano, organ, vox continental, calliope, cox, stereophonic optigan, piano, tack, grand piano, organ, hammond b-3, piano, clavinet, harpsichord, piano, tack, harmonium, piano, upright | |
Nick Lowe b, voc, *1949 GB bass | |
Jim Keltner dr, perc, *1942 US drum programming, percussion, other, maestrodellavolta, drums | |
Marc Ribot g, *1954 US effects, giant insect mutation ang bug attack, effects, industrial jack-ass, cornet, horns, eb. horn, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, spanish guitar, guitar, guitar section, banjo, cornet, horns, eb horn | |
Roger Lewis bs, ss, *1941 US baritone saxophone | |
Pierre , maracas | |
Fiachra Trench p, bvoc, *1941 IE conductor, orchestra, arranged by, strings, woodwind, arranged by, windband, arranged by, woodwond chart | |
Gavyn Wright vn, *1950 GB leader, string | |
Costello-Froom-Ribot , other, radio hail, hail freedonia breakthrough | |
Ross MacManus tr, 1927-2011 GB trumpet | |
Neil Levesley bsn, bassoon, woodwind quintet | |
Nicholas Bucknall cl, clarinet, woodwind quintet | |
Andrew Findon fl, bs, GB flute, woodwind quintet | |
Simon Rayner , GB french horn, woodwind quintet | |
Richard Morgan ob, oboe, woodwind quintet | |
Rob Wasserman b, cb, 1952-2016 US double bass, six-string electric upright bass, double bass, six-string upright electric bass | |
Jenell Marshall voc, perc, dr, drums, snare, parade drum | |
Lionel Batiste perc, dr, 1931-2012 US drums, snare, parade drum | |
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band , *1977 US featuring | |
Kirk Joseph ssph, tu, *1961 US sousaphone | |
Kevin Harris ts, tenor saxophone | |
Charles Joseph tb, trombone | |
Efrem Towns tr, trumpet | |
Gregory Davis tr, voc, trumpet | |
The Mighty Corsican , featuring | |
Froom-Tench-Knechtel , other, piano frenzy |
Eammon Singer design |
Michael Krage design |
Paula "Max" Garcia engineer, assistant |
Richard Sullivan engineer, assistant |
Kevin Killen engineer, mixed by, producer |
Mitchell Froom producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Other Side Of Summer | Elvis Costello | 3:57 | ||
2 | Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) | Elvis Costello | 4:06 | ||
3 | How To Be Dumb | Elvis Costello | 5:13 | ||
4 | All Grown Up | Elvis Costello | 4:17 | ||
5 | Invasion Hit Parade | Elvis Costello | 5:34 | ||
6 | Harpies Bizarre | Elvis Costello | 3:44 | ||
7 | After The Fall | Elvis Costello | 4:35 | ||
8 | Georgie And Her Rival | Elvis Costello | 3:38 | ||
9 | So Like Candy | Elvis Costello | 4:37 | ||
10 | Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2 | Elvis Costello | 0:22 | ||
11 | Playboy To A Man | Elvis Costello | 3:19 | ||
12 | Sweet Pear | Elvis Costello | 3:37 | ||
13 | Broken | Elvis Costello | 3:36 | ||
14 | Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 | Elvis Costello | 3:48 |
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