Elvis Costello
The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Label:  Rhino / Wea 
Length:  0:00
  Ref#:  ?-0492
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding    
      2.  
      		 Oliver's Army    
      3.  
      		 Watching The Detectives    
      4.  
      		 Alison    
      5.  
      		 (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea    
      6.  
      		 Accidents Will Happen    
      7.  
      		 Pump It Up    
      8.  
      		 I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down    
      9.  
      		 Radio Radio    
      10.  
      		 Clubland    
      11.  
      		 Good Year For The Roses    
      12.  
      		 Man Out Of Time    
      13.  
      		 I Wanna Be Loved    
      14.  
      		 Everyday I Write The Book    
      15.  
      		 Brilliant Mistake    
      16.  
      		 The Other Side Of Summer    
      17.  
      		 Tokyo Storm Warning    
      18.  
      		 Sulky Girl    
      19.  
      		 So Like Candy    
      20.  
      		 Veronica    
      21.  
      		 She    
      22.  
      		 Big Tears - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      23.  
      		 Beyond Belief - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      24.  
      		 Lipstick Vogue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      25.  
      		 Green Shirt - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      26.  
      		 Pills & Soap    
      27.  
      		 Tramp The Dirt Down    
      28.  
      		 Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      29.  
      		 High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      30.  
      		 New Lace Sleeves - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      31.  
      		 (The Angels Wanna Hear My) Red Shoes    
      32.  
      		 Talking In The Dark - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      33.  
      		 New Amsterdam    
      34.  
      		 I Hope You're Happy Now - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      35.  
      		 Riot Act - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      36.  
      		 My Funny Valentine    
      37.  
      		 Indoor Fireworks - The Costello Show    
      38.  
      		 Almost Blue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      39.  
      		 I Want You - Elvis Costello & The Attractions    
      40.  
      		 God Give My Strength    
      41.  
      		 That Day Is Done    
      42.  
      		 I Want To Vanish - Elvis Costello/Steve Nieve    
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      The debate over whether he is punk or new wave is long over; today Elvis Costello is less likely to be found on a list with Strummer and Scabies than he is with Bacharach and David and Jimmy Webb. Lauded initially for his energetic and literate attacks on the social ills of Thatcher's England, he has become a peerless master of the popular song. The evolution of Costello's craft as a songwriter and performer, from the early high-octane polemics, through his stylistic experiments with country and soul, and on to standards written for others, is splendidly documented on this elegant two-disc set. Chronology is ignored in favor of a thoughtful program that catalogs the jewels from his prolific output and a sprinkling of covers that demonstrate the maturing of his singing voice. The 42 tracks here lean generously to the first 10 years with the Attractions, but also collects the best of his subsequent collaborations with the cream of America's session musicians and on through to "She," his contribution to the soundtrack of 1999's Notting Hill. --Rob Stewart
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