Elvis Costello, vocals, Fender Jazzmaster & Kalamazoo guitar, piano on "Paint the red rose blue" ; The Imposters (Steve Nieve, vox continental, piano & electronic keyboards ; Pete Thomas, drums & percussion ; Davey Faragher, bass & vocals, upright bass on "Trick out the truth") ; Sebastian Krys, background vocals on "Penelope Halfpenny" and "The difference" ; Nicole Atkins, guest vocalist on "My most beautiful mistake". Recorded Big Top Studios, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Pasteur Studio, Trouville Sound, France ; Bonaparte Rooms West, California ; Chateau Shorty, California ; 3 Sirens Studio, Nashville ; Big Top Studios, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Words and music by Elvis Costello. Song lyrics printed on container insert.
Contents:
Mr. Crescent (3:39). The boy named If (4:24) -- Penelope Halfpenny (2:57) -- The difference (3:45) -- What if I can't give you anything but love? (4:03) -- Paint the red rose blue (4:46) -- Mistook me for a friend (4:13) -- My most beautiful mistake (4:47) -- Magnificent hurt (3:13) -- The man you love to hate (4:53) -- The death of magic thinking (3:31) -- Trick out the truth (4:53) -- Mr. Crescent (3:39).
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