Product Description

ELVIS COSTELLO When I Was Cruel (2002 Taiwanese edition 15-track CD album which sees Costello reunited with former Attractions Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve sealed picture sleeve with obi-strip)

Track Listing

1. 45 - Elvis Costello
2. Spooky Girlfriend - Elvis Costello
3. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)
4. When I Was Cruel No. 2
5. Soul For Hire - Elvis Costello
6. Petals
7. Tart - Elvis Costello
8. Dust 2...
9. Dissolve - Elvis Costello
10. Alibi - Elvis Costello
11. ...Dust
12. Daddy Can I Turn This?
13. My Blue Window
14. Episode of Blonde
15. Radio Silence - Elvis Costello

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8436 in Music
• Released on: 2002-04-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.75" w x .50" l, .22 pounds

From Amazon.com
Following a string of tasteful but sometimes bloodless collaborations with Sophie Van Otter, Bill Frisell, and the London Symphony Orchestra, Costello delivers his most visceral and satisfying CD in years with When I Was Cruel. Reunited with half the Attractions, Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve, Costello sticks relatively close to the sharp new-wave melodies that sealed his reputation in the late '70s and '80s, but infuses them with powerful sonic touches: a hypnotic loop of Italian pop singer Mina that carries the title track, the melodica that casts an eerie glow over "Soul for Hire," and the frenetic, klezmer-inspired horns that drive "15 Petals." Costello's guitar is frequently drenched in tremolo, and his lyrical wit hasn't been this consistently spiky and unforced since Blood & Chocolate. Compared to some of his more uptown adventures, When I Was Cruel may seem at first a kind of semi-nostalgic slumming, but the opposite may be the case: like Woody Allen, Costello is at his most artful when he produces perfect pop trifles that will almost certainly outlast his more self-conscious "serious" work. --Keith Moerer

Album Description
Japanese version of Costello's 2002 release. Backed by old Attractions chums Steve Naive on keyboards & Pete Thomas on drums. 17 tracks including the Japanese only bonus cut 'Smile' & the UK/Japan only bonus track 'Oh Well'.

Album Details
Special Edition featuring a Nine Track Bonus Disc with Remixes, Live Versions of Classic Hits Like "Watching the Detectives" and Previously Unreleased Tracks Including the Japan Only Release Track "Smile".