The Man: The Best of Elvis Costello

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Watching the Detectives
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 354) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 355)
recording of:
Watching the Detectives
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
4.353:45
2Olivers Army
recording of:
Oliver’s Army
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2:59
3Alison
recording of:
Alison
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
2:54
4Accidents Will Happen
recording of:
Accidents Will Happen
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited
3:02
5Pump It Up
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
performer:
The Attractions (Elvis Costello) and Elvis Costello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elvis Costello (in 1978)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 181)
recording of:
Pump It Up
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
4.63:11
6High Fidelity
recording of:
High Fidelity
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
2:29
7Pills and Soap
drum machine and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
piano:
Steve Nieve
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pills and Soap
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
43:44
8(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea
recording of:
(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
43:06
9New Lace Sleeves
recording of:
New Lace Sleeves
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3:46
10Good Year for the Roses
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
cover recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
43:08
11I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down)
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down
composer:
Homer Banks and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
4.52:07
12Clubland
recording of:
Clubland
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3:44
13Beyond Belief
producer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Beyond Belief
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.52:35
14New Amsterdam
recording of:
New Amsterdam
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
Plangent Vision Music
42:13
15Green Shirt
recording of:
Green Shirt
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2:43
16Everyday I Write the Book
recording of:
Everyday I Write the Book
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3:54
17I Wanna Be Loved
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved
lyricist and composer:
Farnell Jenkins
4:44
18Shipbuilding
recording of:
Shipbuilding
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Clive Langer
publisher:
Plangent Vision Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:52