Elvis Costello discography
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The discography of the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello includes 33 studio albums, 6 live albums, 17 compilation albums, 6 tribute albums, 2 extended plays, 62 singles and 4 box sets. This page distinguishes between United States and United Kingdom release dates and record labels. Of note are the reissue series, Costello's back catalogue having undergone reissue three times by three different companies.
| Elvis Costello discography | |
|---|---|
 Costello performing at Glastonbury, 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 33 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 17 |
| Tribute albums | 6 |
| Singles | 62 |
| Box sets | 4 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Title | Artist credit | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3][4] |
JPN [5][6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] |
SPA [12] | ||||
| 1977 | My Aim Is True | Elvis Costello[A] | 14 | 25 | – | – | – | 32 | 14 | 32 | – | |
| 1978 | This Year's Model
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 4 | 26 | – | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 30 | – | |
| 1979 | Armed Forces
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2 | 9 | – | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | – | ||
| 1980 | Get Happy!!
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2 | 25 | – | 34 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | – |
| |
| 1981 | Trust
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9 | 71 | – | – | 28 | 17 | 8 | 28 | – | ||
Almost Blue
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7 | 50 | – | 21 | – | – | 17 | 50 | – |
| ||
| 1982 | Imperial Bedroom
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6 | 49 | – | 45 | 18 | 37 | 30 | 30 | – | ||
| 1983 | Punch the Clock
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3 | 22 | – | 27 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 24 | – | ||
| 1984 | Goodbye Cruel World
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10 | 53 | 52 | – | – | 32 | 20 | 35 | – |
| |
| 1986 | King of America
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The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates | 11 | 67 | 41 | 40 | – | 21 | 12 | 39 | – |
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Blood & Chocolate
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 16 | – | – | 19 | – | – | 26 | 84 | – |
| |
| 1989 | Spike
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Elvis Costello | 5 | 26 | 61 | 19 | – | 34 | 13 | 32 | – | |
| 1991 | Mighty Like a Rose
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5 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 38 | 23 | 55 | – |
| |
G.B.H.
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Richard Harvey & Elvis Costello | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1993 | The Juliet Letters
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Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet | 18 | – | 39 | 54 | – | – | – | 125 | – | |
| 1994 | Brutal Youth
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Elvis Costello | 2 | – | 30 | 54 | – | 48 | 14 | 34 | – |
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| 1995 | Kojak Variety
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21 | – | 60 | 74 | – | – | 23 | 102 | – | ||
Jake's Progress
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Richard Harvey and Elvis Costello | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1996 | All This Useless Beauty
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 28 | – | 77 | 83 | 38 | – | 24 | 53 | – | |
| 1998 | Painted from Memory | Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach | 32 | 26 | 69 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 18 | 78 | – |
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| 2001 | For the Stars
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Anne Sofie von Otter Meets Elvis Costello | 67 | – | – | 80 | 33 | – | 25 | – | – | |
| 2002 | When I Was Cruel
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Elvis Costello | 17 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 17 | – | 56 | 20 | – |
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| 2003 | North
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44 | – | 26 | 56 | 25 | – | 25 | 57 | – | ||
| 2004 | The Delivery Man
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Elvis Costello and the Imposters | 73 | – | 100 | 65 | 34 | – | 58 | 40 | – | |
Il Sogno
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Elvis Costello[B] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2006 | The River in Reverse
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Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint | 97 | – | – | 61 | 31 | – | 40 | 103 | – | |
| 2008 | Momofuku
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Elvis Costello and the Imposters | 112 | – | 98 | – | 34 | – | – | 59 | – | |
| 2009 | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
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Elvis Costello | 71 | – | 82 | – | – | – | 45 | 13 | 88 | |
| 2010 | National Ransom
|
71 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 86 | ||
| 2013 | Wise Up Ghost
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Elvis Costello and the Roots | 28 | 40 | – | 35 | 26 | – | – | 16 | 66 | |
| 2018 | Look Now[15]
|
Elvis Costello and the Imposters | 14 | – | – | 35 | – | – | 40 [16] |
46 | 17 | |
| 2020 | Hey Clockface
|
Elvis Costello | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2022 | The Boy Named If
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Elvis Costello and the Imposters | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 200 [17] |
– | |
| 2024 | The Coward Brothers
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The Coward Brothers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Live albums
edit| Year | Title | Chart position |
|---|---|---|
| US [11] | ||
| 1978 | Live at the El Mocambo
|
– |
| 1995 | Deep Dead Blue
|
– |
| 1996 | Costello & Nieve
|
– |
| 2006 | My Flame Burns Blue
|
188 |
| 2010 | Live at Hollywood High
|
– |
| 2012 | The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook
|
– |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
NZ [9] |
US [11] | |||
| 1980 | Taking Liberties (US only)
|
– | – | 28 | |
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers (UK only)
|
– | – | – |
| |
| 1985 | The Man – The Best of Elvis Costello
|
8 | 31 | – | |
The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions
|
– | – | 116 |
| |
| 1987 | Out of Our Idiot (UK only)
|
– | – | – |
|
| 1989 | Girls Girls Girls
|
67 | – | – | |
| 1990 | The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86
|
57 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Extreme Honey
|
– | – | – | |
| 1999 | The Very Best of Elvis Costello
|
4 | – | – |
|
| 2002 | Cruel Smile
|
– | – | 180 | |
| 2007 | The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years
|
– | – | 110 | |
Rock and Roll Music
|
– | – | – | ||
| 2010 | Pomp & Pout: The Universal Years
|
– | – | – | |
| 2012 | In Motion Pictures
|
– | – | – | |
| 2015 | Unfaithful Music and Soundtrack Album
|
96 | – | – | |
| 2023 | The Songs of Bacharach & Costello (with Burt Bacharach)
|
– | – | – | |
Box sets
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2½ Years
|
| 2003 | Singles, Volume 1 (UK only)
|
Singles, Volume 2 (UK only)
| |
Singles, Volume 3 (UK only)
| |
| 2020 | Armed Forces: Super Deluxe Edition (vinyl & digital only)
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| 2024 | King of America & Other Realms (CD only)[18]
|
EPs
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | National Ransack | solo |
| 2018 | Regarde Maintenant | with the Imposters |
| 2019 | Purse | with the Imposters[19] |
| 2022 | The Resurrection of Rust | with the Imposters and Allan Mayes[20] |
Singles
editThe following is a list of all Costello's commercially available singles. The key for the Artist Credit below is as follows:
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| Year | Title | Artist credit | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [4][21] |
CAN | IRL [22] |
NZ [9] |
US Hot 100 [23] |
US AAA [24] |
US MSR [25] |
US Alt [26] | ||||
| 1977 | "Less Than Zero" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | My Aim Is True [C] |
| "Alison" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Watching the Detectives" | 15 | 35 | 60 | – | – | – [D] |
– | – | – | |||
| 1978 | "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" | EC+ATT | 16 | 93 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | This Year's Model [E] |
| "Pump It Up" | 24 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "This Year's Girl" (US release only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Radio Radio" | 29 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1979 | "Oliver's Army" | 2 | 24 | – | 4 | 25 | – | – | – | – | Armed Forces | |
| "Accidents Will Happen" | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1980 | "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" | 4 | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | Get Happy!! | |
| "High Fidelity" | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "New Amsterdam" | EC [G] | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Clubland" | EC+ATT | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Trust | |
| 1981 | "From a Whisper to a Scream" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | – | ||
| "Watch Your Step" (US release only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Good Year for the Roses" | 6 | 34 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | Almost Blue | ||
| "Sweet Dreams" | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1982 | "I'm Your Toy" b/w "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "Wondering" (non-album tracks, EC+ATT) | EC+ATT+RPO | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "You Little Fool" | EC+ATT | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Imperial Bedroom | |
| "Man Out of Time" | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "From Head to Toe" b/w "The World of Broken Hearts"[29] | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single | ||
| "Party Party" | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Party Party Soundtrack | ||
| 1983 | "Pills and Soap" | IMP | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Punch the Clock |
| "Everyday I Write the Book" | EC+ATT | 28 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 36 | – | 33 | – | ||
| "Let Them All Talk" b/w "The Flirting Kind" (non-album track) | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1984 | "Peace in Our Time" b/w "Withered and Die" (non-album track) | IMP | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Goodbye Cruel World |
| "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning the Town Red" (non-album track)[H] | EC+ATT | 25 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "The Only Flame in Town" | 71 | – | – | – | – | 56 | – | 44 | – | |||
| 1985 | "Green Shirt" | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Man – The Best of Elvis Costello | |
| "The People's Limousine" b/w "They'll Never Take Her Love from Me" | TCB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single | |
| 1986 | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | TCS | 33 | 81 | – | 22 | – | – | – | 38 | – | King of America |
| "Seven-Day Weekend" (with Jimmy Cliff) | JC+EC+ATT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Club Paradise | |
| "Lovable" (US release only) | TCS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | King of America | |
| "Tokyo Storm Warning" b/w "Black Sails in the Sunset" | EC+ATT | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Blood and Chocolate | |
| "I Want You" | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1987 | "Blue Chair" | EC | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "A Town Called Big Nothing" | TMG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single | |
| 1989 | "Veronica" | EC | 31 | 27 | 64 | 22 | 16 | 19 | – | 10 | 1 | Spike |
| Baby Plays Around EP | 65 | – | – | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "...This Town..." | – | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 4 | |||
| 1991 | "The Other Side of Summer" | 43 | 96 | 72 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 1 | Mighty Like a Rose | |
| "So Like Candy" | – | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1993 | "Jacksons, Monk & Rowe" | EC+BQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | The Juliet Letters |
| 1994 | "Sulky Girl" | EC [I] | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Brutal Youth |
| "13 Steps Lead Down" | 59 | – | – | – | – | – [J] |
– | – | 6 | |||
| "You Tripped at Every Step" | EC+ATT | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "London's Brilliant Parade" | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1996 | "It's Time" | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | All This Useless Beauty | |
| "Little Atoms" | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "The Other End of the Telescope" | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Distorted Angel" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "All This Useless Beauty" | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "You Bowed Down" (US release only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||
| 1999 | "Toledo" | EC+BB | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Painted from Memory |
| "She" | EC | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Notting Hill: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| 2002 | "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)" | EC [K] | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | When I Was Cruel |
| "45" | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2004 | "Monkey to Man" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | The Delivery Man |
| 2005 | "Brilliant Mistake" | EC [L] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | King of America |
| 2008 | "No Hiding Place" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | – | – | Momofuku |
| "Go Away" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2009 | "Complicated Shadows" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane |
| 2010 | "A Slow Drag with Josephine"[M] | LUP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | National Ransom |
| "Jimmie Standing in the Rain"[N] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2013 | "Walk Us Uptown" | EC+ROOTS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Wise Up Ghost |
| 2017 | "Bright Blue Times" | IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| "American Tune" b/w "Lucky Dog"[32] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2018 | "Someone Else's Heart" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Unwanted Number" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | Look Now | |
| "Under Lime" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2020 | "No Flag" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | Hey Clockface |
| "Hetty O'Hara Confidential" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "We Are All Cowards Now" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me?" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Newspaper Pane" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2021 | "Magnificent Hurt" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 100 | The Boy Named If |
| 2023 | "New Wave" with Joker Out |
EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Limited edition singles
edit| Year | Title | Album | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Stranger in the House" | non-album single | packaged with the first 1,000 copies of This Year's Model[33] |
| "Talking in the Dark"/"Wednesday Week" (with the Attractions) | Christmas single given out free at concerts[34] | ||
| 1979 | "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding"/"My Funny Valentine" | cover single given out free at a Valentine's Day concert[35] |
Contributions
editStudio
edit| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Crawling to the U.S.A." | Americathon | solo |
| 1984 | "Walking on Thin Ice" | Every Man Has a Woman | solo Yoko Ono cover |
| "Really Mystified" | Sometimes a Great Notion | solo Merseybeats cover | |
| 1986 | "Seven-Day Weekend" | Club Paradise | with Jimmy Cliff and the Attractions |
| "The End of the Rainbow" | It's a Live-In World | solo Richard Thompson cover | |
| 1987 | "Big Nothing" | Straight to Hell | as The Macmanus Gang, later released as the single "A Town Called Big Nothing" |
| 1991 | "Ship of Fools" | Deadicated | solo Grateful Dead cover |
| "Mischievous Ghost" | Bringing It All Back Home[36] | with Mary Coughlan | |
| 1992 | "May 17th" | Ferrington Guitars | solo, some sources say 1993 |
| 1994 | "Sally Sue Brown" | Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander | solo Arthur Alexander cover |
| "But Not for Me" | The Glory of Gershwin | solo George & Ira Gershwin cover | |
| "Full Force Gale" | No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison | solo Van Morrison cover | |
| 1996 | "My Dark Life" | Songs in the Key of X | with Brian Eno |
| "The Night Before Larry Was Stretched" | Common Ground | solo traditional cover | |
| "What Do I Do Now?" | Volume 17: Fifth Birthday Bumper Bonanza! | solo | |
| 1997 | "Lost in the Stars" | September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill | Maxwell Anderson & Kurt Weill cover |
| 1998 | "Long Journey Home (Anthem)" | Long Journey Home | with Anúna |
| "My Mood Swings" | The Big Lebowski | solo | |
| 1999 | "She" | Notting Hill | solo Charles Aznavour cover |
| "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Burt Bacharach & Hal David cover with Bacharach | |
| "Sleepless Nights" | Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parson | solo Gram Parsons cover | |
| 2000 | "La Paloma" | La Paloma #4 | Sebastián Iradier cover with Patric Catani & Sir John Henry |
| "You Stole My Bell" | The Family Man | solo | |
| 2001 | "Egypt" | Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe[37] | solo Nick Lowe cover |
| 2004 | "Let's Misbehave" | De-Lovely | solo Cole Porter cover |
| 2006 | "Little Boxes" | Weeds: Volume 2 | solo Malvina Reynolds cover |
| 2007 | "Edith and the Kingpin" | A Tribute to Joni Mitchell | solo Joni Mitchell cover |
| "Ring of Fire" | Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash | solo Johnny Cash cover | |
| "Beautiful" | House M.D. | solo Christina Aguilera cover | |
| 2010 | "Kiss Like Your Kiss" | True Blood | with Lucinda Williams |
| 2012 | "License to Kill" | Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan | solo Bob Dylan cover |
| "Quiet About It" | Quiet About It: A Tribute to Jesse Winchester[38] | solo Jesse Winchester cover | |
| 2013 | "It Had to Be You" | Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series
|
solo Isham Jones & Gus Kahn cover |
| 2014 | "I Surrender Dear" | Boardwalk Empire Volume 3: Music from the HBO Original Series
|
solo Harry Barris & Gordon Clifford cover |
| 2016 | "Back Stabbers" | Vinyl: The Essentials – Best of Season 1 | solo O'Jays cover |
| 2018 | "I'll Still Love You" | Forever Words | solo song based on poetry by Johnny Cash |
| 2021 | "Maud Gone Wrong" | Songs from Quarantine: Vol. 1[39] | solo |
| 2022 | "And Your Bird Can Sing/The Birds Will Be Singing" | For the Birds, Vol II[40] | solo cover medley |
Live/alternate takes
edit| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Less Than Zero" | A Bunch of Stiff Records (UK only)
|
alternate mix |
| 1978 | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" and "Miracle Man" | Live Stiffs Live
|
live with the Attractions |
| 1991 | "Days" | Until the End of the World
|
later re-recorded for Kojak Variety |
| 1994 | "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" | The Unplugged Collection, Volume One
|
live with the Rude 5 |
| 2006 | "The Butcher's Boy" and "Ommie Wise Part 1 & 2 (What Lewis Did Last...) | The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music | live with various artists |
| 2015 | "Please Mr. Kennedy" and "Which Side Are You On?" | Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis" | live with various artists |
Other work
editAlbums which credit Costello as a featured artist
edit| Year | Title | Artist credit | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [10] | |||
| 1993 | Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
|
by Wendy James – all songs composed by Elvis Costello | 43 | – | – | – |
| 1997 | Terror & Magnificence
|
John Harle featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard, and Andy Sheppard | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | Piano Jazz: McPartland/Costello
|
Marian McPartland with guest Elvis Costello | – | – | – | – |
Guest appearances
edit| Year | Title | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A Black & White Night Live by Roy Orbison | various songs |
| 1991 | The Bells of Dublin by the Chieftains | "St. Stephen's Day Murders" |
| 1992 | Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus by Hal Willner | "Weird Nightmare" |
| 1998 | The Rugrats Movie by various artists | "I Throw My Toys Around" by No Doubt |
| 1999 | The Sweetest Punch by Bill Frisell | various songs |
| 2001 | Songs from a History of Britain by John Harle | |
| 2008 | Acid Tongue by Jenny Lewis | "Carpetbaggers" |
| 2009 | Sheffield Streets by Amy Allison | "Monsters of the Id" |
| 2022 | Now & Forever by Rita Wilson | "Fire"[41] |
Remixes
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spanish Model
|
Spanish-language remix[42] |
EPs
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | La Face de Pendule à Coucou
|
French-language remix[43] |
with the New Basement Tapes
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes
|
Notes
edit- ^ Some reissues of This Year's Model are credited to Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
- ^ Elvis Costello is the composer of this orchestral score for ballet. The work is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.
- ^ "Watching the Detectives" was a stand-alone single in the UK but was subsequently included on US versions of My Aim Is True.
- ^ "Watching the Detectives" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[27]
- ^ "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea" was not included on US versions of This Year's Model. "Radio Radio" was a stand-alone single in the UK but was subsequently included on US versions of This Year's Model.
- ^ "Accidents Will Happen" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[28]
- ^ The Attractions played on almost all of Costello's singles from 1978 to 1984 (and sporadically thereafter), but note that 1980's "New Amsterdam" was a solo single on which Elvis Costello played all instruments. Accordingly, the Attractions were not credited.
- ^ "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning the Town Red" was tracked as a double A-side in the UK, with both sides charting. "Turning The Town Red" did not initially appear on Goodbye Cruel World, although it has been added as a bonus track to some CD reissues of this album.
- ^ Although the Attractions played on "Sulky Girl" and "13 Steps Lead Down", these tracks were credited simply to Elvis Costello.
- ^ "Watching the Detectives" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[30][31]
- ^ The backing musicians on "Tear Off Your Own Head" and "45" were Steve Nieve, Davey Faragher, and Pete Thomas, later to be collectively billed as "The Imposters". However, these releases are credited solely to Costello.
- ^ "Brilliant Mistake" was released as a UK single in 2005, 19 years after the track first appeared on the album King of America. Though the album was credited to The Costello Show, the single release was credited to Elvis Costello.
- ^ "A Slow Drag With Josephine" was issued as a limited edition 78 rpm 10" single. For this single release, the design conceit was to emulate the look of a real 1930s 78 rpm single, and accordingly the artist credit on the label was given as "The Lupotones (Vocal refrain by Elvis Costello)"
- ^ "Jimmie Standing in the Rain" was issued as a limited edition 78 rpm 10" single. For this single release, the design conceit was to emulate the look of a real 1930s 78 rpm single, and accordingly the artist credit on the label was given as "The Lupotones (Vocal refrain by Elvis Costello)"
References
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- ^ "Rodney Crowell and various artists – Songs from Quarantine Volume 1". theafterword.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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