The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years

by Elvis Costello

Overview

Six years after the commencement of a major Elvis Costello reissue campaign at Rhino, his catalog transferred over to Universal, which had been releasing new Elvis music since 1998's Painted from Memory. Like every one of his previous two big catalog shifts -- a campaign with Rykodisc/Demon in 1994, a jump to Rhino in 2001 -- the 2007 series is preceded by a new hits collection, this time The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years, a 22-track collection of highlights that's pretty much exactly what it says it is. It is quite similar to the last previous single-disc collection, the 1994 Ryko/Demon set The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, which also ran 22 tracks, 19 of which also appear on The First 10 Years. The three omissions -- "Watch Your Step," "New Amsterdam," and "Love Field" -- will not be missed by anybody looking for a new Costello comp in 2007, particularly because all three substitutions are better choices for the casual man: "New Lace Sleeves," "Almost Blue," and "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes," which bizarrely wasn't on the 1994 set. With these three songs rubbing shoulders with "Alison," "Watching the Detectives," "Pump It Up," "Oliver's Army," "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding," and all the other usual suspects, The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years winds up being the best single-disc summary and introduction to Costello's prime years. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/01/2007
Label:	Hip-O / Universal
UPC:	0602517260917
Rank:	48737

Tracks

1. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
2. Alison
3. Watching the Detectives
4. (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea
5. Pump It Up
6. Radio, Radio
7. Accidents Will Happen
8. Oliver's Army
9. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
10. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
11. High Fidelity
12. Clubland
13. New Lace Sleeves
14. Good Year for the Roses
15. Beyond Belief
16. Man out of Time
17. Almost Blue
18. Everyday I Write the Book
19. Shipbuilding
20. Brilliant Mistake
21. Indoor Fireworks
22. I Want You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Costello   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions   Primary Artist
The Confederates   Primary Artist
The Costello Show   Primary Artist
Jerry Scheff   String Bass
Nick Lowe   Guitar (Acoustic)
Micky Shine   Drums
Bruce Thomas   Bass
Pete Thomas   Drums
Andrew Bodnar   Bass
Steve Goulding   Drums
Steve Nieve   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
James Burton   Guitar (Acoustic)
John McFee   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Sean Hopper   Organ,Piano,Vocals (Background)
John Ciambotti   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Mickey Curry   Drums,Percussion
Mitchell Froom   Harpsichord,Organ (Hammond)
T-Bone Wolk   Guitar (Electric),Accordion

Technical Credits

Elvis Costello   Compilation Producer,Composer,Group Member,Creative Consultant
Clive Langer   Composer,Producer
Nick Lowe   Composer,Producer
Adam Starr   Photography,Product Manager
Bruce Thomas   Group Member
Pete Thomas   Group Member
Keith Morris   Photography
Barry Plummer   Photography
Larry Kalman Hirsch   Producer
Declan MacManus   Composer,Producer
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
Ryan Rogers   Design
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr.   Composer
Billy Sherrill   Producer
Colin Fairley   Producer
Steve Nieve   Group Member
Geoff Emerick   Producer
Homer Banks   Composer
Roger Bechirian   Producer
Jerry Chesnut   Composer
Michele Horie   Producer
Bill Levenson   A&R
T-Bone Burnett   Producer
Alan Winstanley   Producer