The First Ten Years - Elvis Costello

The First Ten Years

Compilation by Elvis Costello

Released 1 May 2007

Tracklist

Digital Media 1: My Aim Is True
1
Welcome to the Working Week
1:23
3.6 ★
2
Miracle Man
3:32
3.8 ★
3
No Dancing
2:39
4.5 ★
4
Blame It on Cain
2:50
4.8 ★
5
Alison
3:23
3.9 ★
6
Sneaky Feelings
2:10
3.5 ★
7
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
2:46
3.6 ★
8
Less Than Zero
3:14
4.2 ★
9
Mystery Dance
1:37
3.8 ★
10
Pay It Back
2:32
3.0 ★
11
I’m Not Angry
3:00
3.2 ★
12
Waiting for the End of the World
3:22
3.6 ★
13
Watching the Detectives (single version)
3:45
4.2 ★
Digital Media 2: This Year’s Model
1
No Action
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:01
4.8 ★
2
This Year’s Girl
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:23
3.8 ★
3
The Beat
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:48
3.6 ★
4
Pump It Up
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:18
4.6 ★
5
Little Triggers
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:43
4.0 ★
6
You Belong to Me
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:25
4.6 ★
7
Hand in Hand
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:38
3.6 ★
8
(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:09
4.0 ★
9
Lip Service
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:39
4.0 ★
10
Living in Paradise
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:47
4.0 ★
11
Lipstick Vogue
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:34
4.5 ★
12
Night Rally
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:45
3.5 ★
13
Radio, Radio
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:06
5.0 ★
Digital Media 3: Armed Forces
1
Accidents Will Happen
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:00
4.0 ★
2
Senior Service
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:17
4.0 ★
3
Oliver’s Army
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:00
4.4 ★
4
Big Boys
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:56
3.5 ★
5
Green Shirt
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:43
3.8 ★
6
Party Girl
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:21
3.0 ★
7
Goon Squad
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:14
4.2 ★
8
Busy Bodies
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:35
3.4 ★
9
Sunday’s Best
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:22
3.6 ★
10
Moods for Moderns
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:50
3.4 ★
11
Chemistry Class
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:56
3.0 ★
12
Two Little Hitlers
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:12
4.0 ★
13
(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:33
4.2 ★
Digital Media 4: Get Happy!!
1
Love for Tender
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:57
5.0 ★
2
Opportunity
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:13
3.5 ★
3
The Imposter
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:58
4.0 ★
4
Secondary Modern
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:58
3.5 ★
5
King Horse
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:01
3.0 ★
6
Possession
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:03
4.0 ★
7
Men Called Uncle
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:17
3.0 ★
8
Clowntime Is Over
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:00
3.0 ★
9
New Amsterdam
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:12
4.0 ★
10
High Fidelity
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:27
4.4 ★
11
I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:06
4.5 ★
12
Black and White World
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:56
3.0 ★
13
Five Gears in Reverse
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:38
3.0 ★
14
B‐Movie
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:03
4.5 ★
15
Motel Matches
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:30
4.0 ★
16
Human Touch
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:30
4.0 ★
17
Beaten to the Punch
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:48
3.5 ★
18
Temptation
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:33
3.5 ★
19
I Stand Accused
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:21
4.0 ★
20
Riot Act
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:36
3.0 ★
Digital Media 5: Taking Liberties
1
Clean Money
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:58
4.0 ★
2
Girls Talk
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:57
3
Talking in the Dark
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:56
4
Radio Sweetheart
2:26
5
Black and White World
1:50
6
Big Tears
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:08
3.5 ★
7
Just a Memory
2:17
8
Night Rally
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:43
3.5 ★
9
Stranger in the House
3:01
10
Clowntime Is Over (version 2)
3:44
11
Getting Mighty Crowded
2:09
12
Hoover Factory
1:46
13
Tiny Steps
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:42
3.0 ★
14
(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:07
4.0 ★
15
Dr. Luther’s Assistant
3:29
16
Sunday’s Best
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:23
17
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:53
18
Wednesday Week
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:03
3.0 ★
19
My Funny Valentine
1:30
5.0 ★
20
Ghost Train
3:08
Digital Media 6: Trust
1
Clubland
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:43
4.0 ★
2
Lover’s Walk
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:18
4.0 ★
3
You’ll Never Be a Man
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:58
3.0 ★
4
Pretty Words
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:12
3.0 ★
5
Strict Time
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:42
5.0 ★
6
Luxembourg
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:28
3.0 ★
7
Watch Your Step
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:59
3.5 ★
8
New Lace Sleeves
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:48
3.0 ★
9
From a Whisper to a Scream
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:56
3.0 ★
10
Different Finger
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:59
2.0 ★
11
White Knuckles
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:50
4.0 ★
12
Shot With His Own Gun
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:41
2.0 ★
13
Fish ’n’ Chip Paper
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:59
3.0 ★
14
Big Sister’s Clothes
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:13
3.0 ★
Digital Media 7: Almost Blue
1
Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1:39
4.0 ★
2
Sweet Dreams
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:59
2.0 ★
3
Success
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:41
3.0 ★
4
I’m Your Toy
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:23
2.0 ★
5
Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:09
3.0 ★
6
Brown to Blue
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:39
2.0 ★
7
Good Year for the Roses
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:10
4.2 ★
8
Sittin’ and Thinkin’
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:02
3.0 ★
9
Colour of the Blues
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:21
3.0 ★
10
Too Far Gone
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:27
2.0 ★
11
Honey Hush
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:14
2.0 ★
12
How Much I Lied
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:46
2.0 ★
Digital Media 8: Imperial Bedroom
1
Beyond Belief
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:34
3.5 ★
2
Tears Before Bedtime
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:03
2.0 ★
3
Shabby Doll
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:48
4.0 ★
4
The Long Honeymoon
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:15
3.0 ★
5
Man Out of Time
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5:27
3.5 ★
6
Almost Blue
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:50
2.0 ★
7
…And in Every Home
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:23
4.0 ★
8
The Loved Ones
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:48
3.0 ★
9
Human Hands
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:43
3.0 ★
10
Kid About It
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:45
2.0 ★
11
Little Savage
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:37
3.0 ★
12
Boy With a Problem
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:13
2.0 ★
13
Pidgin English
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:58
3.0 ★
14
You Little Fool
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:11
4.0 ★
15
Town Cryer
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:16
2.0 ★
Digital Media 9: Punch the Clock
1
Let Them All Talk
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:06
3.0 ★
2
Every Day I Write the Book
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:54
4.0 ★
3
The Greatest Thing
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:04
4.0 ★
4
The Element Within Her
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:52
2.0 ★
5
Love Went Mad
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:13
3.0 ★
6
Shipbuilding
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:53
3.2 ★
7
TKO (Boxing Day)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:28
2.0 ★
8
Charm School
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:55
4.0 ★
9
The Invisible Man
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:04
3.0 ★
10
Mouth Almighty
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:05
3.0 ★
11
King of Thieves
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:45
3.0 ★
12
Pills & Soap
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:42
4.0 ★
13
The World and His Wife
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:26
3.0 ★
Digital Media 10: Goodbye Cruel World
1
The Only Flame in Town
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:01
4.0 ★
2
Home Truth
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:13
3.0 ★
3
Room With No Number
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:13
2.0 ★
4
Inch by Inch
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:29
3.0 ★
5
Worthless Thing
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:04
2.0 ★
6
Love Field
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:30
3.0 ★
7
I Wanna Be Loved
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:47
2.0 ★
8
The Comedians
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:35
4.0 ★
9
Joe Porterhouse
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:29
3.0 ★
10
Sour Milk Cow Blues
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:50
3.0 ★
11
The Great Unknown
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:00
3.0 ★
12
The Deportees Club
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:54
3.0 ★
13
Peace in Our Time
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:10
3.0 ★
Digital Media 11: King of America
1
Brilliant Mistake
3:43
3.5 ★
2
Lovable
2:52
3.5 ★
3
Our Little Angel
4:05
3.5 ★
4
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
3:20
4.0 ★
5
Glitter Gulch
3:17
3.0 ★
6
Indoor Fireworks
4:09
4.0 ★
7
Little Palaces
3:49
3.5 ★
8
I’ll Wear It Proudly
4:24
3.0 ★
9
American Without Tears
4:34
3.0 ★
10
Eisenhower Blues
3:46
3.5 ★
11
Poisoned Rose
4:06
3.5 ★
12
The Big Light
2:32
2.5 ★
13
Jack of All Parades
5:17
4.0 ★
14
Suit of Lights
4:05
3.5 ★
15
Sleep of the Just
3:52
3.5 ★
Digital Media 12: Blood and Chocolate
1
Uncomplicated
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:28
3.0 ★
2
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:07
5.0 ★
3
Tokyo Storm Warning
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6:24
4.5 ★
4
Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5:07
3.0 ★
5
I Want You
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6:41
3.1 ★
6
Honey Are You Straight or Are You Blind
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2:08
4.0 ★
7
Blue Chair
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:41
3.0 ★
8
Battered Old Bird
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5:51
2.0 ★
9
Crimes of Paris
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4:19
3.0 ★
10
Poor Napoleon
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:23
3.0 ★
11
Next Time Round
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3:35
3.0 ★

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Secret, Profane & Sugarcane 2009

Release credits

Afrodiziak
background vocals [1-2, 7-8]
Alan Winstanley
producer [10.7, 9.2, 9.6]
Andrew Bodnar
electric bass guitar [13]
Billy Sherrill
producer [7]
Bruce Thomas
bass [12.1-11, 6.9], bass guitar [10.1-13, 9.1-11, 9.13, 3.1-8, 3.10-13]
Cait O’Riordan
vocal [9-10]
Chet Baker
solo [6], trumpet [6]
Clive Langer
producer [10.7, 9.2, 9.6]
Colin Fairley
producer [5]
Daryl Hall
vocal [1]
Dave Edmunds
background vocals [1]
David Miner
associate [2-5, 7-15]
Declan Patrick MacManus
producer [2-5, 7-15]
Elvis Costello
phonographic copyright, bass guitar [10], drum machine [12], guitar [12.1-11, 6.9, 3.1-8, 3.10-13, 9.1-11, 9.13, 1.1-13], guitar family [9.13, 10.1-13], harmonium [8], lead vocals [7.7, 9.1-13, 10.1-13, 12.1-11], organ [6], other instruments [4], percussion [9], performer [2.4, 8.5, 6.14], phonographic copyright [2.4, 8.5, 1.13], piano [9], producer [19], tambourine [10], vocal [1.1-13, 6.9, 3.1-8, 3.10-13]
Geoff Emerick
producer [1-15]
Glenn Tilbrook
vocal [9]
Green Gartside
vocal [7]
John Ciambotti
background vocals [1, 3, 5-7, 10-11], electric bass guitar [1-8, 10-12]
John McFee
guitar [1-12], pedal steel guitar [12]
Larry Kalman Hirsch
task [1-15]
Martin Belmont
guitar [9]
Micky Shine
drums (drum set) [1-12]
Neill King
assistant [9]
Nick Lowe
acoustic guitar [4-7, 11], background vocals [1, 3, 5-7, 10-11], electric bass guitar [9], percussion [9], piano [9], producer [6.1, 6.7, 6.9, 1.1-13, 4.1-8, 4.10-20, 3.1-13, 2.1-2, 2.4-7, 2.9-11, 2.13]
Pete Thomas
drums (drum set) [12.1-11, 6.9, 9.1-11, 9.13, 3.1-8, 3.10-13, 10.1-13]
Roger Bechirian
associate [1, 7], engineer [3.1-13, 6.9]
Sean Hopper
background vocals [1, 3, 5-7, 10-11], organ [1-8, 10-12], piano [1-8, 10-12]
Stan Shaw
organ [8]
Steve Goulding
drums (drum set) [13]
Steve Nieve
harmonium [8], keyboard [12.1, 9.1-11, 9.13, 10.1-13], organ [6.9, 1.13, 3.1-8, 3.10-13], piano [9.12, 1.13, 6.9, 3.1-8, 3.10-13], synthesizer [1-8, 10-13]
Stuart Robson
flugelhorn [13], trumpet [13]
The Attractions
performer [8.5, 2.4]
The TKO Horns
brass [1, 3-4, 7, 9-10, 13], woodwind [1, 3-4, 7, 9-10, 13]
T‐Bone Burnett
producer [1-15]

Issues

T
The First Ten Years
12x CD (Amazon exclusive edition)
1 May 2007
T
The First Ten Years
12x Digital Media
9 October 2015