6x CD (super deluxe edition)
King of America
Album by The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and Confederates
Released 21 February 1986
Tracklist
- CD 1: King of America (2024 remaster)
- 1Brilliant MistakeElvis Costello3:433.5 ★
- 2LovableElvis Costello2:513.5 ★
- 3Our Little AngelElvis Costello4:053.5 ★
- 4Don’t Let Me Be MisunderstoodElvis Costello3:204.0 ★
- 5Glitter GulchElvis Costello3:173.0 ★
- 6Indoor FireworksElvis Costello4:094.0 ★
- 7Little PalacesElvis Costello3:483.5 ★
- 8I’ll Wear It ProudlyElvis Costello4:243.0 ★
- 9American Without TearsElvis Costello4:333.0 ★
- 10Eisenhower BluesElvis Costello3:473.5 ★
- 11Poisoned RoseElvis Costello4:063.5 ★
- 12The Big LightElvis Costello2:332.5 ★
- 13Jack of All ParadesElvis Costello5:174.0 ★
- 14Suit of LightsElvis Costello4:053.5 ★
- 15Sleep of the JustElvis Costello3:543.5 ★
- CD 2: Le roi sans sabots (Demos, Outtakes & Other Realms)
- 1The People’s LimousineThe Coward Brothers3:41
- 2Next Time Round (Red Bus demo)Elvis Costello3:56
- 3Deportee (Red Bus demo)Elvis Costello3:24
- 4Brilliant Mistake (Red Bus demo)Elvis Costello3:12
- 5Suffering Face (solo demo)Elvis Costello3:083.0 ★
- 6Poisoned Rose (solo demo)Elvis Costello4:113.0 ★
- 7Jack of All Parades (solo demo)Elvis Costello3:313.0 ★
- 8Sleep of the Just (Red Bus demo)Elvis Costello3:13
- 9Blue Chair (Red Bus demo)Elvis Costello3:00
- 10I Hope You’re Happy Now (solo demo)Elvis Costello3:043.0 ★
- 11I’ll Wear It Proudly (solo demo)Elvis Costello3:273.0 ★
- 12Indoor Fireworks (solo demo)Elvis Costello3:483.0 ★
- 13Having It All (solo demo)Elvis Costello3:553.0 ★
- 14Shoes Without Heels (Red Bus demo)Elvis Costello3:30
- 15King of Confidence (outtake)Elvis Costello2:493.0 ★
- 16They’ll Never Take Her Love From MeThe Coward Brothers2:553.0 ★
- 17American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight version)Elvis Costello3:31
- CD 3: Kings of America Live at the Royal Albert Hall (27th January 1987)
- 1The Big LightElvis Costello3:02
- 2Only Daddy That’ll Walk the LineElvis Costello2:47
- 3Our Little AngelElvis Costello4:28
- 4It Tears Me UpElvis Costello3:24
- 5I’ll Wear It ProudlyElvis Costello4:38
- 6LovableElvis Costello2:53
- 7RiverboatElvis Costello4:05
- 8Sally Sue Brown / 36‐22‐36Elvis Costello4:56
- 9American Without TearsElvis Costello5:27
- 10Brilliant MistakeElvis Costello4:05
- 11What Would I Do Without You?Elvis Costello3:35
- 12Your Mind Is on Vacation / Your Funeral, My TrialElvis Costello5:41
- 13Pouring Water on a Drowning ManElvis Costello4:24
- 14PaydayElvis Costello2:52
- 15That’s How You Got Killed Before (reprise)Elvis Costello6:25
- 16Sleep of the JustElvis Costello5:17
- 17True Love WaysElvis Costello3:40
- CD 4: Il principe di New Orleans e le marchese del Mississippi
- 1There’s a Story in Your VoiceElvis Costello with Lucinda Williams3:45
- 2Country DarknessElvis Costello4:00
- 3The Delivery ManElvis Costello4:39
- 4Nothing Clings Like IvyElvis Costello4:18
- 5Heart Shaped BruiseElvis Costello with Emmylou Harris4:12
- 6BedlamElvis Costello5:54
- 7Either Side of the Same TownElvis Costello4:02
- 8Wonder WomanElvis Costello3:10
- 9In Another Room (The Clarksdale Sessions)Elvis Costello3:49
- 10The Monkey (rehearsal)Elvis Costello with Dave Bartholomew and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band3:09
- 11Monkey to ManElvis Costello4:29
- 12Deep Dark Truthful MirrorElvis Costello4:03
- 13Clown StrikeElvis Costello4:07
- 14Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further?Elvis Costello5:06
- 15The River in ReverseElvis Costello4:27
- 16The Greatest LoveElvis Costello3:30
- 17Ascension DayElvis Costello2:59
- CD 5: El principe del purgatorio
- 1Stations of the CrossElvis Costello4:58
- 2Quick Like a FlashElvis Costello3:10
- 3Sulphur to SugarcaneElvis Costello5:574.0 ★
- 4Red CottonElvis Costello5:42
- 5Lost on the River #12Elvis Costello3:44
- 6A Slow Drag With JosephineElvis Costello2:42
- 7I Felt the ChillElvis Costello4:01
- 8Complicated Shadows (Cashbox version)Elvis Costello2:25
- 9She’s Pulling Out the PinElvis Costello3:23
- 10Condemned Man (demo)Elvis Costello4:06
- 11Hidden ShameElvis Costello4:17
- 12Red Wicked WineElvis Costello with Dr. Ralph Stanley2:22
- 13The Scarlet TideElvis Costello with Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings5:05
- 14One Bell RingingElvis Costello3:39
- 15Bullets for the New Born KingElvis Costello3:36
- 16All These StrangersElvis Costello5:523.0 ★
- 17For More Tears (demo)Elvis Costello4:00
- 18You Hung the MoonElvis Costello3:53
- CD 6: Der Herzog des Rampenlicht
- 1Stella HurtElvis Costello4:463.0 ★
- 2Mr. FeathersElvis Costello2:433.0 ★
- 3Under LimeElvis Costello5:334.0 ★
- 4Jimmie Standing in the RainElvis Costello4:13
- 5Down Among the Wines and SpiritsElvis Costello3:13
- 6Dr. Watson, I PresumeElvis Costello3:40
- 7Church Underground (demo)Elvis Costello5:26
- 8A Voice in the DarkElvis Costello3:33
- 9April 5thElvis Costello with Rosanne Cash & Kris Kristofferson4:31
- 10Indoor Fireworks (Memphis Magnetic version)Elvis Costello7:29
- 11That’s Not the Part of Him You’re LeavingElvis Costello with Larkin Poe4:10
- 12Brilliant Mistake / Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Cape Fear version)Elvis Costello7:01
- 13That Day Is DoneElvis Costello with The Fairfield Four5:09
More by The Costello Show, The Attractions, Confederates
Release credits
- photography
- photography
- photography
- trombone [3]
- design
- background vocals [3], electric bass guitar [1-3]
- associate [2-5, 7-15]
- producer [2-5, 7-15]
- double bass [3, 16]
- baritone saxophone [3], tenor saxophone [3]
- design, liner notes, task, 12 string guitar [3], acoustic guitar [5.3, 5.16, 6.2-3], background vocals [3], baritone guitar [1], electric guitar [1, 3], lead vocals [3, 16], phonographic copyright [3], producer [3], vibraphone [3], vocal [1-3], vocal arranger [3], wind instruments [3]
- accordion [16]
- background vocals [1]
- lap steel guitar [16], resonator guitar [3]
- photography
- background vocals [3, 16]
- photography
- photography
- engineer [1, 16], task [1-15]
- task
- bassoon [3]
- mandolin [3, 16]
- mix [16], recording [16]
- drums (drum set) [1-3], tambourine [3]
- photography
- photography
- producer [3]
- flute [3], piccolo [3]
- task
- task
- Wurlitzer electric piano [1], electronic organ [1], grand piano [1], melodica [2], piano [2-3]
- piccolo trumpet [3], trumpet [3]
- fiddle [3, 16]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- photography
- producer [1, 16]
- background vocals [3]
- producer [1-15]
Issues
K
K21 February 1986
K21 February 1986- K12" Vinyl21 February 1986
K1987
K2x CD1995- K1995
K2x CD (limited edition bonus CD)1995
K2x CD26 April 2005
K2x CD2005
K2007
KDigital Media2007
K4x Digital Media (super deluxe)1 November 2024- K6x CD (super deluxe edition)1 November 2024
K2024