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Do not take the "Soundtrack" portion to the title of Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album lightly. This companion album to Elvis Costello's 2015 memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink is indeed a soundtrack, its 38 songs all playing pivotal parts in his nearly 700-page book and the sequencing mirroring the non-chronological flow of the autobiography, a book where Costello takes pains to draw connections between people, places, and scraps in notebooks. Costello doesn't dwell on specific scandals or hits in Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, nor does he treat its soundtrack as an opportunity to march through the hits once again. Certainly, there are hits here -- "Alison," "Watching the Detectives," "Oliver's Army," all present in their studio versions, while "Accidents Will Happen" is represented by a live version and "Veronica" a demo -- but just as many are missing, including anything from This Year's Model and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," a Nick Lowe song many listeners assume belongs to Elvis. In their place are deep cuts and duets, an unreleased demo from 1975, an unheard collaboration with Rosanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson, B-sides, and one-offs -- a collection of songs that certainly suggest Costello's breadth but also are unified in their musical ambition, lyricism, and, if the tome is to be trusted, confession. So, Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album winds up being as much an autobiography as its printed companion: it is not the place to turn if you're looking for hits or even certain sounds, but rather a sense of what kind of musician Elvis Costello believes himself to be.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Nick Lowe, Producer - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Elvis Costello
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Steve Nieve, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Goulding, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bodnar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bazza, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Lowe, Producer - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Bechirian, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Roger Bechirian, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Bechirian, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Thomas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist - Neil King, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1981 Elvis Costello
Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Emerick, Producer - Steve Nieve, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jacobs, Producer, Assistant Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1982 Elvis Costello Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
KEVIN KILLEN, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Pearson, Unknown, Co-Mixer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Antonio Amurri, ComposerLyricist - Steve Nieve, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Mixer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ciaran Cahill, Recording Engineer, Co-Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kieran Lynch, Asst. Recording Engineer, Co-Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Ware, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Bruno Canfora, ComposerLyricist - The Imposter, Producer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Emerick, Producer - Steve Nieve, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jacobs, Producer, Assistant Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1982 Elvis Costello
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Bob Kraushaar, Producer, Assistant Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Jim Russell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Elvis Costello
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Declan MacManus, Producer - James Burton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Scheff, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MITCHELL FROOM, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Larry Hirsch, Producer - David Miner, Producer, Associate Producer - William Jackson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Dominguez Alhert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Henry Burnett, Producer - Larry Kalman Hirsch, Producer - L.H.C., Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
David Bedford, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - CLIVE LANGER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Thomas, Cymbals, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Fontaine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Jeff Blythe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Paterson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Organ, Hammond Organ, Piano, Synclavier, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, Synclavier, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer, Assistant Producer - Gavin Greenaway, Producer, Assistant Producer - Bruce Thomas, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Caron Wheeler, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Morris Pert, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Russell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist - Paul Speare, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Plews, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Wistanley, Producer
℗ 1983 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cargill, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Nairne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kelly, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Miguel Martínez, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Eylands, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rafa Sardina, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Assa Drori, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kirk Douglas, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Poyser, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kato, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Reichenbach, Contrabass Recorder, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Fischer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cecilia Tsan, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kazi Pitelka, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Dembowski, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Matt Cappy, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Wild, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Berg, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Rodríguez, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Ray Angry, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ?uestlove, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Fischer, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Wilson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Mandel, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anna Kostyuchek, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hughes, Euphonium, AssociatedPerformer - Elvis Costello And The Roots, MainArtist - Sally Berman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kevan Torfeh, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Gorlovsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Budman, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Ferril, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Carr, Bassoon, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Knuckles, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - La Marisoul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Korey Riker, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Romero, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Claris Sayadian-Dodge, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Keith Horn, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Elvis Costello
Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Faragher, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nieve, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Shepard, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clay Jones, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist - Matt Gillentine, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Davey "Perkins" Rieley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Provence, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1989 WEA International Inc.
Joe Henry, Producer - Kevin Dean, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allen Toussaint, Composer, MainArtist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Author, MainArtist - S. Husky Hoskulds, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Bird, Composer
℗ 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Elvis Costello
Burt Bacharach, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Elvis Costello Ltd.
Geoff Emerick, Producer - Steve Nieve, MainArtist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - THE BRODSKY QUARTET, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1996 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Brian Eno, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Declan MacManus, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Declan MacManus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Hammond Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist - Bruce Thomas, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - David Miner, Producer, Associate Producer - William Jackson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Dominguez Alhert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Henry Burnett, Producer - Larry Kalman Hirsch, Producer - L.H.C., Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - THE BRODSKY QUARTET, Producer, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1993 WEA International Inc.
Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kirk Douglas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Kelley, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Matt Cappy, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - ?uestlove, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Mandel, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello And The Roots, MainArtist - Frank Knuckles, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Korey Riker, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Elvis Costello
Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Emerick, Producer - Steve Nieve, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Jacobs, Producer, Assistant Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1982 Elvis Costello
MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Declan MacManus, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Nick Lowe, Producer - John Mcfee, Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Hopper, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bazza, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Ciambotti, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Shine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Lader, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nieve, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocals, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Hildago, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Doris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Ware, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Moss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keir Milligan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kris Kristofferson, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LEVENTHAL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - ROSANNE CASH, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Elvis Costello
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Elvis Costello
Album review
Do not take the "Soundtrack" portion to the title of Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album lightly. This companion album to Elvis Costello's 2015 memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink is indeed a soundtrack, its 38 songs all playing pivotal parts in his nearly 700-page book and the sequencing mirroring the non-chronological flow of the autobiography, a book where Costello takes pains to draw connections between people, places, and scraps in notebooks. Costello doesn't dwell on specific scandals or hits in Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, nor does he treat its soundtrack as an opportunity to march through the hits once again. Certainly, there are hits here -- "Alison," "Watching the Detectives," "Oliver's Army," all present in their studio versions, while "Accidents Will Happen" is represented by a live version and "Veronica" a demo -- but just as many are missing, including anything from This Year's Model and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," a Nick Lowe song many listeners assume belongs to Elvis. In their place are deep cuts and duets, an unreleased demo from 1975, an unheard collaboration with Rosanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson, B-sides, and one-offs -- a collection of songs that certainly suggest Costello's breadth but also are unified in their musical ambition, lyricism, and, if the tome is to be trusted, confession. So, Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album winds up being as much an autobiography as its printed companion: it is not the place to turn if you're looking for hits or even certain sounds, but rather a sense of what kind of musician Elvis Costello believes himself to be.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 02:39:10
- Main artists: Elvis Costello
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMe - Elvis Costello
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Universal Music Enterprises This Compilation ℗ 2015 Universal Music Enterprises
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