On September 17, 2013, “Blue Note” label released “Wise Up Ghost”, a collaborative album by Elvis Costello and the band The Roots. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Questlove and Steven Mandel.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello – vocals, Ampeg Baby bass, baritone, distortion, wah wah and rhythm guitar, horn arrangements, melodica, organ, piano, Wurlitzer piano
- The Roots
- Questlove – drums
- Ray Angry – bells, clavinet, Farfisa organ, keyboards, organ, piano
- Kirk Douglas – vocals, acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
- Drew Dembowski, Mark Kelley, Pino Palladino, Ken Wild – bass
- Robert Berg, Roland Kato, Kazi Pitelka – viola
- Sally Berman, Mark Cargill, Sam Fischer, Alex Gorlovsky, Anna Kostyuchek, Mike Ferrill, Elizabeth Wilson – violin
- Diane Birch– background vocals
- Damon Bryson – sousaphone
- Alex Budman– bass clarinet
- Matt Cappy – flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trumpet
- Bob Carr – bassoon, contrabassoon
- Chris Farr – flute, horn arrangements, saxophone
- Miguel Martinez, Kevan Torfeh, Cecilia Tsan – cello
- Colin Nairne – session coordinator
- James Poyser- keyboards, piano
- Frank “Knuckles” Walker – bells, chimes, percussion, tambourine
- Bill Reichenbach- contrabass trombone, euphonium, tuba
- Korey Riker – horn arrangements, baritone and tenor saxophone
- Marisol “La Marisoul” Hernandez – vocals, translation
- Steven Mandel – engineer, horn arrangements, mixing
- Brent Fischer- conductor, orchestration
- Assa Drori – concert master, contractor
- The Brent Fischer Orchestra
- Mike Cashin – assistant engineer
- Eric Eylands, Keith Horn, Frank Rodriguez, Felix Romero, Claris Sayadian-Dodge – production assistant
- Sebastián Krys, Richard Stolz – vocal engineer
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- Coco Shinomiya – art direction
- Nicole Frantz – creative director
- Ben Greenman – liner notes
- Danny Clinch- photography
- Zach Hochkeppel – product manager
- Steve Hughes – euphonium
- Guadalupe Jolicoeur – translation
- Brendan Steele – assistant engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson and Steven Mandel, except where noted
- Walk Us Uptown
- Sugar Won’t Work
- Refuse To Be Saved
- Wake Me Up
- Tripwire
- Stick Out Your Tongue
- Come the Meantimes – Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson, Steven Mande, Ronald Dunbar, Daphne Ann Dozier, Edythe Vernelle Craighead
- (She Might Be A) Grenade
- Cinco Minutos Con Vos
- Viceroy’s Row
- Wise Up Ghost
- If I Could Believe – Elvis Costello
