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Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett: The Coward Brothers

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On November 21, 2024, “New West” label released “The Coward Brothers”, album by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett. It was recorded in 2024, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett (as Henry and Howard Coward).

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello (as Howard Coward) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, upright piano, organ, sounds, electric bass, tambourine, drums, whistle, bass drum, handclaps, drum machine, Moog synthesizer, grand piano, congas, percussion
  • T Bone Burnett (as Henry Coward) – vocals, electric guitar, electric bass, six-string bass, electric sitar
  • Christopher Guest (as Christopher Guest-Coward) – vocals, “missiles”, acoustic guitar
  • Colin Linden – electric sitar, electric guitar, slide dobro 
  • Dennis Crouch – double bass 
  • Russell Pahl – pedal steel
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
  • Paul Kowert – arco bass 
  • Diana Krall (as Jean Coward) – upright piano, grand piano
  • “Peter Coward” – military drum 
  • “Dexter Coward” – gunshots
  • “Concepta Collins” – heels
  • Rachael Moore – mixing, recording
  • Michael Piersante – mixing, recording
  • Gavin Larssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – vinyl mastering
  • Billy Theriot – additional engineering
  • Miek Stankiewicz – additional engineering
  • Collin Bryson – engineer assistant
  • Austin Brown – engineer assistant
  • Karl Wingate – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Roberts – engineer assistant
  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination
  • Drew Christie – illustrations
  • Tom Bejgrowicz – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Always – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  2. Like Licorice – Elvis Costello
  3. My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel) – Elvis Costello
  4. The Devil’s Wife – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  5. Tipsy Woman – Elvis Costello
  6. My baby Just Purrs (You’re Mine, Not Hers) – Elvis Costello
  7. My Baby Just Whistles (Here Comes the Missiles) Elvis Costello
  8. World Serious – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  9. Early Shirley – Elvis Costello
  10. Yesteryear Is Near – Elvis Costello
  11.  Birkenhead Girl – Elvis Costello
  12. Smoke-Ring Angel – Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
  13. Wooden Woman – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
  14. (I Don’t Want Your) – Lyndon Johnson – Elvis Costello
  15. Lotta Money – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
  16. Pure Bubblegum – Elvis Costello
  17. Cathy Com Home – Elvis Costello
  18. Bygones – T Bone Burnett
  19. Row Me Once – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
  20. Clown Around Town – Elvis Costello

Paul Simon: So Beautiful Or So What

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On April 8, 2011, “Hear Music” label released “So Beautiful or So What”, the twelfth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at Paul Simon’s cottage in New Canaan, Connecticut, Paul Simon’s summer home in New York, and was produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic and electric twelve string-guitar, nylon string guitar, bells, glockenspiel, lyricist, percussion, whistle
  • Vincent Nguini – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mick Rossi – piano
  • David Finck – bass
  • Jim Oblon – bass, electric and slide guitar, drums, percussion
  • Steve Shehan –bass, brushes, crotale, cymbals, djembe, glass harp, resonator, saz, stick and talking drum, angklung
  • Skip La Plante – gong, harp, wind chimes
  • Karaikudi R. Mani – ensemble percussion, vocal percussion
  • Nancy Zeltsman – marimba
  • Charles Pillow – clarinet
  • Mary Abt – clarinet
  • Michael White – clarinet
  • Sara Cutler – flute, harp
  • Elizabeth Mann – flute
  • Pamela Sklar – flute
  • Diane Lesser – horn
  • Lois Martin – viola
  • Desiree Elsevier – viola
  • Vincent Lionti – viola
  • Richard Locker – cello
  • Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
  • Steve Gorn – bansuri
  • Yacouba Sissoko – kora
  • Etienne Stadwijk – celeste
  • Joshua Swift – dobro
  • Gabe Witcher – fiddle
  • Chris Bear – electronics
  • Edie Brickell – backing vocals
  • Doyle Lawson – backing vocals
  • Lulu Simon – backing vocals
  • Gil Goldstein – arrangements
  • Andy Smith – engineer
  • Phil Ramone – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Geoff Gans – art direction, design
  • Sven Geier – cover image
  • Mark Seliger – photography
  • Kevin Mazur – band photography
  • Elvis Costello – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon.

  1. Getting Ready for Christmas Day
  2. The Afterlife
  3. Dazzling Blue
  4. Rewrite
  5. Love and Hard Times
  6. Love Is Eternal Sacred Light
  7. Amulet
  8. Questions for the Angels
  9. Love & Blessings
  10. So Beautiful or So What

Fall Out Boy: Folie à Deux

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On December 10, 2008, “Island” label released “Folie à Deux”, the fourth Fall Out Boy studio album. It was recorded January – March 2008, at the “Pass Studios and the Casita” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neal Avron and Pharel Williams.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Stump – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, art direction
  • Joe Trohman – lead guitar, art direction
  • Pete Wentz – bass guitar, unclean vocals, art direction
  • Andy Hurley – drums, art direction
  • William Beckett, Elvis Costello, Travis McCoy, Doug Neumann, Gabe Saporta – guest vocals
  • Debbie Harry – guest vocals
  • Brendon Urie – guest vocals, piano
  • Alexander DeLeon – guest vocals
  • Lil Wayne – guest vocals
  • Pharrell Williams – synthesizer
  • Andrew Coleman – recording
  • Ryan Kennedy – recording assistant
  • Erich Talaba – engineer, Pro Tools
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Kiki Cholewka, Bob Mallory, Zephyrus Sowers – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Pamela Litty – photography
  • Andy West – album design
  • JP Robinson – art coordination
  • Luke Chueh – cover artwork
  • Ronald Kurniawan – inside artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, except where noted.

  • Lullaby (pre – hidden track)
  • Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
  • I Don’t Care – Norman Greenbaum, Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz
  • She’s My Winona
  • America’s Suitehearts
  • Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
  • The (Shipped) Gold Standard
  • (Coffee’s for Closers)
  • What a Catch, Donnie
  • 27
  • Tiffany Blews
  • w.a.m.s.
  • 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
  • West Coast Smoker

The Specials: Same

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On October 19, 1979, “2 Tone” label released the self-titled, debut Specials (The) album. It was recorded in 1979, at “TV Studios” in London, and was produced by Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals
  • Neville Staple – vocals
  • Lynval Golding – rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Roddy Radiation (Roderick Byers) – vocals, lead guitar
  • Jerry Dammers – keyboards, arrangements
  • Horace Panter – bass guitar
  • John Bradbury – drums
  • Rico Rodriguez – trombone
  • Dick Cuthell – horns
  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals
  • Dave Jordan – engineer
  • Carol Starr, Chalkie Davies – design

Track listing:

  1. A Message to You Rudy – Dandy Livingstone
  2. Do the Dog – Rufus Thomas
  3. It’s Up to You – Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Lynval Golding, Roddy Radiation, Horace Panter, John Bradbury
  4. Nite Klub – Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Lynval Golding, Roddy Radiation, Horace Panter, John Bradbury
  5. Doesn’t Make It Alright – Jerry Dammers, Dave Goldberg, Mark Harrison
  6. Concrete Jungle – Roddy Byers
  7. Too Hot – Cecil Campbell
  8. Monkey Man – Toots Hibbert
  9. (Dawning of A) New Era – Jerry Dammers
  10. Blank Expression – Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Lynval Golding, Roddy Radiation, Horace Panter, John Bradbury
  11. Stupid Marriage – Jerry Dammers, Mark Harrison, Neville Staple, Cecil Campbell
  12. Too Much Too Young – Jerry Dammers, acknowledgement to Lloyd Charmers
  13. Little Bitch – Jerry Dammers)
  14. You’re Wondering Now – Clement Seymour

Lucinda Williams: Little Honey

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On October 14, 2008, “Lost Highway” label released “Little Honey”, the ninth Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Eric Leljestrand and Tom Overby.

Personnel:

  • Lucinda Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Elvis Costello – vocals
  • Chet Lyster – acoustic and electric guitars, saw and table steel
  • Doug Pettibone – acoustic and electric guitars, pedal steel
  • Rob Burger – Wurlitzer, vibraphone, piano, Hammond organ
  • David Sutton – electric bass, double bass, cello
  • Butch Norton – drums, percussion
  • Albert Wing – tenor saxophone
  • Bruce Fowler – trombone
  • Walt Fowler – flugelhorn
  • Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs – backing vocals
  • Charlie Louvin, Jim Lauderdale – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall, Gia Ciambotti, Kristen Mooney – backing vocals
  • Kristen Mooney, Tim Easton, Susan Marshall – backing vocals
  • Jim Lauderdale, Susan Marshall, Gia Ciambotti, Kristen Mooney – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.

  1. Real Love
  2. Circles and X’s
  3. Tears of Joy
  4. Little Rock Star
  5. Honey Bee
  6. Well Well Well
  7. If Wishes Were Horses
  8. Jailhouse Tears
  9. Knowing
  10. Heaven Blues
  11. Rarity
  12. Plan to Marry
  13. It’s a Long Way to the Top – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott

The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash

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On August 5, 1985, “Stiff” label released “Rum Sodomy & the Lash”, the second Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Elvis Costello and Philip Chevron.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan – lead vocals
  • Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle
  • Philip Chevron – guitar, mandolin
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Cait O’Riordan – vocals, bass
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Henry Benagh – fiddle
  • Dick Cuthell – French horn
  • Tommy Keane – uilleann pipes
  • Terry Woods – string instruments
  • Fiachra Trench – string arrangements
  • Paul Scully – engineer
  • Dave Jordan – engineer
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Peter Mennim – cover art
  • Théodore Géricault – original painting
  • Frank Murray – sleeve concept
  • Lilly Lee – hand lettering
  • Cindy Palmano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane MacGowan, except where noted.

  1. The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn
  2. The Old Main Drag
  3. The Wild Cats of Kilkenny – Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer
  4. I’m a Man Tou Don’t Meet Every Day – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  5. A Pair of Brown Eyes
  6. Sally MacLennane
  7. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  8. Jesse James – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  9. Navigator – Phil Gaston
  10. Billy’s Bones
  11. The Gentleman Soldier – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  12. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Eric Bogle

Buddy Guy: The Blues Don’t Lie

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On September 30, 2022, “RCA” label released “The Blues Don’t Lie”, the 19th Buddy Guy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
  • Mavis Staples – vocal
  • Elvis Costello – vocal
  • James Taylor – vocal
  • Bobby Rush – vocal
  • Jason Isbell – vocal
  • Wendy Moten – vocal
  • Rob McNelley – guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Reese Wynans – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussions, tambourine, backing vocal, mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Zach Allen, Jonathan Lackey, Dave O’Donnell, Casey Wasner, Steve Weeder – additional recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  2. Blues Don’t Lie – Tom Hambridge
  3. The World Needs Love – Buddy Guy
  4. We Go Back – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  5. Symptoms of Love – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  6. Follow the Money – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. Well Enough Alone – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  8. What’s Wrong with That – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  9. Gunsmoke Blues – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. House Party – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  11. Sweet Thing – Joe Josea, B.B. King
  12. Backdoor Scratchin’ – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  13. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  14. Rabbit Blood – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  15. Last Call – Tom Hambridge, Bill Sweeney
  16. King Bee – James Moore

Elvis Costello and The Imposters: The Boy Named If

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On January 14, 2022, “EMI” label released “The Boy Named If”, album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters (the 32nd Elvis Costello album). It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Sebastian Crys and Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Steve Nieve – keyboards, piano
  • Davey Faragher – bass, upright bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Nicole Atkins – vocals
  • Sebastian Krys – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Dex Green – recording
  • Daniel Galindo – engineer
  • Ron Taylor – engineer
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Elvis Costello.

  1. Farewell, OK
  2. The Boy Named If
  3.  Penelope Halfpenny
  4. The Difference
  5. What If I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
  6. Paint the Red Rose Blue
  7. Mistook Me for a Friend
  8. My Most Beautiful Mistake
  9. Magnificent Hurt
  10. The Man You Love to Hate
  11. The Death of Magic Thinking
  12. Trick Out the Truth
  13. Mr. Crescent

Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface

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On October 30, 2020, “Concord” label released “Hey Clockface”, the 31st Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Suomenlinnan Studio” in Helsinki, “Les Studios Saint Germain” in Paris, “Leonia Sound” in New Jersey, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart and Sebastian Krys.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – voices, voices via electrical wire, guitar, bass, piano, snare drum
  • Bill Frisell – guitar, loops
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Steve Nieve – grand piano, upright piano, organ, mellotron, melodica
  • Renaud-Gabriel Pion – contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass flute, cor Anglais
  • Danton Boller – acoustic bass fill
  • AJUQ – drums, percussion, harmonies
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet, drums, guitar, synthesizer, bass, organ, trombone, piano, surdu
  • Nick Movshon – drums
  • Mickaël Gasche – trumpet, flugelhorn, serpent
  • Chris Bullock – alto flute
  • Pierre-François “Titi” Dufour – cello, foot stomps
  • Emily Hope-Price – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. Revolution #49
  2. No Flag
  3. They’re Not Laughing at Me Now
  4. Newspaper Pane – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell
  5. I Do (Zula’s Song)
  6. We Are All Cowards Now
  7. Hey Clockface/How Can You Face Me? – Elvis Costello, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  8. The Whirlwind
  9. Hetty O’Hara Confidential
  10.  The Last Confession of Vivian Whip – Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, Muriel Teodori
  11. What Is It That I Need That I Don’t Already Have?
  12. Radio Is Everything – Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline
  13. I Can’t Say Her Name
  14. Byline