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Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Almost Blue (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1981
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Almost Blue is an LP by Elvis Costello & The Attractions from 1981 released on the F-Beat label.
About this album
Almost Blue is Elvis Costello & The Attractions at their most unexpectedly disciplined and revealing, turning towards country music without losing Costello’s bite or the band’s precision. Issued in 1981, the album reworks songs by writers such as Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Gram Parsons, with Costello’s voice set against lean, unfussy arrangements that foreground ache, wit and restraint. Rather than a novelty detour, it became one of his most discussed albums, showing how far his writing persona could stretch when the material was chosen for emotional directness. Its mix of reverence and reinvention helped make the record a key part of his early catalogue.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Elvis Costello & The AttractionsLabel: F-Beat – XXLP 13Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1981Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Country, Country RockA1 Why Don'T You Love Me (Like You Used To Do?)
A2 Sweet Dreams
A3 Success
A4 I'M Your Toy
A5 Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
A6 Brown To Blue
B1 Good Year For The Roses
B2 Sittin' And Thinkin'
B3 Colour Of The Blues
B4 Too Far Gone
B5 Honey Hush
B6 How Much I'Ve Lied