The Very Best of Elvis Costello

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The Very Best of Elvis Costello
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Elvis Costello chronology
For the Stars
(2001) 		The Very Best of Elvis Costello
(1999) 		When I Was Cruel
(2002)
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The Very Best of Elvis Costello is a

Rhino Records as the first entry in their comprehensive Costello reissue series
.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated.

Disc one

  1. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe) (single, 1978) – 3:31
  2. "Oliver's Army" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 2:57
  3. "Watching the Detectives" (single, 1977) – 3:43
  4. "Alison" (from My Aim Is True, 1977) – 3:21
  5. "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:07
  6. "Accidents Will Happen" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 3:01
  7. "Pump It Up" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:13
  8. "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" (Homer Banks, Alan Jones) (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:05
  9. "Radio Radio" (single, 1978) – 3:06
  10. "Clubland" (from Trust, 1981) – 3:43
  11. "A Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) (from Almost Blue, 1981) – 3:35
  12. "Man Out of Time" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 5:25
  13. "I Wanna Be Loved" (Farnell Jenkins) (from Goodbye Cruel World, 1984) – 4:46
  14. "Everyday I Write the Book" (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 3:52
  15. "Brilliant Mistake" (from King of America, 1986) – 3:41
  16. "The Other Side of Summer" (from Mighty Like a Rose, 1991) – 3:53
  17. "Tokyo Storm Warning" (from
    Blood and Chocolate
    , 1986) – 6:23
  18. "
    Brutal Youth
    , 1994) – 5:04
  19. "So Like Candy" (MacManus, McCartney) (from Mighty Like a Rose, 1991) – 4:35
  20. "Veronica" (MacManus, McCartney) (from Spike, 1989) – 3:07
  21. "She" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) (from Soundtrack to Notting Hill, 1999) – 3:05

Disc two

  1. "Big Tears" (B-side of "Pump It Up" single, 1978) – 3:10
  2. "Beyond Belief" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 2:33
  3. "Lipstick Vogue" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:31
  4. "Green Shirt" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 2:44
  5. "Pills and Soap" (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 3:43
  6. "Tramp the Dirt Down" (from Spike), 1989) – 5:41
  7. "Shipbuilding" (MacManus, Clive Langer) (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 4:51
  8. "High Fidelity" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:28
  9. "New Lace Sleeves" (from Trust, 1981) – 3:47
  10. "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" (from My Aim Is True, 1977) – 2:46
  11. "Talking in the Dark" (single, 1979) – 1:57
  12. "New Amsterdam" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:13
  13. "I Hope You're Happy Now" (from Blood and Chocolate, 1986) – 3:07
  14. "Riot Act" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 3:34
  15. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) (B-side from "Oliver's Army" single, 1979) – 1:29
  16. "Indoor Fireworks" (from King of America, 1986) – 4:09
  17. "Almost Blue" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 2:49
  18. "I Want You" (from Blood and Chocolate, 1986) – 6:43
  19. "God Give Me Strength" (Burt Bacharach, MacManus) (from Painted from Memory, 1998) – 6:10
  20. "That Day Is Done" (MacManus, McCartney) (I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, 1997) – 5:10
  21. "I Want to Vanish" (from All This Useless Beauty, 1996) – 3:14

Charts

References

  1. AllMusic
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – The Very Best Of Elvis Costello" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis Costello – The Very Best Of Elvis Costello" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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