Elvis Costello & the Attractions
The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Label:  Rhino 
Date:  4/17/2001
Length:  0:00
Format:  2CD
Genre:  Rock; Alternative
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?    
      2.  
      		 Oliver's Army    
      3.  
      		 Watching the Detectives    
      4.  
      		 Alison    
      5.  
      		 (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea    
      6.  
      		 Accidents Will Happen    
      7.  
      		 Pump It Up    
      8.  
      		 I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down    
      9.  
      		 Radio, Radio    
      10.  
      		 Clubland    
      11.  
      		 A Good Year for the Roses    
      12.  
      		 Man Out of Time    
      13.  
      		 I Wanna Be Loved    
      14.  
      		 Everyday I Write the Book    
      15.  
      		 Brilliant Mistake    
      16.  
      		 The Other Side of Summer    
      17.  
      		 Tokyo Storm Warning    
      18.  
      		 Sulky Girl    
      19.  
      		 So Like Candy    
      20.  
      		 Veronica    
      21.  
      		 She    
      22.  
      		 Big Tears    
      23.  
      		 Beyond Belief    
      24.  
      		 Lipstick Vogue    
      25.  
      		 Green Shirt    
      26.  
      		 Pills and Soap    
      27.  
      		 Tramp the Dirt Down    
      28.  
      		 Shipbuilding    
      29.  
      		 High Fidelity    
      30.  
      		 New Lace Sleeves    
      31.  
      		 (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes    
      32.  
      		 Talking in the Dark    
      33.  
      		 New Amsterdam    
      34.  
      		 I Hope You're Happy Now    
      35.  
      		 Riot Act    
      36.  
      		 My Funny Valentine    
      37.  
      		 Indoor Fireworks    
      38.  
      		 Almost Blue    
      39.  
      		 I Want You    
      40.  
      		 God Give Me Strength    
      41.  
      		 That Day Is Done    
      42.  
      		 I Want to Vanish    
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      The debate over whether he is punk or new wave is long over; today Elvis Costello is less likely to be found on a list with Strummer and Scabies than he is with Bacharach and David and Jimmy Webb. Lauded initially for his energetic and literate attacks on the social ills of Thatcher's England, he has become a peerless master of the popular song. The evolution of Costello's craft as a songwriter and performer, from the early high-octane polemics, through his stylistic experiments with country and soul, and on to standards written for others, is splendidly documented on this elegant two-disc set. Chronology is ignored in favor of a thoughtful program that catalogs the jewels from his prolific output and a sprinkling of covers that demonstrate the maturing of his singing voice. The 42 tracks here lean generously to the first 10 years with the Attractions, but also collects the best of his subsequent collaborations with the cream of America's session musicians and on through to "She," his contribution to the soundtrack of 1999's Notting Hill. --Rob Stewart