The Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions

Compilation de Elvis Costello
Sortie	1985
Enregistré	1977-84;
Durée	53:07 (LP et Cassette); 64:25 (CD)
Genre	Punk rock, new wave, pop
Producteur	Nick Lowe, Geoff Emerick, Roger Bechirian, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley
Label	Columbia Records
Critique	AllMusic link;

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The Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions est une compilation d'Elvis Costello sortie en 1985 sur le label Columbia Records.

Liste des pistes

LP et Cassette

Face A

N^o	Titre	Auteur	Durée
1.	Alison	Elvis Costello	3:22
2.	Watching the Detectives	Costello	3:41
3.	(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?	Nick Lowe	3:31
4.	Oliver's Army	Costello	2:58
5.	Pump It Up	Costello	3:17
6.	Accidents Will Happen	Costello	3:00
7.	Radio, Radio	Costello	3:06
8.	I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down	Homer Banks, Allen Jones	2:06

Face B

N^o	Titre	Auteur	Durée
1.	Almost Blue	Costello	2:47
2.	Beyond Belief	Costello	2:32
3.	Clubland	Costello	3:41
4.	Watch Your Step	Costello	2:58
5.	Shipbuilding	Costello	4:49
6.	I Wanna Be Loved	Farnell Jenkins	3:50
7.	Everyday I Write the Book	Costello	3:47
8.	The Only Flame in Town	Costello	3:32

CD

N^o	Titre	Auteur	Durée
1.	Alison	Costello	3:22
2.	Watching the Detectives	Costello	3:41
3.	(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?	Lowe	3:31
4.	Oliver's Army	Costello	2:58
5.	(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes	Costello	2:45
6.	Pump It Up	Costello	3:17
7.	Accidents Will Happen	Costello	3:00
8.	Radio, Radio	Costello	3:06
9.	I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down	Banks, Jones	2:06
10.	A Good Year for the Roses	Jerry Chesnut	3:07
11.	Almost Blue	Costello	2:47
12.	Beyond Belief	Costello	2:32
13.	Clubland	Costello	3:41
14.	Watch Your Step	Costello	2:58
15.	Man Out of Time	Costello	5:28
16.	Shipbuilding	Costello	4:49
17.	I Wanna Be Loved	Jenkins	3:50
18.	Everyday I Write the Book	Costello	3:47
19.	The Only Flame in Town	Costello	3:32

Personnel

Personnel supplémentaire

Caron Wheeler – chant
Claudia Fontaine – chant
Clover – instruments divers
Chet Baker – trompette
Andrew Bodnar – guitare basse
Steve Goulding – batterie
Daryl Hall – chant
Green Gartside – chant

Position dans les charts

Album

Année	Chart	Position
1985	Billboard Top 200	122
1986	Billboard Top 200	116

Certifications

Délivrée par	Certification	Date
RIAA – USA	Disque d'or	10 novembre 1989
RIAA – USA	Disque de platine	12 octobre 2001

v · m Discographie d'Elvis Costello
The Attractions : Steve Nieve Bruce Thomas Pete Thomas The Imposters : Steve Nieve Pete Thomas Davey Faragher
Albums solo	My Aim Is True King of America Spike Mighty Like a Rose Brutal Youth Kojak Variety North Il Sogno Secret, Profane and Sugarcane National Ransom
Elvis Costello and the Attractions	This Year's Model Armed Forces Get Happy!! Trust Almost Blue Imperial Bedroom Punch the Clock Goodbye Cruel World Blood and Chocolate All This Useless Beauty
Elvis Costello and the Imposters	When I Was Cruel Cruel Smile The Delivery Man Momofuku Look Now
Collaborations	The Juliet Letters with The Brodsky Quartet Terror and Magnificence with John Harle Painted from Memory with Burt Bacharach The Sweetest Punch with Bill Frisell For the Stars with Anne Sofie von Otter My Flame Burns Blue with The Metropole Orkest Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland The River in Reverse with Allen Toussaint
Albums live	Live at the El Mocambo Deep Dead Blue Costello and Nieve Live at Hollywood High
Bandes originales	Americathon G.B.H. Jake's Progress
Compilations	Taking Liberties Ten Bloody Marys and Ten How's Your Fathers The Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions Out of Our Idiot Girls Girls Girls 2 ½ Years The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86 Extreme Honey: The Very Best of the Warner Bros Years The Very Best of Elvis Costello Singles, Vol. 1 Singles, Vol. 2 Singles, Vol. 3 The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years Rock and Roll Music