Rock and roll music
1995 studio album by Elvis Costello
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Kojak Variety is the fifteenth studio album by English musician Elvis Costello, released in 1995 through Warner Bros. Records. It is composed of cover songs written by others. In 2004, Rhino Records reissued an expanded, double-CD version of the album, containing a bonus disc.[12]
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Kojak Variety
Elvis Costello
Discográfica: Warner Bros. · · Productor: Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello
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Strange
Elvis Costello •
w: Screamin` Jay Hawkins •
1994 /03 /08 1
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2:39 |
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2
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Hidden Charms
Elvis Costello •
w: Willie Dixon •
1994 /03 /08 1
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3:29 |
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3
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Remove this Doubt
Elvis Costello •
w: Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Edward Holland, Jr. •
1994 /03 /08 1
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3:52 |
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4
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I Threw It All Away
Elvis Costello •
w: Bob Dylan •
1994 /03 /08 1
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3:23 |
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5
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Leave My Kitten Alone
Elvis Costello •
w: Little Willie John / Titus Turner •
1994 /03 /08 1
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3:10 |
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6
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Everybody`s Crying Mercy
Elvis Costello •
w: Mose Allison •
1994 /03 /08 1
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4:05 |
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7
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I`ve Been Wrong Before
Elvis Costello •
w: Randy Newman •
1994 /03 /08 1
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3:01 |
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8
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Bama Lama Bama Loo
Elvis Costello •
w: Richard Penniman •
1994 /03 /08 1
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2:45 |
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9
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Must You Throw Dirt in My Face
Elvis Costello •
w: Bill Anderson •
1994 /03 /08 1
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3:49 |
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10
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Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
Elvis Costello •
w: Alternate Version) (Baker / McCormick •
1995 /05 /09 1
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0:00 |
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11
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The Very Thought of You
Elvis Costello •
w: Ray Noble •
1995 /05 /09 1
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3:42 |
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12
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Payday
Elvis Costello •
w: Jesse Winchester •
1995 /05 /09 1
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2:57 |
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13
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Please Stay
Elvis Costello •
w: Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard •
1995 /05 /09 1
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4:49 |
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14
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Running Out of Fools
Elvis Costello •
w: Richard Ahlert / Kay Rogers •
1995 /05 /09 1
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3:04 |
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15
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Days
Elvis Costello •
w: Ray Davies •
1995 /05 /09 1
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4:54 |
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Ship of Fools
Elvis Costello •
w: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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5:21 |
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My Resistance Is Low
Elvis Costello •
w: Harold Adamson / Hoagy Carmichael •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:00 |
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3
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Innocent When You Dream
Elvis Costello •
w: Tom Waits •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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4:30 |
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4
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I`m Coming Home
Elvis Costello •
w: T-Bone Burnett •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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3:13 |
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5
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The Dark End of the Street
Elvis Costello •
w: Dan Penn, Chips Moman •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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0:00 |
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6
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Congratulations
Elvis Costello •
w: Paul Simon •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:47 |
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7
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You`re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Elvis Costello •
w: Dylan •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:13 |
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Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
Elvis Costello •
w: Alternate Version) (Baker / McCormick •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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0:00 |
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Still Feeling Blue
Elvis Costello •
w: Gram Parsons •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:23 |
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10
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Brilliant Disguise
Elvis Costello •
w: Bruce Springsteen •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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4:03 |
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How Long Has This Been Going On?
Elvis Costello •
w: George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:31 |
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Sleepless Nights
Elvis Costello •
w: Felice Bryant / Boudleaux Bryant •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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3:58 |
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13
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Step Inside Love
Elvis Costello •
w: John Lennon / Paul McCartney •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:49 |
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14
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You`ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
Elvis Costello •
w: Lennon / McCartney •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:38 |
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Sally Sue Brown
Elvis Costello •
w: Arthur Alexander •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:19 |
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Sticks and Stones
Elvis Costello •
w: Turner •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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1:36 |
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That`s How You Got Killed Before
Elvis Costello •
w: with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band) (Dave Bartholomew •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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3:14 |
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The Night Before Larry Was Stretched
Elvis Costello •
w: Traditional •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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5:10 |
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But Not for Me
Elvis Costello •
w: with Larry Adler) (Gershwin / Gershwin •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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5:04 |
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Full Force Gale
Elvis Costello •
w: Van Morrison •
1995 /05 /09 2004 Rhino bonus disc
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2:59 |
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| Kojak Variety | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1994[citation needed] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 53:57 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello | |||
| Elvis Costello chronology | ||||
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Review
1995 studio album by Elvis Costello
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Kojak Variety is the fifteenth studio album by English musician Elvis Costello, released in 1995 through Warner Bros. Records. It is composed of cover songs written by others. In 2004, Rhino Records reissued an expanded, double-CD version of the album, containing a bonus disc.[12]
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Costello said in the liner notes this was a "record of some of my favourite songs performed with some of my favourite musicians."[13] but that he didn`t want to record songs that were too familiar. Costello had searched independent record shops: Potter`s Music in Richmond, Probe in Liverpool, Rock On in Camden Town, and many American thrift stores and pawn shops to discover albums that he previously had only known from singles or compilations. Costello said he made his best discoveries in what he called "the greatest record collecting store in the world", Village Music in Mill Valley, California.[13]
The first song recorded for the album was "Running Out of Fools", while the last was a new rendering of "Days" by The Kinks, which he had previously recorded for the album soundtrack album Until the End of the World, for the Wim Wenders` film of the same name. The title Kojak Variety refers to the name of a variety store in Barbados near where the album was recorded; Costello was amused by the seemingly random name of the enterprise, and in a similar spirit, decided to apply the name to his album.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strange" (Screamin` Jay Hawkins) | Screamin` Jay Hawkins | 2:39 (2:49 on 2004 reissue) |
| 2. | "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) | Willie Dixon | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Remove this Doubt" (Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Edward Holland, Jr.) | The Supremes | 3:52 |
| 4. | "I Threw It All Away" (Bob Dylan) | Bob Dylan | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Little Willie John / Titus Turner) | Little Willie John | 3:10 (3:18 on 2004 reissue) |
| 6. | "Everybody`s Crying Mercy" (Mose Allison) | Mose Allison | 4:05 |
| 7. | "I`ve Been Wrong Before" (Randy Newman) | Cilla Black | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Bama Lama Bama Loo" (Richard Penniman) | Little Richard | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Must You Throw Dirt in My Face" (Bill Anderson) | Louvin Brothers | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man" (Drew Baker / Dani McCormick) | James Carr | 3:39 |
| 11. | "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) | Ray Noble featuring Al Bowlly | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Payday" (Jesse Winchester) | Jesse Winchester | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Please Stay" (Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard) | The Drifters | 4:49 |
| 14. | "Running Out of Fools" (Richard Ahlert / Kay Rogers) | Aretha Franklin | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Days" (Ray Davies) | The Kinks | 4:54 |
- Tracks 1 and 5 have slightly longer running times and later fade-outs on the 2004 reissue.
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ship of Fools" (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) | The Grateful Dead | 5:21 |
| 2. | "My Resistance Is Low" (Harold Adamson / Hoagy Carmichael) | Hoagy Carmichael | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Innocent When You Dream" (Tom Waits) | Tom Waits | 4:30 |
| 4. | "I`m Coming Home" (T-Bone Burnett) | T-Bone Burnett | 3:13 |
| 5. | "The Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman / Dan Penn) | James Carr | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Congratulations" (Paul Simon) | Paul Simon | 2:47 |
| 7. | "You`re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (Dylan) | Bob Dylan | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man (Alternate Version)" (Baker / McCormick) | James Carr | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Still Feeling Blue" (Gram Parsons) | Gram Parsons | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Brilliant Disguise" (Bruce Springsteen) | Bruce Springsteen | 4:03 |
| 11. | "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) | Bobbe Arnst | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Sleepless Nights" (Felice Bryant / Boudleaux Bryant) | The Everly Brothers | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Step Inside Love" (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | Cilla Black | 2:49 |
| 14. | "You`ve Got to Hide Your Love Away" (Lennon / McCartney) | The Beatles | 2:38 |
| 15. | "Sally Sue Brown" (Arthur Alexander) | Arthur Alexander | 2:19 |
| 16. | "Sticks and Stones" (Turner) | Ray Charles | 1:36 |
| 17. | "That`s How You Got Killed Before (with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band)" (Dave Bartholomew) | Dave Bartholomew and His Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 18. | "The Night Before Larry Was Stretched" (Traditional) | Johnny Moynihan | 5:10 |
| 19. | "But Not for Me (with Larry Adler)" (Gershwin / Gershwin) | Ginger Rogers | 5:04 |
| 20. | "Full Force Gale" (Van Morrison) | Van Morrison | 2:59 |
Personnel
- Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
- James Burton – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Larry Knechtel – piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
- Marc Ribot – banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
- Jerry Scheff – bass
- Pete Thomas – drums
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 102 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 102 |
1995 studio album by Elvis Costello
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Kojak Variety is the fifteenth studio album by English musician Elvis Costello, released in 1995 through Warner Bros. Records. It is composed of cover songs written by others. In 2004, Rhino Records reissued an expanded, double-CD version of the album, containing a bonus disc.[12]
Background
Costello said in the liner notes this was a "record of some of my favourite songs performed with some of my favourite musicians."[13] but that he didn`t want to record songs that were too familiar. Costello had searched independent record shops: Potter`s Music in Richmond, Probe in Liverpool, Rock On in Camden Town, and many American thrift stores and pawn shops to discover albums that he previously had only known from singles or compilations. Costello said he made his best discoveries in what he called "the greatest record collecting store in the world", Village Music in Mill Valley, California.[13]
The first song recorded for the album was "Running Out of Fools", while the last was a new rendering of "Days" by The Kinks, which he had previously recorded for the album soundtrack album Until the End of the World, for the Wim Wenders` film of the same name. The title Kojak Variety refers to the name of a variety store in Barbados near where the album was recorded; Costello was amused by the seemingly random name of the enterprise, and in a similar spirit, decided to apply the name to his album.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strange" (Screamin` Jay Hawkins) | Screamin` Jay Hawkins | 2:39 (2:49 on 2004 reissue) |
| 2. | "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) | Willie Dixon | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Remove this Doubt" (Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Edward Holland, Jr.) | The Supremes | 3:52 |
| 4. | "I Threw It All Away" (Bob Dylan) | Bob Dylan | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Little Willie John / Titus Turner) | Little Willie John | 3:10 (3:18 on 2004 reissue) |
| 6. | "Everybody`s Crying Mercy" (Mose Allison) | Mose Allison | 4:05 |
| 7. | "I`ve Been Wrong Before" (Randy Newman) | Cilla Black | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Bama Lama Bama Loo" (Richard Penniman) | Little Richard | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Must You Throw Dirt in My Face" (Bill Anderson) | Louvin Brothers | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man" (Drew Baker / Dani McCormick) | James Carr | 3:39 |
| 11. | "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) | Ray Noble featuring Al Bowlly | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Payday" (Jesse Winchester) | Jesse Winchester | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Please Stay" (Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard) | The Drifters | 4:49 |
| 14. | "Running Out of Fools" (Richard Ahlert / Kay Rogers) | Aretha Franklin | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Days" (Ray Davies) | The Kinks | 4:54 |
- Tracks 1 and 5 have slightly longer running times and later fade-outs on the 2004 reissue.
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ship of Fools" (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) | The Grateful Dead | 5:21 |
| 2. | "My Resistance Is Low" (Harold Adamson / Hoagy Carmichael) | Hoagy Carmichael | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Innocent When You Dream" (Tom Waits) | Tom Waits | 4:30 |
| 4. | "I`m Coming Home" (T-Bone Burnett) | T-Bone Burnett | 3:13 |
| 5. | "The Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman / Dan Penn) | James Carr | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Congratulations" (Paul Simon) | Paul Simon | 2:47 |
| 7. | "You`re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (Dylan) | Bob Dylan | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man (Alternate Version)" (Baker / McCormick) | James Carr | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Still Feeling Blue" (Gram Parsons) | Gram Parsons | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Brilliant Disguise" (Bruce Springsteen) | Bruce Springsteen | 4:03 |
| 11. | "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) | Bobbe Arnst | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Sleepless Nights" (Felice Bryant / Boudleaux Bryant) | The Everly Brothers | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Step Inside Love" (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | Cilla Black | 2:49 |
| 14. | "You`ve Got to Hide Your Love Away" (Lennon / McCartney) | The Beatles | 2:38 |
| 15. | "Sally Sue Brown" (Arthur Alexander) | Arthur Alexander | 2:19 |
| 16. | "Sticks and Stones" (Turner) | Ray Charles | 1:36 |
| 17. | "That`s How You Got Killed Before (with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band)" (Dave Bartholomew) | Dave Bartholomew and His Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 18. | "The Night Before Larry Was Stretched" (Traditional) | Johnny Moynihan | 5:10 |
| 19. | "But Not for Me (with Larry Adler)" (Gershwin / Gershwin) | Ginger Rogers | 5:04 |
| 20. | "Full Force Gale" (Van Morrison) | Van Morrison | 2:59 |
Personnel
- Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
- James Burton – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Larry Knechtel – piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
- Marc Ribot – banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
- Jerry Scheff – bass
- Pete Thomas – drums
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 102 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 102 |