ELVIS COSTELLO - ALMOST BLUE, PRE RELEASE PROMO

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SPECIAL COLLECTORS ITEM
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS

ALMOST BLUE

A RARE UNIQUE PROMOTIONAL ALBUM

* Limited Edition Stamped No. 000063
* Special cover signed by all the band.
* Special pressing with Elvis Costello introducing each track.
* Vinyl album is in mint condition

Almost Blue is an album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was recorded May 1981 in Nashville, and released on October 23, 1981. The record's songs consist entirely of country covers, including works originally written by Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Gram Parsons. It is Costello's first album not to be produced by Nick Lowe.

Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favorite cover albums. During a BBCTV documentary on Costello's time in Memphis, a record producer said he'd recorded "Why don't you love me like you used to do" dozens of times, but never before had he recorded a cover like this one!

Side one

1. "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?" (Hank Williams) – 1:40

2. "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 3:00

3. "Success" (Johnny Mullins) – 2:41

4. "Hot Burrito #1" (Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge) – 3:23

5. "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" (Merle Haggard) – 2:09

6. "Brown to Blue" (George Jones, Virginia Franks) – 2:40

Side two

1. "A Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) – 3:10

2. "Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Charlie Rich) – 3:02

3. "Colour of the Blues" (Lawton Williams, George Jones) – 2:21

4. "Too Far Gone" (Billy Sherrill) – 3:28