Data di uscita: 3 marzo 2023

The Songs of Bacharach & Costello celebra i 25 anni dell’uscita di Painted From Memory, l’album di Elvis Costello e Burt Bacharach pubblicato nel 1998.  

Dopo anni di ammirazione testimoniata anche da registrazioni di brani di Bacharach, Costello ebbe finalmente l’opportunità di collaborare con Burt per la canzone God Give Me Strength, inserita nella colonna sonora del film Grace Of My Heart (1996). La collaborazione tra i due musicisti continuò per tutto l’anno seguente con le registrazioni dell’album Painted From Memory. 

Nei seguenti 25 anni, Bacharach & Costello collaborarono ancora saltuariamente creando altre canzoni. The Songs of Bacharach & Costello in edizione Super DeLuxe riassume l’intera storia:

• le prime cover di canzoni di Bacharach eseguite da Costello
  
• l’album Painted From Memory
  
• le performance dal vivo del Lonely World tour
  
• le canzoni tratte da Taken From Life, lo spettacolo teatrale con soggetto Painted From Memory e 3 nuovissime registrazioni di Costello
  

Versione esclusiva Super DeLuxe stampata su 2 LP e 4 CD che comprende:

• 45 tracce in totale
  
• 3 nuove composizioni firmate da Bacharach e Costello, Taken From Life incisa da Elvis Costello con The Imposters, You Can Have Her e Look Up Again registrate da Elvis Costello con la direzione di Burt Bacharach e con arrangiamenti orchestrali di Vince Mendoza
• 19 tracce inedite, canzoni, demo e performance dal vivo
• nuovo remastering dell’album Painted From Memory dai nastri master analogici a cura di Bob Ludwig e cutting del vinile realizzato da Ryan Smith agli Sterling Studios
• Taken From Life, 16 canzoni scelte dallo spettacolo teatrale di Painted From Memory
• 12 performance dal vivo di canzoni di Painted From Memory registrate negli anni 1998-99
  

Tracklist

CD1 - Painted From Memory

1. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - In The Darkest Place
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Toledo 
3. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - I Still Have That Other Girl 
4. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - This House Is Empty Now 
5. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Tears At The Birthday Party 
6. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Such Unlikely Lovers 
7. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - My Thief 
8. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Long Division 
9. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted From Memory 
10. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Sweetest Punch 
11. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - What’s Her Name Today? 
12. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - God Give Me Strength 

CD2 - Taken From Life

1. Elvis Costello - You Can Have Her
2. Cassandra Wilson & Bill Frisell - Painted From Memory
3. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Don't Look Now
4. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Everyone's Playing House
5. Audra Mae - I Looked Away
6. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Taken From Life
7. Don Byron & Bill Frisell - My Thief
8. Jenni Muldaur - Shameless
9. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Photographs Can Lie
10. Audra Mae - In The Darkest Place
11. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Why Won't Heaven Help Me?
12. Jenni Muldaur - Stripping Paper
13. Elvis Costello & Imposters - He's Given Me Things
14. Audra Mae - What’s Her Name Today?
15. Elvis Costello - Look Up Again
16. Burt Bacharach Lie Back & Think Of England

CD3 - It's A Lonely World - Live

1. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - Toledo Live In Tokyo, Japan, Nakano Sunplaza Hall - February 8, 1999
2. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - In The Darkest Place Live In Melbourne, Australia, Athenaeum Theatre - February 16, 1999
3. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - My Thief Live In Tokyo, Japan, Nakano Sunplaza Hall - February 8, 1999
4. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - I Still Have The Other Girl Live In Tokyo, Japan, Shibuya Hall - February 10, 1999
5. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - I'll Never Fall In Love Again Live In Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall - June 16, 1999
6. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - God Give Me Strength Live In Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall - June 16, 1999
7. Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve & The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Painted From Memory Live In Stockholm, Sweden, Berwaldhallen - January, 5, 1999
8. Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve & The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - What's Her Name Today? Live In Stockholm, Sweden, Berwaldhallen - January, 5, 1999
9. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - This House Is Empty Now Live In New York City, Late Night with Conan O'Brien - Nov. 27, 1998

CD4 - Costello Sings Bacharach & David

1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Live in Norwich, UK, University of East Anglia - October 17, 1977
2. Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe - Baby It's You
3. Elvis Costello - Please Stay
4. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
5. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Make It Easy On Yourself Live in London, UK, Royal Festival Hall - October 29, 1998
6. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - My Little Red Book Live in London, UK, Royal Festival Hall - October 29, 1998
7. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Anyone Who Had A Heart Live in London, UK, Royal Festival Hall - October 29, 1998
8. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Live In New York City, Sessions at West 54th - October 18, 1998

LP1 - Side A - Painted From Memory

1. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach -In The Darkest Place 
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Toledo 
3. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - I Still Have That Other Girl 
4. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - This House Is Empty Now

 
LP1 - Side B - Painted From Memory

1. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Tears At The Birthday Party 
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Such Unlikely Lovers 
3. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - My Thief 
4. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Long Division

 
LP2 - Side A - Painted From Memory

1. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted From Memory 
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Sweetest Punch 
3. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - What’s Her Name Today? 
4. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - God Give Me Strength

 
LP2 - Side B - Selections From Taken For Life

1. Elvis Costello - You Can Have Her
2. Audra Mae - Don't Look Now
3. Audra Mae - I Looked Away
4. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Taken From Life
5. Audra Mae - What’s Her Name Today?
6. Elvis Costello - Look Up Again