Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Accidents Will Happen - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
2. Senior Service - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
3. Oliver's Army - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
4. Big Boys - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
5. Green Shirt - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
6. Party Girl - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
7. Goon Squad - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
8. Busy Bodies - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
9. Sunday's Best - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
10. Moods For Moderns - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
11. Chemistry Class - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
12. Two Little Hitlers - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
13. Peace, Love & Understanding (What's So Funny About) - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
DISC 2:
1. Tiny Steps - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
2. Busy Bodies - (alternate version, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
3. Talking in the Dark - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
4. Big Boys - (alternate version, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
5. Clean Money - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
6. Wednesday Week - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
7. My Funny Valentine - (with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
8. Accidents Will Happen - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
9. Mystery Dance - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
10. Goon Squad - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
11. Party Girl - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
12. Stranger in the House - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
13. Alison - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
14. Lipstick Vogue - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
15. Watching the Detectives - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
16. You Belong to Me - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
17. Chemistry Class - (live, with Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Dave Edmunds | | Producer: | Nick Lowe | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Expanding their sound from the tightly wound new wave rock of THIS YEAR'S MODEL, Elvis Costello & the Attractions returned with the lyrically bilious but musically expansive ARMED FORCES. A key album in Costello's development for the way it branched off into the ABBA-influenced pure pop of "Accidents Will Happen" and "Oliver's Army," the sunny Beatlesque melodies of "Busy Bodies," and the soulful ballad "Party Girl," ARMED FORCES is consistently rated among the finest works in the singer-songwriter's canon.
The two-disc ARMED FORCES: DELUXE EDITION contains all the songs from the expanded Rykodisc CD from the early 1990s, which featured key b-sides such as the sprightly "Talking in the Dark" and the previously vinyl-only LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH EP. This set then adds five more live songs recorded during the same concert, and alternate takes of the album tracks "Chemistry Class," "Big Boys" and "Busy Bodies." Similarly, Costello's wry, self-deprecating liner notes are longer and more detailed for this release.
Editorial Reviews
4 Stars - Excellent - ...the additional tracks...are a highlight on ARMED FORCES...
Q (11/01/1993)
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Centuryn
Vibe (12/01/1999)
Ranked #45 in Q's 100 Greatest British Albums
Q (06/01/2000)
Ranked #17 in CMJ's Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979.
CMJ (01/05/2004)
...Lushly orchestrated, glitteringly detailed....A virtuoso demonstration of the singer's craft...
Mojo (12/01/2002)
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