Track Listing 1. Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds 2. Unwanted Number - For Real 3. My Brave Face - Paul McCartney 4. Hidden Shame - Johnny Cash 5. All Grown Up - Tasmin Archer 6. Miss Mary - Zucchero 7. Shadow & Jimmy - Was (Not Was) 8. Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue - Mary Coughlan 9. Deep Dead Blue - Anuna 10. Comedians, The - Roy Orbison 11. Deportees Club, The - Christy Moore 12. Punishing Kiss - Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet 13. Shamed Into Love - Ruben Blades 14. Shatterproof - Billy Bremner 15. Dirty Rotten Shame - Ronnie Drew 16. Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt 17. Birds Will Still Be Singing, The - Norma Waterson 18. I Want to Vanish - June Tabor 19. Other End, The (Of the Telescope) - Til Tuesday 20. Indoor Fireworks - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit 21. Almost Blue - Chet Baker
| Details | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Compilation producers: Elvis Costello, Gary Stewart. Includes liner notes by Elvis Costello. Having inspired a generation of songwriters and plagiarists, it was about time the Other Elvis got his fair tribute. This one's got some interesting twists, though--rather than culling together a bunch of plain old covers, BESPOKE SONGS, LOST DOGS, DETOURS & RENDEZVOUS: SONGS OF ELVIS COSTELLO features some interesting pair-ups--"My Brave Face," penned with Paul McCartney is a sunny, strong pop gem, while "Miss Mary" is a strident, blues-tinged lament co-written with Italian superstar Zucchero. Irish baladeer Christy Moore lends his unique flair to "The Deportees Club" from GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD, turning it into an accordion-laced tearjerker. Among the legendary names dropping in with inspired cover versions are Roy Orbison, whose "The Comedians" (CRUEL WORLD is well-represented here) must number among Costello's proudest moments, Johnny Cash ("Hidden Shame") and Chet Baker, with a sublime take on "Almost Blue."
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