Songs of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous (1998)

About this title: Elvis Costello has always been one of the most prolific songwriters in pop, writing a considerable number of songs that have never appeared on his official albums. Some were released as B-sides, some sat in the vault -- and some were handed to other artists. The Songs of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous compiles 20 of those songs. Costello has recorded some of these songs -- "Girls Talk" (Dave Edmunds), "All Grown Up" (Tasmin Archer), "Shipbuilding" (Robert Wyatt), "The Other End (Of the Telescope)" ('Til Tuesday), "Almost Blue" (Chet Baker), "Indoor Fireworks" ... read more

Tracks:

1. Girls Talk [Costello]
2. Unwanted Number [Costello]
3. My Brave Face [MacManus/McCartney]
4. Hidden Shame [Costello]
5. All Grown Up [Costello]
6. Miss Mary [Costello/Fornaciari]
7. Shadow & Jimmy [Costello/Was]
8. Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue [Costello]
9. Deep Dead Blue [Costello/Frisell]
10. The Comedians [Costello]
11. The Deportees Club [Costello]
12. Punishing Kiss [Costello/ORiordan]
13. Shamed into Love [Costello/Blades]
14. Shatterproof [Costello]
15. Dirty Rotten Shame [Costello]
16. Shipbuilding [Costello/Langer]
17. The Birds Will Still Be Singing [Costello]
18. I Want to Vanish [Costello]
19. The Other End (Of the Telescope) [Costello/Mann]
20. Indoor Fireworks [Costello]
21. Almost Blue [Costello]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.