djjd62's album profile (new album 02/26/05-see first post)

in 1981 elvis costello was an angry young man, or at least that's what the popular press wanted you to think, he was in fact a

talented musicioan with a love for burt bacharach and a desire to record a country album.

the album was almost blue



this album changed my outlook on country music for once it was cool, hip even, if someone like elvis costello liked it then it

couldn't be all bad. i'd grown up with johnny cash, jim reeves and a host of other country musicians records but had never really

given the genre much serious consideration, now i was seeing it from a new perspective and was liking what i saw. the crowning

glory for me though was the last song on the album, i had never really been exposed to gram parsons before, i'd heard the byrds,

and was probably aware of his existence, but "how much i lied", was a further education into just how good country music could

be.

this album has remained a favourite for over 20 years, and the new expanded version from rykodisc contains a bonus disc of

extras including duets with george jones and johnny cash.

here id the original track listing

01: why don't you love me (like you used to do)
02: sweet dreams
03: sucess
04: i'm your toy
05: tonight the bottle let me down
06: brown to blue
07: good year for the roses
08: sitin' and thinkin'
09: colour of the blues
10: too far gone
11: honey hush
12: how much i lied