Singer: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Title: Almost Blue
Label: F-Beat ‎– FB 58 392, F-Beat ‎– FB K 58 392
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Netherlands
Date of released: 1981
Category: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Country Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1557 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1579 mb
Rating: 4.9✭
Format: MP3 VOC WMA RA AU XM MOD APE FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do?) Written-By – Hank Williams	1:33
A2	Sweet Dreams Written-By – Don Gibson	2:55
A3	Success Written-By – Mullins*	2:37
A4	I'm Your Toy Written-By – Ethridge*, Parsons*	3:17
A5	Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Written-By – Merle Haggard	2:40
A6	Brown To Blue Written-By – Johnny Mathis*, George Jones , V. Frank*	2:36
B1	Good Year For The Roses Written-By – Jerry Chenut*	3:05
B2	Sittin' And Thinkin' Written-By – Charlie Rich	2:55
B3	Colour Of The Blues Written-By – Jones*, Williams*	2:17
B4	Too Far Gone Written-By – Sherrill*	3:20
B5	Honey Hush Written-By – Turner*	2:10
B6	How Much I've Lied Written-By – Parsons*, Rifkin*	2:44

Companies, etc.

• Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
• Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
• Printed By – Druckhaus Maack KG
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – F-Beat Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – CBS Studios, Nashville
• Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
• Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Nashville Edition*
• Bass – Bruce Thomas
• Drums – Pete Thomas
• Engineer – Ron "Snake" Reynolds*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Fast Eddy Hudson*
• Guitar, Vocals – Elvis Costello
• Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – John McFee
• Photography By – Keith Morris
• Piano, Organ – Steve Neive*
• Producer – Billy Sherrill
• Violin – Tommy Miller*

Notes

℗ 1981 Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. F.Beat Records Ltd.
On labels: Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH.

The artist is "Elvis Costello" on both labels and "Elvis Costello And The Attractions" on the cover spine.

Cat.# FB 58 392 on both labels and FB K 58 392 on back cover and spine.

Recorded in CBS Studio A, Nashville. Dates 18-29 May 1981.

First copies came with a sticker on the front cover with text: "WARNING! This album contains Country & Western Music & may produce radical reaction in narrow minded people".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, stamped): R/S Alsdorf 58392 A1 .STRAWBERRY (G).
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, stamped): R/S Alsdorf 58392 B2 .STRAWBERRY (G)
• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 6792
• Other (Cat.# Original UK Release): XXLP 13

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
XXLP13, XXLP 13	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Almost Blue ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat, F-Beat	XXLP13, XXLP 13	UK	1981
RCD 20277	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Almost Blue ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Rykodisc	RCD 20277	USA & Canada	1994
RCD 20277	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Almost Blue ‎(CD, Album, Club, RE, RM)	Rykodisc	RCD 20277	US	1994
IMP FIEND CD 33, IMP FIEND CD33	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Almost Blue ‎(CD, Album)	IMP Records, IMP Records	IMP FIEND CD 33, IMP FIEND CD33	UK	1984
203 311	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Almost Blue ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	203 311	Germany	1981

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