Mighty Like a Rose
by Elvis Costello
- Type: Album
- Released: 13 May 1991
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 54:25
- Community rating: 3.05/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Featuring dense instrumentation and collaborative songwriting with Paul McCartney, the album marked a shift away from the stripped-back folk elements of his prior work. Despite being a commercial success, its occasionally bitter lyricism and cluttered arrangements divided critical consensus.
Genres
Descriptors: Instrumental, melodic
Tracklist
- The Other Side of Summer (3:56)
- Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) (4:05)
- How to Be Dumb (5:13)
- All Grown Up (4:16)
- Invasion Hit Parade (5:34)
- Harpies Bizarre (3:44)
- After the Fall (4:37)
- Georgie and Her Rival (3:38)
- So Like Candy (4:36)
- Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2 - Instrumental (0:22)
- Playboy to a Man (3:19)
- Sweet Pear (3:36)
- Broken (3:36)
- Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (3:49)
Credits
- Elvis Costello - primary artist, written-by, vocals, backing vocals [vocal group], arranged by [vocals], bass [intro], acoustic guitar [12-string], vocals, guitar [main figure], rhythm guitar, vocals, guitar [big stupid guitar], maracas, guitar [big stupid guitar], electric guitar, organ [little foolish organ], vocals, electric guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar [12-string], vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar [big stupid guitar], twelve-string guitar [rickenbacker], organ [cox], vocals, piano, chamberlin [chamberlain], vocals, celesta, toy piano
- Cait O'Riordan - written-by
- Jim Keltner - written-by, drum programming, percussion, other [maestrodellavolta], drums
- Paul McCartney - written-by
- James Burton - acoustic guitar, guitar [solos], acoustic guitar, electric guitar [electric guitar figure]
- Richard Page - backing vocals [vocal group]
- Steve George - backing vocals [vocal group]
- Steven Soles - backing vocals [vocal group], backing vocals [vocal harmony]