When I Was Cruel
by Elvis Costello
- Type: Album
- Released: 23 April 2002
- Label: Island
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:02:59
- Community rating: 3.24/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
After a prolonged period exploring Burt Bacharach collaborations and classical ballads, the veteran songwriter roared back to aggressive, distorted pop-rock. Featuring his newly assembled backing band, The Imposters, the album unexpectedly integrates prominent drum loops alongside his signature, biting lyricism.
Genres
Descriptors: complex
Tracklist
- 45 (3:32)
- Spooky Girlfriend (4:22)
- Tear Off Your Own Head ( It's A Doll Revolution) (3:31)
- When I Was Cruel No. 2 (7:06)
- Soul For Hire (3:55)
- 15 Petals (4:01)
- Tart (4:03)
- Dust 2 ... (3:21)
- Dissolve (2:23)
- Alibi (6:42)
- ...Dust (3:04)
- Daddy Can I Turn This? (3:41)
- My Little Blue Window (3:10)
- Episode Of Blonde (5:01)
- Radio Silence (4:58)
Credits
- Eamonn Singer - illustration
- Heino Leja - lacquer cut by
- Steven Kennedy - backing vocals
- Pete Thomas - drums, handclaps, drums, percussion, drums, shaker, drums, tambourine
- Davey Faragher - electric bass [fender precision bass], handclaps, 12-string bass
- Steve Nieve - electric piano [hohner pianet], electric organ [vox continental organ], vibraphone, electric organ [hammond], grand piano, keyboards [electric keyboard], melodica, electric organ [vox continental organ], clavinet [electric clavinet], vibraphone, effects [filters], grand piano, electric organ [hammond]
- Bill Ware - vibraphone
- Roy Nathanson - alto saxophone