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The Very Best of Elvis Costello,Elvis Costello

- The Very Best of Elvis Costello
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Elvis Costello
Released 2001

That Day Is Done
05:10
940 plays

I Want to Vanish
03:14
887 plays

Alison
03:21
4,155 plays

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- 1
- (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
- 03:31
- 3,596 plays

- 2
- Oliver's Army
- 02:57
- 2,838 plays

- 3
- Watching the Detectives
- 03:43
- 3,309 plays

- 4
- Alison
- 03:21
- 4,155 plays

- 5
- (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
- 03:07
- 2,107 plays

- 6
- Accidents Will Happen
- 03:01
- 2,495 plays

- 7
- Pump It Up
- 03:13
- 3,458 plays

- 8
- I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
- 02:05
- 1,714 plays

- 9
- Radio, Radio
- 03:06
- 2,700 plays

- 10
- Clubland
- 03:43
- 1,450 plays

- 11
- A Good Year for the Roses
- 03:05
- 1,613 plays

- 12
- Man Out of Time
- 05:25
- 1,451 plays

- 13
- I Wanna Be Loved
- 04:46
- 1,357 plays

- 14
- Everyday I Write the Book
- 03:52
- 2,747 plays

- 15
- Brilliant Mistake
- 03:41
- 1,525 plays

- 16
- The Other Side of Summer
- 03:53
- 1,494 plays

- 17
- Tokyo Storm Warning
- 06:23
- 1,513 plays

- 18
- Sulky Girl
- 05:04
- 1,299 plays

- 19
- So Like Candy
- 04:35
- 1,392 plays

- 20
- Veronica
- 03:07
- 2,872 plays

- 21
- She
- 03:05
- 2,166 plays

- 22
- Big Tears
- 03:10
- 1,383 plays

- 23
- Beyond Belief
- 02:33
- 1,510 plays

- 24
- Lipstick Vogue
- 03:31
- 1,219 plays

- 25
- Green Shirt
- 02:44
- 1,456 plays

- 26
- Pills and Soap
- 03:43
- 1,129 plays

- 27
- Tramp the Dirt Down
- 05:41
- 1,185 plays

- 28
- Shipbuilding
- 04:51
- 1,171 plays

- 29
- High Fidelity
- 02:28
- 1,265 plays

- 30
- New Lace Sleeves
- 03:47
- 1,168 plays

- 31
- (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
- 02:46
- 1,639 plays

- 32
- Talking in the Dark
- 01:57
- 1,108 plays

- 33
- New Amsterdam
- 02:13
- 1,080 plays

- 34
- I Hope You're Happy Now
- 03:07
- 1,137 plays

- 35
- Riot Act
- 03:34
- 1,167 plays

- 36
- My Funny Valentine
- 01:29
- 1,037 plays

- 37
- Indoor Fireworks
- 04:09
- 1,069 plays

- 38
- Almost Blue
- 02:49
- 1,093 plays

- 39
- I Want You
- 06:43
- 1,106 plays

- 40
- God Give Me Strength
- 06:10
- 1,217 plays

- 41
- That Day Is Done
- 05:10
- 940 plays

- 42
- I Want to Vanish
- 03:14
- 887 plays

album review

Elvis Costello seems to have an aversion to presenting his work in a logical, comprehensive fashion, if the double-disc The Very Best of Elvis Costello is any indication. Like its predecessor, Girls Girls Girls, it sprawls over two discs, with very little regard to chronology or style, baffling and enticing listeners in equal measure. Although there are certainly some terrific songs missing, it's hard to argue with much of what's here (with the notable exception of the cuts here to lure in collectors -- the Charles Aznavour cover of "She," first heard in Notting Hill, and a version of "That Day Is Done," recorded with the Fairfield Four, featured on their 1997 album). So, as a reasonably thorough, albeit scattershot, overview, this works pretty well, since the music itself is good, even if it doesn't make sense when presented in this fashion (if it was intended to illustrate Costello's stylistic sweep, it winds up as counterproductive, since it's confusing in this fashion, not enticing). Still, the curious will prefer the single-disc sampler, The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, since it's not only more concise, it illustrates Costello's depth and range equally well. And if you want to dig deeper after hearing that, the original albums are worth any fan's time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide