Album

Mighty Like A Rose

Elvis Costello

1991 · Rock

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Mighty Like A Rose by Elvis Costello

Mighty Like A Rose is an Alt/Indie album by Elvis Costello, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 41 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.

About

There’s sweeping musical range on <i>Mighty Like a Rose</i>—guitars sparkle and ache, keyboards and horns thicken things, and Costello tackles complex themes such as detachment and sour nostalgia with jaw-dropping narrative grace. Many moments stun: The brass-enhanced “Sweet Pear” revels in Costello’s perverse sense of busted love while the rising, piano-stoked “How to Be Dumb” reveals his colorful vitriol. The psychedelic sunshine pop of “The Other Side of Summer” and “Harpies Bizarre” tingles, the gentle “After the Fall” stings, and the derisive “Playboy to a Man” lays out danceable chaos.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1The Other Side Of Summer3:57
  2. A2Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)4:06
  3. A3How To Be Dumb5:13
  4. A4All Grown Up4:17
  5. A5Invasion Hit Parade5:34
  6. A6Harpies Bizarre3:44
  7. A7After The Fall4:35

Side B

  1. B1Georgie And Her Rival3:38
  2. B2So Like Candy4:37
  3. B3Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 20:22
  4. B4Playboy To A Man3:19
  5. B5Sweet Pear3:37
  6. B6Broken3:36
  7. B7Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 43:48

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • brittle
  • cynical
  • witty

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

- Rear cover glossy, front with glossy and matte parts
- Warner logo embossed on rear cover
- Printings on spine and on upper cover edge
- Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos
- The rights text on the label edge does not extend all the way around the label, just 3 lines around the bottom half in contrast to other Alsdorf pressings.
On rear cover:
Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood.
Orchestral and vocal sessions at Westside Studios, London

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Andrew FindonFLUTE WOODWIND, FLUTE
  • Benmont TenchHARMONIUM, BARREL ORGAN HARMONIUM, ORGAN PIANO
  • Charles JosephBRASS , TROMBONE TROMBONE
  • Declan Patrick Aloysius MacmanusVOCALS
  • Derek BellHARP, HAMMERED DULCIMER , HARPSICHORD
  • Efrem TownsBRASS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
  • Elvis Costello12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR ARRANGED BY
  • Fiachra TrenchARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR
  • Gavyn WrightCONCERTMASTER
  • Gregory DavisBRASS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
  • James BurtonACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
  • Jenell MarshallBRASS , DRUM DRUMS , SNARE DRUMS
  • Jerry Scheff6-STRING BASS BASS TUBA, DOUBLE BASS
  • Jim KeltnerDRUM , PERCUSSION , OTHER DRUM PROGRAMMING , PERCUSSION , OTHER DRUM PROGRAMMING, PERCUSSION, OTHER
  • Kevin ConneffVOCALS
  • Kevin HarrisBRASS , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Kirk JosephBRASS , SOUSAPHONE
  • Larry KnechtelELECTRIC ORGAN GRAND PIANO GRAND PIANO, ELECTRIC ORGAN

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