Name: Mighty Like A Rose by Elvis Costello
Brand: Elvis Costello
SKU: 081227886462
Price: 9.9 USD
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By the early '90s, Elvis Costello had forgotten more about songcraft and record production than most musicians would ever learn, earning him titles like "modern-day Gershwin." MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE is where he starts showing off his smarts. It's far and away Elvis' most elaborate effort, both in terms of composition and arrangement, making his collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet sound like a Ramones album. Aided by Mitchell Froom and innovative guitarist Marc Ribot, Costello turns out arty, harmonically sophisticated tunes that never go where you expect them to, either musically or lyrically. Ironically, it's the simplest tunes on what could fairly be called Costello's SERGEANT PEPPER that make the most impact, like the very Leonard Cohen-ish "After the Fall" and the elegant melancholy of the McCartney collaboration "So Like Candy."

1. The Other Side of Summer

by Elvis Costello

Acoustic Guitar: James Burton
Elvis Costello; Performer
Composer: Elvis Costello; Composer
Bass: Elvis Costello
Jerry Scheff; Performer
Castanets: Pete Thomas; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas; Performer
Percussion: Pete Thomas; Performer
Piano: Larry Knechtel
Mitchell Froom
Benmont Tench; Performer
Tambourine: Pete Thomas; Performer
Vocals: Richard Page
Steve George
Steven Soles
Elvis Costello; Performer
Vocal Arrangement: Mitchell Froom
Elvis Costello; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Richard Sullivan
Max Garcia; Production
Organ: Larry Knechtel
Mitchell Froom; Performer
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Kevin Killen
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Production

2. Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)

by Elvis Costello

Bass: Nick Lowe; Performer
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Soloist: James Burton; Main Performer
Percussion: Marc Ribot; Performer
Piano: Benmont Tench; Performer
Rhythm Guitar: Elvis Costello; Performer
Vocals: Elvis Costello; Performer
Composer: Larry Keltner
Elvis Costello; Composer
Vocal Arrangement: Elvis Costello
Mitchell Froom; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Producer: Mitchell Froom
D.p.a. Mac Manus
Kevin Killen; Production

3. How to Be Dumb

by Elvis Costello

Baritone Saxophone: Roger Lewis; Performer
Bass: Jerry Scheff; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas; Performer
Guitar: Elvis Costello; Performer
Composer: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Lyricist: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Organ: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Percussion: Pierre
Elvis Costello; Performer
Piano: Benmont Tench
Larry Knechtel; Performer
Rhythm Guitar: Marc Ribot; Performer
Vocals: Elvis Costello; Performer
Vocal Arrangement: Elvis Costello; Composer
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Kevin Killen
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Production

4. All Grown Up

by Elvis Costello

Acoustic Guitar: James Burton
Elvis Costello; Performer
Lyricist: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Bass: T-bone Wok; Performer
Chamberlin: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Cornet: Marc Ribot; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Conductor: Fiachra Trench; Conductor
Horn: Marc Ribot; Performer
Keyboard: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Leader: Gavyn Wright; Performer
Organ: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Piano: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Vocals: Elvis Costello; Performer
Composer: D.p.a. Mac Manus
Mcmanus
Elvis Costello; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Fiachra Trench; Composer
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted By: Fiachra Trench; Other
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Orchestra Arranger: Fiachra Trench; Other
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Producer: D.p.a. Mac Manus
Kevin Killen
Mitchell Froom; Production

5. Invasion Hit Parade

by Elvis Costello

Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Bass: T-bone Wok; Performer
Chamberlin: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas; Performer
Electric Guitar: Elvis Costello
Marc Ribot; Performer
Organ: Elvis Costello; Performer
Piano: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Vocals: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Performer
Composer: D.p.a. Mac Manus
Mcmanus; Composer
Lyricist: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Richard Sullivan
Max Garcia; Production
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Producer: D.p.a. Mac Manus
Kevin Killen
Mitchell Froom; Production

6. Harpies Bizarre

by Elvis Costello

Composer: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Bass: T-bone Wok; Performer
Bassoon: Neil Levesley; Performer
Clarinet: Nicholas Bucknall; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas; Performer
Electric Guitar: Elvis Costello; Performer
Flute: Andrew Findon; Performer
Lyricist: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
French Horn: Simon Rayner; Performer
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Orchestral Arrangement: Fiachra Trench; Composer
Harpsichord: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Oboe: Richard Mortan; Performer
Piano: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Tambourine: Pete Thomas; Performer
Vocals: Elvis Costello; Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Kevin Killen
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Production

7. After the Fall

by Elvis Costello

Acoustic Guitar: Elvis Costello; Performer
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Bass: Rob Wasserman; Performer
Guitar: Marc Ribot; Performer
Harmony: Steven Soles; Performer
Piano: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Vocals: D.p.a. Mac Manus
Elvis Costello; Performer
Composer: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Lyricist: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Kevin Killen
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Production

8. Georgie and Her Rival

by Elvis Costello

Acoustic Guitar: Elvis Costello
James Burton; Performer
Composer: D.p.a. Mac Manus
Mcmanus; Composer
Bass: Jerry Scheff; Performer
Chamberlin: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas; Performer
Lyricist: D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Additional Arrangement By: Fiachra Trench; Other
Electric Guitar: Marc Ribot
James Burton; Performer
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Organ: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Piano: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Spinet: Benmont Tench; Performer
Vocals: Elvis Costello
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Performer
Additional Arrangement By: Fiachra Trench; Other
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Kevin Killen
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Production

9. So Like Candy

by Elvis Costello

Acoustic Guitar: Elvis Costello; Performer
Lyricist: Mcmanus
Mccarteny
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Max Garcia
Richard Sullivan; Production
Extra Bass: T-bone Wolk; Other
Bass: Jerry Scheff; Performer
Composer: Mcmanus
Paul Mccartney
Elvis Costello
Mac Manus
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Composer
Chamberlin: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marc Ribot
Elvis Costello; Performer
Mellotron: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Piano: Larry Knechtel; Performer
Rhythm Guitar: Elvis Costello; Performer
Vocals: Elvis Costello; Performer
Engineer: Kevin Killen; Production
Mixing: Kevin Killen; Production
Primary Artist: Elvis Costello; Main Performer
Producer: Kevin Killen
Mitchell Froom
D.p.a. Mac Manus; Production