Elvis Costello
b. Declan Patrick McManus, August 25, 1954
Short History
Albums Released
- My Aim Is True�(with the Attractions)��
1977
- This Year's Model�(with the Attractions)��
1978
- Armed Forces�(with the Attractions)��
1979
- Get Happy!!�(with the Attractions)��
1980
- Taking Liberties��
1980
- Almost Blue��
1981
- Trust��
1981
- Imperial Bedroom��
1982
- Punch the Clock�(with the Attractions)��
1983
- Goodbye Cruel World�(with the Attractions)��
1984
- The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions��
1985
- Blood and Chocolate�(with the Attractions)��
1986
- King of America��
1986
- Out of Our Idiot��
1987
- Girls, Girls, Girls��
1989
- Spike��
1989
- Mighty Like a Rose��
1991
- The Juliet Letters��
1993
- 2 1/2 Years��
1993
- Brutal Youth��
1994
- The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1977-86��
1994
- Kojak Variety��
1995
- All This Useless Beauty��
1996
- Extreme Honey: The Very Best of the Warner Bros. Years��
1997
- Painted from Memory�(with Burt Bacharach)��
1998
U.S. Chart Success
Singles
- "A Good Year for the Roses" - #50
- "Everyday I Write the Book" - #36
- "The Only Flame in Town" - #56
- "Veronica" - #19
Albums
- My Aim Is True - #32
- This Year's Model - #30
- Armed Forces - #10
- Get Happy! - #11
- Taking Liberties - #28
- Trust - #28
- Imperial Bedroom - #30
- Punch the Clock - #24
- Goodbye Cruel World - #35
- The Best of Elvis Costello & the Attractions - #116
- King of America - #39
- Blood & Chocolate - #84
- Spike - #32
- Mighty Like a Rose - #55
- Brutal Youth - #34
- Kojak Variety - #102
- All This Useless Beauty - #53
- Painted From Memory - #78
Essential Listening
Offshoots
��Margaret McLaughlin
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