Painted From Memory

Pop · 1998 · 11 tracks

Painted From Memory

A masterfully orchestrated collaboration where Costello's jagged heartbreak meets Bacharach's sophisticated, velvet-lined pop arrangements.

It's what happens when the smartest guy in rock meets the king of sophisticated pop to talk about their worst breakups.

A sophisticated, velvet-lined descent into the quietest moments of heartbreak.

Painted From Memory · vs · Elvis Costello

Orchestral Arrangement+3.2σ

The production is built around orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks

01

In the Darkest Place

4:19

02

Toledo

4:36

03

I Still Have That Other Girl

2:48

04

This House Is Empty Now

5:11

05

Tears at the Birthday Party

4:39

06

Such Unlikely Lovers

3:27

07

My Thief

4:22

08

The Long Division

4:15

09

Painted From Memory

4:14

10

The Sweetest Punch

4:12

11

What’s Her Name Today?

4:11

Moments Worth Waiting For

The devastatingly precise piano entrance on This House Is Empty Now that sets a tone of total domestic abandonment.

The sudden, lush arrival of the flugelhorn in Toledo, softening the blow of the song's lyrical infidelity.

The way Costello's voice nearly breaks under the weight of the high notes in the title track, Painted From Memory.

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