Almost Blue

Almost Blue

Editorial Reviews
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Costello's flirtation with "real" country music, this album of covers produced in Nashville by veteran Billy Sherrill was prompted by some genuinely bad feelings as his personal life fell apart. It hasn't held up well over the years since its 1981 release, but there is one brilliant moment--Costello's cracked-voice reading of hero Gram Parsons's "How Much I Lied." The Rykodisc edition adds an array of bonus tracks, including Leon Payne's apropos "Psycho," cut during the tour for the Baroque-pop Armed Forces. --Rickey Wright --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

<"b00000ew7o3999"> From the Label
"Warning: This album contains country & western music, and may be harmful to narrow minds." ...so proclaimed a sticker on the front cover of this album's original UK release. By this time Costello's abiding love for country music was no surprise to his fans: He'd already released the country song "Stranger in the House" on a limited-edition single and praised George Jones in a number of interviews, before Jones and Costello teamed to to record "Stranger". Recorded in Nashville with legendary... read more --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.