2010 studio album by Elvis Costello
National Ransom Elvis Costello , released on 25 October 2010 (2 November in the US) through theHear Music label. It was recorded inNashville and Los Angeles with American songwriter and producerT Bone Burnett .[ 10] Maakies creatorTony Millionaire .
Featured musicians include Costello's recent backing bands The Imposters and The Sugarcanes, while the album also includes guest appearances byVince Gill ,Marc Ribot ,Buddy Miller ,Jim Lauderdale andLeon Russell .
The album was positively received by critics, earning a score of 79/100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic.
All tracks are written byElvis Costello , except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "National Ransom" 4:05 2. "Jimmie Standing in the Rain" 4:15 3. "Stations of the Cross" 4:58 4. "A Slow Drag with Josephine" 2:43 5. "Five Small Words" 4:45 6. "Church Underground" 5:02 7. "You Hung the Moon" 3:55 8. "Bullets for the New-Born King" 3:35 9. "I Lost You" 2:56 10. "Dr. Watson, I Presume" 3:41 11. "One Bell Ringing" 3:37 12. "The Spell That You Cast" 2:32 13. "That's Not the Part of Him You're Leaving" 4:43 14. "My Lovely Jezebel" 2:31 15. "All These Strangers" 5:53 16. "A Voice in the Dark" 3:34 17. "I Hope" (iTunes/Japan CD bonus track) 3:33
National Ransack EP[ edit ] Originally adigital download was given away with orders for the album. The EP was later released separately on 10-inch vinyl.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Poor Borrowed Dress" 2:32 2. "Condemned Man" 4:18 3. "Big Boys Cry" Eddy Raven 3:45 4. "I Don't Want to Go Home" 3:00
Dennis Crouch – double bassDavey Faragher – Fender Precision electric bassPete Thomas – drumsMarc Ribot – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjoBuddy Miller – harmony vocalsJerry Douglas – lap steel guitarMike Compton – mandolin, harmony vocalsVince Gill – harmony vocalsJim Lauderdale – harmony vocalsSteve Nieve –Vox Continental organ,Hammond organ ,celesta T Bone Burnett – reverse piano, Gretsch Black Falcon electric guitarJeff Taylor – piano, accordion Stuart Duncan – electric violin,zither , electric violaDave Eggar – celloDarrell Leonard – trumpet,flugelhorn George Bohanon – tromboneIra Nepus – trombone Tom Peterson – baritone saxophone, bass clarinetMaurice Spears – bass trombone Andrew Duckles – viola Matt Funes – viola Caroline Campbell – violinLucia Micarelli – violinNeel Hammond – violin Radu Pieptea – violin Bruce Dukov – violin, concertmaster Mike Piersante – shakerElvis Costello – Gibson L-00 acoustic guitar,Fender Telecaster electric guitar,Ampeg AEB-1 bass guitar, reverse piano,Farfisa organ, lead vocals, harmony vocals, whistling ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2 November 2010)."National Ransom - Elvis Costello | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" .AllMusic . Retrieved9 May 2014 .^ Murray, Noel (2 November 2010)."Elvis Costello: National Ransom · Music Review · The A.V. Club" .The A.V. Club the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved9 May 2014 . ^ Melis, Matt (3 November 2010)."Elvis Costello – National Ransom | Album Reviews" .Consequence of Sound . Retrieved9 May 2014 . ^ Sutcliffe, Phil (November 2010). "A Changing Man: Elvis CostelloNational Ransom ".Mojo ^ Tebo, Daniel."Elvis Costello: National Ransom" .PopMatters . Retrieved9 May 2014 . ^ Will Hermes (1 November 2010)."National Ransom | Album Reviews" .Rolling Stone the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved9 May 2014 . ^ "Elvis Costello: National Ransom | Music Review" .Slant Magazine . Retrieved9 May 2014 .^ Wood, Mikael."Elvis Costello, 'National Ransom' Review" .Spin . Retrieved9 May 2014 . ^ McKay, Alastair (November 2010). "Elvis Costello:National Ransom ".Uncut ^ "Elvis Costello and The Roots - Wise Up Ghost" . Elviscostello.com. Retrieved9 May 2014 .^ "Elvis Costello ARIA Chart History (1988-2024)" . ARIA. Retrieved2 February 2025 – via Imgur.com.^ "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – National Ransom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2020.^ "デクラン・マクマナスのアルバム売上ランキング" .Oricon . Retrieved8 September 2020 .^ "Spanishcharts.com – Elvis Costello – National Ransom" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2020.^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 September 2020.^ "Elvis Costello Chart History (Billboard 200)" .Billboard
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