Taking Liberties

Taking Liberties
Compilation album by Elvis Costello
Released November 1980 (US)
Recorded 1977–80
Genre Punk rock, new wave
Length 50:45
Label Columbia
Producer Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe
Elvis Costello chronology
Get Happy!!
(1980)Get Happy!!1980		 Taking Liberties
(1980)		 Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
(1980)Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers1980

Taking Liberties is an Elvis Costello compilation album, composed of tracks not previously-released on his albums released in the USA. It is mostly made up of B-sides, although it does feature two previously unreleased recordings. It was released in the USA and Canada only and its track listing is almost identical to that of the UK release Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers. The differences are that the tracks "Night Rally" and "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" are replaced by "Watching the Detectives" and "Radio, Radio" and the cover art.

The sleeve note by Gregg Geller is very nearly a direct lift from the 1958 album A Gene Vincent Record Date, with names and song titles being substituted as appropriate.

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Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated.

Side one

  1. "Clean Money" (previously unreleased) – 1:57
  2. "Girls Talk" (b-side of "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down", 1980) – 1:56
  3. "Talking in the Dark" (a-side, 1978) – 1:56
  4. "Radio Sweetheart" (b-side of "Less Than Zero", 1977) – 2:24
  5. "Black and White World" (Demo version) (previously unreleased) – 1:51
  6. "Big Tears" (b-side of "Pump It Up", 1978) – 3:10
  7. "Just a Memory" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 2:14
  8. "Night Rally" (from UK version of This Year's Model, 1978) – 2:41
  9. "Stranger in the House" (a-side, 1978) – 3:01
  10. "Clowntime Is Over" (Version 2) (b-side of "High Fidelity", 1980) – 3:44

Side two

  1. "Getting Mighty Crowded" (Van McCoy) (b-side of "High Fidelity", 1980) – 2:05
  2. "Hoover Factory" (previously unreleased) – 1:43
  3. "Tiny Steps" (b-side of "Radio, Radio", 1978) – 2:42
  4. "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" (from UK version of This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:07
  5. "Dr Luther's Assistant" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 3:28
  6. "Sunday's Best" (from UK version of Armed Forces, 1979) – 3:22
  7. "Crawling to the U.S.A." (from soundtrack to Americathon, 1979) – 2:52
  8. "Wednesday Week" (b-side of "Talking in the Dark", 1978) – 2:02
  9. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) (b-side of "Oliver's Army", 1979) – 1:25
  10. "Ghost Train" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 3:05

Personnel

The Attractions
  • Steve Nieve – keyboards on all tracks except "Radio Sweetheart," "Black and White World," "Hoover Factory," "Dr. Luther's Assistant," "My Funny Valentine," "Ghost Train"
  • Bruce Thomas – bass on all tracks except "Radio Sweetheart," "Black and White World," "Just A Memory," "Hoover Factory," "Dr. Luther's Assistant," "My Funny Valentine," "Ghost Train"
  • Pete Thomas – drums on all tracks except "Radio Sweetheart," "Black and White World," "Just A Memory," "Hoover Factory," "My Funny Valentine," "Ghost Train"
Additional personnel
  • Dave Edmunds – backing vocal on "Clean Money"
  • John McFee (Clover) - guitar on "Radio Sweetheart," "Stranger In the House"
  • Nick Lowe - bass on "Radio Sweetheart"
  • Mickey Shine (Clover) - drums on "Radio Sweetheart," "Stranger in the House"
  • Mick Jones - lead guitar on "Big Tears"
  • Sean Hopper (Clover) – keyboards on "Stranger in the House"
  • Johnny Ciambotti (Clover) – bass on "Stranger in the House"


Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard 200 28


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