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Mighty Like A Rose

Elvis Costello

Initial release : 1991

Warner Brothers 26575

Rob Wasserman plays on this release.

album cover
Tracks

  • The Other Side Of Summer (MacManus)
  • Hurry Down Doomsday (Costello/Keltner)
  • How To Be Dumb (MacManus)
  • All Grown Up (MacManus)
  • Invasion Hit Parade (MacManus)
  • Harpies Bizarre (MacManus)
  • After The Fall (MacManus)
  • Georgie And Her Rival (MacManus)
  • So Like Candy (MacManus/McCartney)
  • Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.2 (MacManus)
  • Playboy To A Man (MacManus/McCartney)
  • Sweet Pear (MacManus)
  • Broken (O'Riordan)
  • Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 (MacManus)
Musicians

Rob Wasserman plays on two tracks.

After The Fall;

  • Elvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Marc Ribot - spanish guitar
  • Rob Wasserman - bass
  • Larry Knechtel - harmonium
  • Mitchell Froom - celeste
  • Steven Soles - vocal harmony
Broken;
  • Elvis Costello - vocals, piano
  • Rob Wasserman - bass
  • Marc Ribot - guitar
  • Mitchell Froom - chamberlain
  • Larry Knechtel - harmonium
The musicians on the other tracks are
  • Elvis Costello - guitar, bass, organ, celeste, toy piano, maracas, vocals

  • James Burton - guitars
  • Nick Bucknall - clarinet
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • Andrew Findon - flute
  • Mitchell Froom - organ, celeste, keyboards, industrial jack-ass, chamberlain, vox continental, mellotron
  • Steve George - backing vocals
  • Jim Keltner - drums, drum loops, beaten things, maestrodellavolta
  • Larry Knechtel - organ, piano, harpsichord, clavinet
  • Neil Levesley - basoon
  • Roger Lewis - baritone saxophone
  • Nick Lowe - bass
  • Ross MacManus - trumpet
  • Richard Morgan - oboe
  • Richard Page - backing vocals
  • Pierre - maracas
  • Simon Rayner - french horn
  • Marc Ribot - guitars, banjo, cornet, Eb horn, industrial jack-ass, giant insect mutation & bug attack
  • Jerry Scheff - bass, tuba
  • Steven Soles - backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench - piano, electric spinet, harmonium, calliope
  • Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
  • T-Bone Wolk - bass
Credits

  • Producer - Elvis Costello, Mitchell Froom, Kevin Killen
  • Engineer - Kevin Killen
  • Arranger - Mitchell Froom, Fiachra Trench
Related releases

Two singles were released in conjunction with the album;

  • The Other Side Of Summer / Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4, Elvis Costello, 1991
  • So Like Candy / Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4, Elvis Costello, 1991

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