Cruel Smile

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Cruel Smile
ElvisCruelSmile.jpg
Compilation album by
Released1 October 2002
Genre Rock
Length70:54
Label Island
Producer Elvis Costello, Cíaran Cahil, Leo Pearson, Kieran Lynch, Kevin Killen
Elvis Costello chronology
When I Was Cruel
(2002)
Cruel Smile
(2002)
North
(2003)
Elvis Costello and the Imposters chronology
When I Was Cruel
(2002)
Cruel Smile
(2002)
The Delivery Man
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [2]

Cruel Smile is a compilation album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters, released in 2002. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions.

Contents

Track listing

Cruel Smile track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smile" (New York studio version) (Japan-only single)3:05
2."When I Was Cruel (No. 1)" (B-side to "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)") Elvis Costello 4:16
3."Almost Blue" (live in Sydney, recorded 13 July 2002)Costello5:04
4."15 Petals" (live in Sydney, recorded 13 July 2002)Costello5:35
5."Spooky Girlfriend" (live at KFOG, recorded 22 May 2002)Costello4:42
6."Honeyhouse (Cruel No. 2)"Costello5:07
7."Revolution Doll" (B-side to "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)")Costello3:44
8."Peroxide Side (Blunt Cut)" (B-side to "45")Costello3:48
9."Oh Well" (from UK and Japan editions of When I Was Cruel )2:52
10."The Imposter vs. the Floodtide (Dust and Petals)" (B-side to "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)")Costello3:58
11."Watching the Detectives" / "My Funny Valentine" (live in Tokyo, recorded 5 July 2002)Costello / 7:09
12."Dust" (live in Melbourne, recorded 17 July 2002)Costello6:39
13."Uncomplicated" (live in Tokyo, recorded 28 June 2002)Costello4:46
14."Smile" (Paris studio version) (B-side to "Smile")
  • Chaplin
  • Parsons
  • Turner
3:32
15."Soul for Hire" (live in Tokyo, recorded 28 June 2002) (hidden track)Costello6:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 180

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Cruel Smile at AllMusic
  2. Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Elvis Costello Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2022.