The Coward Brothers (album)

The Coward Brothers
Soundtrack album by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett (as The Coward Brothers)
Released	21 November 2024
Studio	Electric Lady (New York) East Iris (Nashville) Blackbird (Nashville) The Village (Los Angeles) Brown's Hotel (London) 12th Street Sound (New York) Peabody Hotel (Memphis)
Genre	Rock [1]
Length	57:27
Label	New West
Producer	T Bone Burnett Elvis Costello (as Henry and Howard Coward)
Elvis Costello chronology
The Songs of Bacharach & Costello (2023) The Coward Brothers (2024)
T Bone Burnett chronology
The Other Side (2024) The Coward Brothers (2024)

The Coward Brothers track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Always"	T Bone Burnett Elvis Costello	2:26
2.	"Like Licorice"	Costello	1:58
3.	"My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel)"	Costello	3:08
4.	"The Devil's Wife"	Burnett Costello	4:43
5.	"Tipsy Woman"	Costello	4:26
6.	"My Baby Just Purrs (You're Mine, Not Hers)"	Costello	2:32
7.	"My Baby Just Whistles (Here Comes the Missiles)"	Costello	1:50
8.	"World Serious"	Burnett Costello	3:00
9.	"Early Shirley"	Costello	2:34
10.	"Yesteryear Is Near"	Costello	1:43
11.	"Birkenhead Girl"	Costello	3:16
12.	"Smoke-Ring Angel"	Costello Christopher Guest	1:55
13.	"Wooden Woman"	Burnett Costello	2:33
14.	"(I Don't Want Your) Lyndon Johnson"	Costello	2:24
15.	"Lotta Money"	Burnett Costello Guest	4:34
16.	"Pure Bubblegum"	Costello	3:29
17.	"Cathy Come Home"	Costello	3:11
18.	"Bygones"	Burnett	1:41
19.	"Row Me Once"	Burnett Costello Guest	2:41
20.	"Clown Around Town"	Costello	3:22
Total length:			57:27

Note: Writing credits refer to Burnett and Costello by their character names (Henry and Howard Coward, respectively). Christopher Guest is credited as "Christopher Guest-Coward".

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes: ^[6]

Musicians

• Elvis Costello (as Howard Coward) – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (2, 6, 9, 19), upright piano (2, 10, 15, 19), organ (2), electric guitar (3–7, 11, 12, 14, 20), sounds (4), electric bass (5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16), tambourine (6, 7, 10, 11, 15), drums (7, 10, 11, 15), whistle (7), bass drum (9), handclaps (14); drum machine, Moog synthesizer (16); grand piano (17); congas, percussion (19)
• T Bone Burnett (as Henry Coward) – vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10–13, 15, 17–19), electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20), electric bass (1, 2, 8), six-string bass (3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20), electric sitar (5)
• Christopher Guest (as Christopher Guest-Coward) – "missiles" (track 7), vocals (9, 15, 19), acoustic guitar (12, 15, 19)
• Colin Linden – electric sitar (track 1), electric guitar (8), slide Dobro (18)
• Dennis Crouch – double bass (tracks 8, 18)
• Russell Pahl – pedal steel (8)
• Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion (tracks 4, 8, 18)
• Paul Kowert – arco bass (track 1)
• Diana Krall (as Jean Coward) – upright piano (track 2), grand piano (3)
• "Peter Coward" – military drum (track 17)
• "Dexter Coward" – gunshots (track 17)
• "Concepta Collins" – heels (track 3)

Technical

• Elvis Costello (as Howard Coward) – production
• T Bone Burnett (as Henry Coward) – production
• Rachael Moore – mixing, recording
• Michael Piersante – mixing, recording
• Gavin Larssen – mastering
• Reuben Cohen – matsering
• Jeff Powell – vinyl mastering
• Billy Theriot – additional engineering
• Miek Stankiewicz – additional engineering
• Collin Bryson – engineering assistance
• Austin Brown – engineering assistance
• Karl Wingate – engineering assistance
• Eddie Roberts – engineering assistance
• Ivy Skoff – production coordination

Artwork

• Drew Christie – illustrations
• Tom Bejgrowicz – design, layout

References

1. Breihan, Tom (8 October 2024). "Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett Reunite For The Coward Brothers Musical Comedy Podcast & Album". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. "Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett Reunite as "The Coward Brothers" for New Audible and Album Coming This Fall". Elvis Costello. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
3. Molloy, Laura (10 October 2024). "Elvis Costello and T Bone reunite as The Coward Brothers for new album and Audible project". NME. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
4. Wild, David (9 March 1989). "Spike". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
5. "Elvis Costello, "National Ransom"". Billboard. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
6. Burnett, T Bone; Costello, Elvis (21 November 2024). The Coward Brothers (liner notes). New West Records.