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When I Was Cruel is Elvis Costello 's 20th album, recorded in 2001 and 2002 and released in the US by Island Records on 23 April 2002. Although officially a solo Costello album, this was the first album to feature his new band, The Imposters, whose only difference from his previous band, Elvis Costello & the Attractions|The Attractions , was the replacement of bassist Bruce Thomas , with whom Costello has feuded, with Davey Faragher (formerly of Cracker (band)|Cracker ). The album includes the hits "45" and "15 Petals".

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello .
# "45" – 3:33
# "Spooky Girlfriend" – 4:22
# " Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution) " – 3:31
# "When I Was Cruel No. 2" – 7:06 (featuring a sample from Mina (singer)|Mina 's "Un bacio è troppo poco", also heard on The Herbaliser|The Herbaliser's 1997 release " Take London " on the track "Song For Mary")
# "Soul for Hire" – 3:55
# "15 Petals" – 4:01
# "Tart" – 4:03
# "Dust 2..." – 3:21
# "Dissolve" – 2:22
# "Alibi" – 6:42
# "...Dust" – 3:03
# "Daddy Can I Turn This? " – 3:41
# "Little Blue Window" – 3:10
# "Episode of Blonde" – 5:01
# "Radio Silence" – 4:58

Personnel

Elvis Costello – Singing|vocals , guitar s, horn section|horn arrangements on 6 11 14, melodica , cymbal , bass guitar|bass , piano , harmonica

Steve Nieve – organ (music)|organ , pianet , piano, vibraphone , melodica, filters

Davey Faragher – bass, handclaps

Pete Thomas – Drum kit|drums , handclaps, percussion, shaker (percussion)|shaker , tambourine

Additional personnel

Steven Kennedy – Backing vocalist|backing vocals on 1 12 13

Leo Pearson – electric tabla on 3, rhythm processor on 5 8, tambourine, mixing

Bill Ware – vibraphone on 4

Ku-umba Frank Lacy – trumpet on 6, flugelhorn on 11 14

Curtis Fowlkes – trombone on 6 11 14

Jay Rodriguez – tenor saxophone on 6 11 14

Roy Nathanson – alto saxophone on 6 11 14

Trivia

The song "45" is about being 45 years old, like Costello at the time it was written. (The song also features Costello's penchant for multiple meanings, referencing the year 1945, .45 ACP|.45 caliber pistols , and 45 (record)|45 rpm records.)

The idea and title of "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)" came from a set of Engrish -laden dolls in Japan . It appears in the 2003 film The Shape of Things . The Bangles covered it as the title track on their 2003 album, Doll Revolution .

When the album was released, promotional materials billed it as Costello's "FIRST LOUD ALBUM SINCE 199? ".

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard (magazine)	20
2002	Billboard Top Internet Albums	50

External links

Category:Elvis Costello albums
Category:2002 albums
Category:Albums produced by Elvis Costello
Category:Island Records albums
Category:Mercury Records albums

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