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National Ransom

Elvis Costello

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Released: Nov 2010
Label: Hear Music
Costello made his name as a pub rocker, but for National Ransom it feels like his heart has strayed -- and that's a good thing. Even though he's singing ragtime, roots and bluegrass, this is still the Elvis we know and love. The best songs feel as if they've always existed: the 1920s ragtime "A Slow Drag With Josephine," the deliciously dark "You Hung the Moon," "Bullets For the New-Born King" -- basically, any song that takes Costello out of his comfort zone. The rock numbers, on the other hand, sound a bit stale. National Ransom could be half as long and just as good.
- Sarah Bardeen
Elvis Costello - National Ransom 2010-12-02
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    National Ransom
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    Jimmie Standing In The Rain
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    Stations Of The Cross
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    A Slow Drag With Josephine
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    Five Small Words
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    Church Underground
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    You Hung The Moon
    You Hung The Moon
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    Bullets For The New-Born King
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    I Lost You
    I Lost You
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    Dr. Watson, I Presume
    Dr. Watson, I Presume
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    One Bell Ringing
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    2:31
    The Spell That You Cast
    The Spell That You Cast
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    4:42
    That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving
    That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving
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    My Lovely Jezebel
    My Lovely Jezebel
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    All These Strangers
    All These Strangers
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    A Voice In The Dark
    A Voice In The Dark
℗ 2010 Elvis Costello. Under exclusive license to StarCon LLC d/b/a Hear MusicTM