National Ransom

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	National Ransom recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) acoustic guitar, bass guitar and piano [reverse piano]: Elvis Costello double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) electric violin: Stuart Duncan electronic organ [Vox Continental organ]: Steve Nieve lap steel guitar: Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) piano: T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) background vocals [vocal harmonies]: Buddy Miller (Nashville singer-songwriter, married to Julie Miller) vocals: Elvis Costello recording of: National Ransom composer: Elvis Costello	3.5	4:05
A2	Jimmie Standing in the Rain recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) acoustic guitar: Elvis Costello celesta [celeste]: Steve Nieve double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) fiddle: Stuart Duncan mandolin: Mike Compton piano: Jeff Taylor (US accordion and keyboard player) trumpet: Darrell Leonard vocals: Elvis Costello recording of: Jimmie Standing in the Rain writer: Elvis Costello	3.5	4:15
A3	Stations of the Cross recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) acoustic guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric violin: Stuart Duncan lap steel guitar: Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) piano: Steve Nieve vocals: Elvis Costello recording of: Stations of the Cross writer: Elvis Costello	3	4:58
A4	A Slow Drag With Josephine recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) accordion and piano: Jeff Taylor (US accordion and keyboard player) acoustic guitar, lead vocals and whistling: Elvis Costello banjo: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) cittern [wald-zither] and violin: Stuart Duncan double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) mandolin and background vocals [harmony vocal]: Mike Compton recording of: A Slow Drag With Josephine writer: Elvis Costello	4	2:43
B1	Five Small Words recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) acoustic guitar, farfisa and lead vocals: Elvis Costello drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric bass guitar: Davey Faragher electric guitar: T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Elvis Costello shakers: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) background vocals [harmony vocals]: Mike Compton recording of: Five Small Words composer: Elvis Costello	2.5	4:45
B2	Church Underground recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) baritone saxophone: Tom Peterson (plays woodwinds) bass trombone: Maurice Spears double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) electric viola: Stuart Duncan Hammond organ and piano: Steve Nieve lap steel guitar: Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) trombone: George Bohanon and Ira Nepus trumpet: Darrell Leonard vocals: Elvis Costello horn arranger: Darrell Leonard recording of: Church Underground writer: Elvis Costello	3	5:02
B3	You Hung the Moon recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) acoustic guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) baritone horn: George Bohanon bass clarinet: Tom Peterson (plays woodwinds) cello: Dave Eggar double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) flugelhorn: Darrell Leonard piano: Jeff Taylor (US accordion and keyboard player) trombone: Ira Nepus viola: Andrew Duckles and Matt Funes violin: Caroline Campbell (US violinist), Bruce Dukov, Neel Hammond (violinist), Lucia Micarelli and Radu Pieptea (violinist) lead vocals: Elvis Costello conductor: Jill Dell’Abate (producer, coordinator) horn arranger: Darrell Leonard strings arranger: Elvis Costello recording of: You Hung the Moon writer: Elvis Costello	3	3:55
B4	Bullets for the New-Born King recording engineer and mixer: Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) acoustic guitar: Elvis Costello double bass: Dennis Crouch (american bass player) vocals: Elvis Costello recording of: Bullets for the New Born King writer: Elvis Costello	3.5	3:35

2▶12" Vinyl

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2543668 [info]

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associated singles/EPs:	I Lost You

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/287028 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Elvis-costello/National-ransom [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hqgw [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/elvis-costello/national-ransom/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/391182/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/National_Ransom/67174 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002020782 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1991591 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 888072327009
Format:: 2×12" Vinyl
Length:: 1:02:45

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Gatefold Cover
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Hear Music
HRM-32700-01

Release events

United States
2010

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