Kojak Variety

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Strange
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Strange (Walter Hawkins)
writer:
Walter Hawkins
3.52:43
2Hidden Charms
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
Hammond organ:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Hidden Charms
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
43:34
3Remove This Doubt
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
harmonica and other vocals [vocal group]:
Elvis Costello
piano and prepared piano [plucked piano]:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Remove This Doubt
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
3.53:55
4I Threw It All Away
acoustic guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
banjo and electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
Hammond organ and piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
I Threw It All Away
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1968)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1969 to present)
3.53:27
5Leave My Kitten Alone
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner and Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
James Burton (guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
Hammond organ and piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Leave My Kitten Alone
writer:
Little Willie John, James McDougal (songwriter) and Titus Turner
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Medal Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
3.53:14
6Everybody’s Crying Mercy
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
Hammond organ:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
2.654:08
7I’ve Been Wrong Before
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Wrong Before
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Little A Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
33:03
8Bama Lama Bama Loo
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner and Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) and Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Bama Lama Bama Loo
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1964)
publisher:
Venice Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.52:48
9Must You Throw Dirt in My Face
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
Hammond organ and piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Must You Throw Dirt in My Face?
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
3.53:51
10Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
Hammond organ and piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
writer:
Drew Baker and Danny McCormick
43:40
11The Very Thought of You
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and tenor horn / alto horn [E♭ horn]:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
piano and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Larry Knechtel
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:43
12Payday
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Payday (Jesse Winchester)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Winchester (singer-songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher)
43:00
13Please Stay
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Larry Knechtel
recording of:
Please Stay (Don’t Go)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3.54:51
14Running Out of Fools
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
Hammond organ and piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Running Out of Fools
writer:
Richard Ahlert and Kay Rogers
publisher:
Pencil Mark Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3.53:04
15Days
bass guitar [guitar]:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
electric guitar [electric guitar feedback] and other vocals [vocal group]:
Elvis Costello
Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Larry Knechtel
cover recording of:
Days
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3.54:55