Cruel Smile Explained
Cruel Smile is a compilation album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters, released in 2002. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions.
Track listing
All songs written by Elvis Costello except where indicated.
- "Smile" (Japanese A-side) (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 3:05
- "When I Was Cruel (No. 1)" – 4:16
- "Almost Blue" (Live in Sydney) – 5:04
- "15 Petals" (Live in Sydney) – 5:35
- "Spooky Girlfriend" (Live at KFOG, San Francisco]) – 4:42
- "Honeyhouse" (Cruel No. 2) – 5:07
- "Revolution Doll" – 3:44
- "Peroxide Side" (Blunt Cut) – 3:48
- "Oh Well" (Costello, K "Q-Tip" Fareed) – 2:52
- "The Imposter vs. the Floodtide (Dust and Petals)" – 3:58
- "Watching the Detectives/My Funny Valentine" (Live in Tokyo) (Costello, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:09
- "Dust" (Live in Melbourne) – 6:39
- "Uncomplicated" (Live in Tokyo) – 4:46
- "Smile" (Japanese B-side) (Chaplin, Parsons, Turner) – 3:32
- "Soul for Hire" (live in Tokyo) (unlisted track) – 6:36
Personnel
- Elvis Costello - vocals, orchestration
- Steve Averill – design
- Elena Barere – concertmaster
- Joey Baron – drums
- Ciáran Cahil – producer, mixing
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Anthony Coleman – piano
- Jill Dell'Abate – music coordinator
- Enrico DiCecco – violin
- Jesse Dylan – photography
- Phil Edwards – engineer
- Davey Faragher – bass guitar
- Barry Finclair – violin
- Kevin Killen – producer
- Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
- Vince Lionti – viola
- Richard Locker – cello
- Kieran Lynch – producer, mixing
- Roy Nathanson – alto saxophone
- Steve Nieve – piano, keyboards, string ensemble
- Leo Pearson – producer, mixing
- Renaud Pion – clarinet, soprano saxophone, Cor Anglais
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Jeff Schmidt – mixing
- Vincent Ségal – cello
- Richard Sortomme – violin
- Pete Thomas – drums