Purse is an extended play by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello with the Imposters. It was originally released exclusively on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 13, 2019, with a digital release following the next month. It was produced by Costello and Sebastian Krys and was released through Concord Records. The release contains songwriting collaborations between Costello and Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan.
Content
Purse contains four tracks, each a co-write with another songwriter. "Everyone's Playing House" was co-written with Burt Bacharach, with whom Costello previously made the album Painted from Memory (1998). "The Lovers That Never Were" is a collaboration with Paul McCartney which originally appeared on McCartney's album Off the Ground (1993). "If You Love Me" uses lyrics written, but never recorded, by Johnny Cash, which Costello set to music. "Down on the Bottom" was originally recorded as part of The New Basement Tapes, featuring new music written to old, unused Bob Dylan lyrics; this recording also features "other words" contributed by Costello.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the EP liner notes:
Musicians
Elvis Costello – vocals , electric guitar , acoustic guitar , Wurlitzer electric piano , glockenspiel , vibraphone The Imposters: Pete Thomas – drums , percussion Davey Faragher – bass Steve Nieve – piano , grand piano , Wurlitzer electric piano , Hammond B-3 organ Other musicians: Rebecca Lovell – vocals Megan Lovell – vocals
Technical
Elvis Costello – production Sebastian Krys – production, engineering, mixing Ron Taylor – additional engineering Roger Alan Nichols – additional engineering Chaz Sexton – second engineer Scott Moore – second engineer Seth Presant – second engineer Gosha Usov – second engineer Kerry Pompeo – second engineer Spencer Bleasdale – second engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering Doug Emery – charts, pre-production Tim Mech – guitar and backline technician Duarte Figueira – production assistant Ivy Skoff – production coordinator
Packaging
Coco Shinomiya – sleeve layout Elvis Costello – artwork, photography Sebastian Krys – photography Tim Mech – photography
Charts + Chart performance for Purse Chart (2019) Peakposition UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC) 74
Notes
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