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All This Useless Beauty
Studio album by Elvis Costello and The Attractions
Released	May 14, 1996
Recorded	1995-1996
Genre	Rock
Length	48:21
Label	Warner Bros. Rhino (August 11, 2001)
Producer	Geoff Emerick, Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve
Professional reviews
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions chronology
Jake's Progress (1996) All This Useless Beauty (1996) Costello & Nieve (1996)

All This Useless Beauty is a 1996 album by Elvis Costello and The Attractions. It was originally to feature Elvis' recording of songs he had written for other artists. ("The Other End Of The Telescope", for example, co-written and originally recorded by Aimee Mann). However, this concept was not carried through.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello (AKA Declan MacManus) unless otherwise indicated.

1. "The Other End of the Telescope" (Costello, Aimee Mann) – 4:06
2. "Little Atoms" (MacManus) – 3:58
3. "All This Useless Beauty" – 4:39
4. "Complicated Shadows" – 4:43
5. "Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?" – 3:14
6. "Distorted Angel" (MacManus) – 4:31
7. "Shallow Grave" (MacManus, Paul McCartney) – 2:07
8. "Poor Fractured Atlas" – 4:02
9. "Starting To Come To Me" (MacManus) – 2:43
10. "You Bowed Down" – 4:55
11. "It's Time" – 6:00
12. "I Want to Vanish" – 3:16

Bonus disc (2001 Rhino)

1. "Almost Ideal Eyes" – 4:23
2. "My Dark Life" (with Brian Eno) – 6:25
3. "That Day Is Done" (with The Fairfield Four) (MacManus, McCartney) – 5:11
4. "What Do I Do Now?" (Louise Wener) – 4:29
5. "The Bridge I Burned" – 5:23
6. "It's Time" (Demo) – 4:00
7. "Complicated Shadows" (Demo) – 2:27
8. "You Bowed Down" (Demo) – 4:21
9. "Mistress and Maid" (Demo) (MacManus, McCartney) – 2:20
10. "Distorted Angel" (Demo) (MacManus) – 2:33
11. "World's Greatest Optimist" (Demo) (Costello, Mann) – 2:34
12. "The Only Flame in Town" (Demo) – 4:14
13. "The Comedians" (Demo) – 3:09
14. "The Days Take Care of Everything" (Demo) – 4:00
15. "Hidden Shame" (Demo) – 3:59
16. "Why Can't a Man Stand Alone" (Demo) – 3:01
17. "Distorted Angel" (Tricky Remix) (MacManus) – 5:35

Personnel

• Elvis Costello – acoustic guitar, bass, celeste, electric guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, slide guitar
• Steve Nieve – piano, keyboards
• Pete Thomas – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar
• Bruce Thomas – bass
• Brodsky Quartet
  • Ian Belton – violin
  • Paul Cassidy – viola
  • Jacqueline Thomas – cello
  • Michael Thomas – violin
• Ruth Causey – clarinet
• Peter Whyman – bass clarinet
• Roy Babbington – double bass

Charts

Album

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