Davies, Caroline (1 April 2012). "New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday". Guardian . Retrieved 21 June 2018. By late 1977, Costello had moved from Stiff Records to Radar Records, a new label founded by an associate of Jake Riviera. [183] [184] Riviera had split from Dave Robinson and was now Costello's sole manager. [185] For the next year and a half, Costello's records were released on Radar in Britain. [186] This Year's Model [ edit ] British Comedian and music Hall legend Ken Dodd recorded a version for his 1976 album love together

In early May, " Accidents Will Happen" was released, the second single from Armed Forces and the only one released in the US. [240] According to Costello, the song was written in response to his own marital infidelities. Musically, Costello tried to model the song on the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song " Anyone Who Had a Heart". [241] The song reached number 28 on the British singles chart. [242] In the US, it reached number 101, missing the Billboard Hot 100 but charting higher than any previous Costello single. [243] Elvis Costello’s “She” is a great song about the mysteries of women and the mysterious ways that a woman can make a man feel. The narrator is awed, grateful and feels blessed to have this woman in his life. It is truly a celebration of woman as “other”. The narrator recognizes that this woman brings a unique set of characteristics that compliments him, which will suit him well for the rest of his life. elvis costelloElvis Costello, Singles, Watchin' the Detectives [show Chart Facts]". Official Charts . Retrieved 7 February 2019. Hinton, Brian (1999). Let Them All Talk: The Music of Elvis Costello. London: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-86074-196-8. Village Voice Pazz and Jop critics' poll, number 1 album of the year, This Years Model (1978) [202]

a b c d e f g h i Chalmers, Robert (October 2009). "Men of the year, 2009; Elvis Costello, outstanding acheivement". British GQ . Retrieved 28 June 2018. Gianna Nannini in testa alla hit della prima classifica del web". la Repubblica (in Italian). 10 April 2006 . Retrieved 10 August 2012. Graff, Gary (15 May 2009). "Elvis Costello Reveals 'Secret' New Album' ". Billboard. Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018 . Retrieved 6 July 2021.Greatest Debut Albums of All Times, 21 Elvis Costello". Rolling Stone. 22 March 2013 . Retrieved 17 June 2018. a b c Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp.124–127. ISBN 0-395-70895-8. Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association / Irishcharts.ie . Retrieved 12 August 2012. Insert Charles Aznavour in the field Artist , then press Search . Through a combination of effective publicity stunts, like Costello busking in front of the London hotel hosting the CBS Records business convention, and genuine enthusiasm for Costello's music among music journalists, My Aim Is True received extensive, favorable coverage in the UK music press. [173] The album reached number 14 on the UK album charts, its highest position, within a few weeks of its release. [174] When "Watching the Detectives" was released in mid-October, it became the first of Costello's single to chart in any country, reaching number 15 in the UK singles chart. [175] [106] This was the first of an unbroken streak of eight Costello singles to reach the UK top 30. [176] When Costello began touring the US in mid-November, he received prominent coverage in the US press, even though he played venues holding fewer than a thousand people. [177] By this time, Costello had signed to Columbia Records, who released My Aim Is True in the US in early November. [178] The album gradually climbed to number 32 on the US album charts and was named among the best albums of the year by US music critics. [179] [180] In mid-December, Costello and the Attractions appeared on Saturday Night Live, where they angered the show's producer by unexpectedly playing the then-unrecorded song "Radio Radio" during the live broadcast. [181] [182] (Also see 1977 Saturday Night Live appearance.) Irish singing group Celtic Thunder made a cover version on their second show Celtic Thunder: Act Two (2008) where Paul Byrom performed the song.

Wright, Jade (5 February 2008). "Elvis Costello Show at the Philharmonic". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009 . Retrieved 10 August 2010. Costello, Elvis (January 2014). "The best thing I've heard all year". Mojo. London: Bauer Media Group. Costello began writing songs and teaching himself to play guitar by age 14. [55] [76] To test his songs in front of an audience, he performed them in folk clubs that permitted amateur musicians to perform unpaid. [57] He played these clubs regularly in London and continued in similar clubs when he moved to Liverpool at age 16, although folk music venues that welcomed original songs were scarcer in Liverpool than in London. [77] By 17, he was occasionally being paid a little money. [34] On the eve of the release of his debut album in 1977, Costello told a journalist that by that time he had written hundreds of songs. [78] Rusty [ edit ] A CD recording of a collaboration with Marian McPartland on her show Piano Jazz was released in 2005. It featured Costello singing six jazz standards and two of his own songs, accompanied by McPartland on piano. In November, Costello started recording a new album with Allen Toussaint and producer Joe Henry. The River in Reverse was released in the UK on the Verve label the following year in May. a b "475. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Armed Forces". Rolling Stone. 25 October 2012 . Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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Legaspi, Althea (27 October 2021). "Elvis Costello & the Imposters Preview 'The Boy Named If' LP With New Song". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 14 January 2022. The 40th Ivor Novello Awards were presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS on 23rd May 1995 at the Grosvenor House, London". The Ivors. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017 . Retrieved 25 May 2018.