Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! (1980)

Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! (1980)

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Elvis Costello - Get Happy!!

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Side one

1. "Love For Tender"   1:57

2. "Opportunity"   3:13

3. "The Imposter"   1:58

4. "Secondary Modern"   1:58

5. "King Horse"   3:01

6. "Possession"   2:03

7. "Man Called Uncle"   2:17

8. "Clowntime is Over"   2:59

9. "New Amsterdam"   2:12

10. "High Fidelity"   2:28

Side two

1. "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down"   2:06

2. "Black and White World"   1:56

3. "5ive Gears in Reverse"   2:38

4. "B Movie"   2:04

5. "Motel Matches"   2:30

6. "Human Touch"   2:30

7. "Beaten to the Punch"   1:49

8. "Temptation"   2:33

9. "I Stand Accused"   2:21

10. "Riot Act"   3:35

Bonus tracks (1994 Rykodisc)

"Girls Talk" – 1:55

"Clowntime Is Over" (Version 2) – 3:44

"Getting Mighty Crowded" (Van McCoy) – 2:09

"So Young" (Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri, Tony Faehse) – 3:23

"Just a Memory" – 2:16

"Hoover Factory" – 1:43

"Ghost Train" – 3:05

"Dr. Luther's Assistant" – 3:27

"Black & White World" – 1:50

"Riot Act" (Demo) – 2:48

"Love for Tender" (Demo) – 1:39 [Unlisted track, intentionally ends abruptly]

Bonus Disc (2003 Rhino)

"I Stand Accused" (Alternate version) (Colton, Smith) – 3:10

"So Young" (Burstin, Camilleri, Faehse) – 3:28

"Girls Talk" – 1:56

"Human Touch" (Alternate version) – 2:20

"Temptation" (Alternate version) – 2:28

"Motel Matches" (Alternate version) – 2:27

"Clowntime Is Over" – 3:46

"B Movie" (Alternate version) – 2:26

"Girls Talk" (Alternate version) – 2:03

"Getting Mighty Crowded" (McCoy) – 2:09

"From a Whisper to a Scream" (Alternate version) – 2:30

"Watch Your Step" (Alternate version) – 2:02

"Dr Luther's Assistant" – 3:28

"Ghost Train" – 3:07

"New Lace Sleeves" (Alternate version) – 3:47

"Hoover Factory" – 1:45

"Just a Memory" – 2:17

"I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" (Alternate version) (Banks, Jones) – 2:45

"New Amsterdam" (Alternate version) – 2:31

"Black & White World" (Demo version) – 1:51

"Riot Act" (Demo version) – 2:50

"5ive Gears in Reverse" (Demo version) – 2:33

"Love for Tender" (Demo version) – 2:07

"Man Called Uncle" (Demo version) – 2:06

"King Horse" (Demo version) – 2:45

"Seven O'Clock" (Demo version) – 2:00

"High Fidelity" (Live) – 3:17

"Opportunity" (Live) – 2:33

"The Imposter" (Live, also on Concerts for the People of Kampuchea) – 2:11

"Don't Look Back" (Live) – 4:41

Note: The Rykodisc version has the original tracks and bonus tracks on one CD. The Rhino version has two CDs with the original tracks on the first CD

Elvis Costello Band Members / Musicians

Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar, organ on "Possession"

The Attractions:

Steve Nieve – piano, organ

Bruce Thomas – bass, harmonica on "I Stand Accused"

Pete Thomas – drums

Roger Bechirian - engineer

Barney Bubbles as VAT 245 4945 42 - artwork

Keith Morris as VAT 239 7568 14 - photography

Get Happy!! is a studio album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The 4th album by Elvis Costello, his third with the Attractions, it is notable for being a dramatic break in tone from Costello's three previous albums, and for being heavily influenced by R&B, ska and soul music. The cover art was intentionally designed to have a "retro" feel, to look like the cover of an old LP with ring wear on both front and back.

Like its predecessor Armed Forces, it was commercially successful, charting at number 11 in the US and number 2 in the UK, where it went gold. It was placed at No. 11 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2000 it was voted number 298 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.