Music

Mighty Like a Rose 1991

rock, alternative rock 54 min 14 tracks

Mighty Like a Rose is the 13th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released in 1991 on compact disc as Warner Brothers 26575. The title is presumably a reference to the pop standard "Mighty Lak' a Rose", and although that song does not appear on the album, the words of its first stanza are quoted in the booklet of the 2002 reissue. It peaked at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and at No. 55 on the Billboard 200.

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Character

Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.

sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven
classical in form

Tracks

1The Other Side of Summer3:56
2Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)4:05
3How to Be Dumb5:14
4All Grown Up4:18
5Invasion Hit Parade5:34
6Harpies Bizarre3:44
7After the Fall4:36
8Georgie and Her Rival3:38
9So Like Candy4:37
10Interlude (Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2)0:22
11Playboy to a Man3:20
12Sweet Pear3:37
13Broken3:36
14Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 43:48

14 tracks, 54 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Elvis Costello
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: CA

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