- rock, new wave, pub rock, pop rock
- 37 min
- 13 tracks
- Columbia
My Aim Is True is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, originally released in the United Kingdom on 22 July 1977 on Stiff Records. Produced by Stiff artist and musician Nick Lowe, the album was recorded from late 1976 to early 1977 over six four-hour studio sessions at Pathway Studios in Islington, London.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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Tracks
- 1Welcome to the Working Week1:23
- 2Miracle Man3:33
- 3No Dancing2:43
- 4Blame It on Cain2:53
- 5Alison3:26
- 6Sneaky Feelings2:11
- 7Watching the Detectives3:48
- 8(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes2:50
- 9Less Than Zero3:13
- 10Mystery Dance1:38
- 11Pay It Back2:36
- 12I’m Not Angry2:57
- 13Waiting for the End of the World3:22
13 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elvis Costello
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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