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North 
Studio album by Elvis Costello Released September 23, 2003 Genre Jazz, Pop Label Deutsche Grammophon Producer Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen Professional reviews 
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Elvis Costello chronology Cruel Smile
(2002)North
(2003)Il Sogno
(2004)North is a 2003 album by Elvis Costello. It reached 44 in the UK album charts, 57 in the US charts and No. 1 in the US Traditional Jazz charts.
Coming after the return-to-form rock'n'roll of When I Was Cruel, North is an intimate album of ballads, reportedly inspired by Costello's relationship with Diana Krall. The album received mixed reviews.
A limited edition of the album also contains a DVD with two solo piano performances by Costello ("North," "Fallen") and a promo video for "Still." There is also a code included inside the package for a free download of the outtake title track "North," which is provided in the Windows Media Audio (.wma) format.
Track listing
- "You Left Me in the Dark" - 3:26
- "Someone Took the Words Away" - 4:35
- "When Did I Stop Dreaming?" - 5:22
- "You Turned to Me" - 2:32
- "Fallen" - 3:12
- "When It Sings" - 3:58
- "Still" - 2:27
- "Let Me Tell You About Her" - 4:23
- "Can You Be True?" - 3:45
- "When Green Eyes Turn Blue" - 4:17
- "I'm in the Mood Again" - 2:34
- The UK and Japanese editions contain the bonus track "Impatience." The Japanese edition also contains another bonus track, "Too Blue."
Limited Edition DVD
- "North" (Solo Live Performance) - 3:06
- "Still" (Studio Version Promo Video) - 2:44
- "Fallen" (Solo Live Performance) - 3:08
Charts
Album
Year Chart Position 2003 The Billboard 57 2003 Billboard Top Internet Albums 57 2003 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 1 Elvis Costello The Imposters: Steve Nieve • Pete Thomas • Davey Faragher
The Attractions: Steve Nieve · Bruce Thomas · Pete ThomasStudio albums My Aim Is True · This Year's Model · Armed Forces · Get Happy!! · Trust · Almost Blue · Imperial Bedroom · Punch the Clock · Goodbye Cruel World · King of America · Blood & Chocolate · Spike · Mighty Like a Rose · Brutal Youth · Kojak Variety · All This Useless Beauty · When I Was Cruel · North · The Delivery Man · Momofuku · Secret, Profane & Sugarcane · National RansomLive albums Live at the El Mocambo · Deep Dead Blue with Bill Frisell · Costello & Nieve · My Flame Burns Blue with Metropole Orkest · Live at Hollywood HighCollaborations The Juliet Letters with The Brodsky Quartet · Painted from Memory with Burt Bacharach · For the Stars with Anne Sofie von Otter · The River in Reverse with Allen ToussaintSingles "Less Than Zero" · "Alison" · "Red Shoes" · "Watching the Detectives" · "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" · "Pump It Up" · "Radio Radio" · "Oliver's Army" · "Accidents Will Happen" · "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" · "High Fidelity" · "New Amsterdam" · "Clubland" · "From a Whisper to a Scream" · "Watch Your Step" · "A Good Year for the Roses" · "Sweet Dreams" · "I'm Your Toy" · "You Little Fool" · "Man Out of Time" · "From Head to Toe" · "Party Party" · "Pills and Soap" (as The Imposter) · "Everyday I Write the Book" · "Let Them All Talk" · "Peace in Our Time" (as The Imposter) · "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning the Town Red" · "The Only Flame in Town" · "Green Shirt" · "The People's Limousine" (as The Coward Brothers) · "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" · "Seven-Day Weekend" with Jimmy Cliff · "Lovable" · "Tokyo Storm Warning" · "I Want You" · "Blue Chair" · "A Town Called Big Nothing" (as The MacManus Gang) · "Veronica" · "Baby Plays Around" · "...This Town..." · "The Other Side of Summer" · "So Like Candy" · "Jacksons, Monk & Rowe" with The Brodsky Quartet · "Sulky Girl" · "13 Steps Lead Down" · "You Tripped at Every Step" · "London's Brilliant Parade" · "It's Time" · "Little Atoms" · "The Other End of the Telescope" · "Distorted Angel" · "All This Useless Beauty" · "You Bowed Down" · "Toledo" with Burt Bacharach · "She" · "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)" · "45" · "Still" · "Monkey to Man" · "She's Pulling Out the Pin" · "Brilliant Mistake" · "Who Are These People?" with Burt Bacharach · "Bedlam" · "Complicated Shadows" · "My All Time Doll"Classical works Il Sogno performed by London Symphony OrchestraScores Collaborations Compilations Taking Liberties · Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers · The Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions · Out of Our Idiot · Girls Girls Girls · 2½ Years · The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86 · Extreme Honey · The Very Best of Elvis Costello · Cruel Smile · Singles, Volume 1 · Singles, Volume 2 · Singles, Volume 3 · Rock and Roll Music · The Best of Elvis Costello: The First Ten YearsRelated articles Categories:- Elvis Costello albums
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