Taking Liberties

Infobox Album
Name = Taking Liberties
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Elvis Costello and the Attractions


Released = November 1980
Recorded = 1977–1980
Genre = Rock
Length = 54:28
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5287gj4rj6ia link]
Last album = "Get Happy!!" (1980)
This album = "Taking Liberties" (1980)
Next album = "Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers" (1980)|

:"For the film "Taking Liberties", see Taking Liberties (film)"

"Taking Liberties" is a U.S. Elvis Costello and the Attractions album, composed of tracks not previously released on U.S. albums. It is mostly made up of B-Sides, however it does feature two previously unreleased recordings. It was released in the United States only, and its tracklisting is almost identical to that of the UK release "Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers ".

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated.

ide one

# "Clean Money" (previously unreleased) – 1:57
# "Girls Talk" (b-side of "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down," 1980) – 1:56
# "Talking in the Dark" (a-side, 1978) – 1:56
# "Radio Sweetheart" (b-side of "Less Than Zero," 1977) – 2:24
# "Black and White World" (Demo version) (previously unreleased) – 1:51
# "Big Tears" (b-side of "Pump It Up," 1978) – 3:10
# "Just a Memory" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 2:14
# "Night Rally" (from UK version of "This Year's Model", 1978) – 2:41
# "Stranger in the House" (a-side, 1978) – 3:01
# "Clowntime Is Over" (Version 2) (b-side of "High Fidelity," 1980) – 3:44

ide two

# "Getting Mighty Crowded" (b-side of "High Fidelity," 1980) – 2:05
# "Hoover Factory" (previously unreleased) – 1:43
# "Tiny Steps" (b-side of "Radio, Radio," 1978) – 2:42
# "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" (a-side, 1978) – 3:07
# "Dr Luther's Assistant" (b-side of "New Amsterdam," 1980) – 3:28
# "Sunday's Best" (from UK version of "Armed Forces", 1979) – 3:22
# "Crawling to the U.S.A." (from soundtrack to Americathon, 1979) – 2:52
# "Wednesday Week" (b-side of "Talking in the Dark," 1978) – 2:02
# "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) (b-side of "Oliver's Army," 1979) – 1:25
# "Ghost Train" (b-side of "New Amsterdam," 1980) – 3:05

Charts

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