National Ransom

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National Ransom is the 2010 studio album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with American songwriter and producer T-Bone Burnett, and was released on October 25, 2010 (November 2 in the U.S.) on the Hear Music label.

Featured musicians include Costello's recent backing bands The Imposters and The Sugarcanes and guest appearances by Vince Gill, Marc Ribot, Buddy Miller, and Leon Russell.

The cover art is by Maakies creator Tony Millionaire.

Track listing

All tracks written by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

1. "National Ransom" – 4:05
2. "Jimmie Standing in the Rain" – 4:15
3. "Stations of the Cross" – 4:58
4. "A Slow Drag With Josephine" – 2:43
5. "Five Small Words" – 4:45
6. "Church Underground" – 5:02
7. "You Hung the Moon" – 3:55
8. "Bullets for the New-Born King" – 3:35
9. "I Lost You" (Elvis Costello, Jim Lauderdale) – 2:56
10. "Dr. Watson, I Presume" – 3:41
11. "One Bell Ringing" – 3:37
12. "The Spell That You Cast" – 2:32
13. "That's Not the Part of Him You're Leaving" – 4:43
14. "My Lovely Jezebel" (Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, Leon Russell) – 2:31
15. "All These Strangers" (Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett) – 5:54
16. "A Voice in the Dark" – 3:34
17. "I Hope" (Bobby Charles/Stan Lewis) – Japanese CD only

National Ransack EP

Digital download given away with orders from www.nationalransom.com

1. "Poor Borrowed Dress" – 2:32
2. "A Condemned Man" – 4:18
3. "Big Boys Cry" – 3:45
4. "I Don't Wanna Go Home" – 3:00

External links

• www.nationalransom.com—official site