Description
Painted From Memory stands as one of the most celebrated collaborative albums of the 1990s — a genuine creative partnership between Elvis Costello, the ever-restless new wave poet turned sophisticated songwriter, and Burt Bacharach, the legendary architect of some of pop’s most elegant and emotionally complex compositions. Released in 1998, this CD finds both artists operating at the height of their powers, trading in heartbreak, longing, and loss with devastating precision. Tracks like ‘Toledo’ and ‘This House Is Empty Now’ showcase Bacharach’s lush, sweeping arrangements lifting Costello’s darkly romantic lyrics to near-cinematic heights, while ‘God Give Me The Strength’ — a song that originated in the film Grace of My Heart — serves as a breathtaking centrepiece. An essential CD for fans of intelligent, orchestrated pop…
- In The Darkest Place
- Toledo
- I Still Have That Other Girl
- This House Is Empty Now
- Tears At The Birthday Party
- Such Unlikely Lovers
- My Thief
- The Long Division
- Painted From Memory
- The Sweetest Punch
- What’s Her Name Today
- God Give Me The Strength
