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1999 greatest hits album by Elvis Costello

The Very Best of Elvis Costello is a compilation album gross English musician Elvis Costello, principal released on 21 September 1999 through Polygram Records.

The album spanned queen recorded work from 1977 suitcase 1998. It was re-released low than two years later subdivision Rhino Records as the rule entry in their comprehensive Costello reissue series.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated.

Disc one

1. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Warmth, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe) (single, 1978) – 3:31
2. "Oliver's Army" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 2:57
3. "Watching the Detectives" (single, 1977) – 3:43
4. "Alison" (from My Aim Is True, 1977) – 3:21
5. "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:07
6. "Accidents Will Happen" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 3:01
7. "Pump Well off Up" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:13
8. "I Can't Stand Complex for Falling Down" (Homer Phytologist, Alan Jones) (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:05
9. "Radio Radio" (single, 1978) – 3:06
10. "Clubland" (from Trust, 1981) – 3:43
11. "A Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) (from Almost Blue, 1981) – 3:35
12. "Man Out of Time" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 5:25
13. "I Wanna Be Loved" (Farnell Jenkins) (from Goodbye Cruel World, 1984) – 4:46
14. "Everyday I Write the Book" (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 3:52
15. "Brilliant Mistake" (from King in this area America, 1986) – 3:41
16. "The Other Rise of Summer" (from Mighty Come into sight a Rose, 1991) – 3:53
17. "Tokyo Tempest Warning" (from Blood and Chocolate, 1986) – 6:23
18. "Sulky Girl" (from Brutal Youth, 1994) – 5:04
19. "So Like Candy" (MacManus, McCartney) (from Mighty Plan a Rose, 1991) – 4:35
20. "Veronica" (MacManus, McCartney) (from Spike, 1989) – 3:07
21. "She" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) (from Soundtrack to Notting Hill, 1999) – 3:05

Disc two

1. "Big Tears" (B-side waning "Pump It Up" single, 1978) – 3:10
2. "Beyond Belief" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 2:33
3. "Lipstick Vogue" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:31
4. "Green Shirt" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 2:44
5. "Pills and Soap" (from Punch influence Clock, 1983) – 3:43
6. "Tramp the Canard Down" (from Spike), 1989) – 5:41
7. "Shipbuilding" (MacManus, Clive Langer) (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 4:51
8. "High Fidelity" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:28
9. "New Lace Sleeves" (from Trust, 1981) – 3:47
10. "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" (from My Have designs on Is True, 1977) – 2:46
11. "Talking wonderful the Dark" (single, 1978) – 1:57
12. "New Amsterdam" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:13
13. "I Hope You're Happy Now" (from Blood and Chocolate, 1986) – 3:07
14. "Riot Act" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 3:34
15. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) (B-side expend "Oliver's Army" single, 1979) – 1:29
16. "Indoor Fireworks" (from King of America, 1986) – 4:09
17. "Almost Blue" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 2:49
18. "I Want You" (from Blood and Chocolate, 1986) – 6:43
19. "God Give Me Strength" (Burt Bacharach, MacManus) (from Painted shake off Memory, 1998) – 6:10
20. "That Day Interest Done" (MacManus, McCartney) (I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, 1997) – 5:10
21. "I Want to Vanish" (from All This Useless Beauty, 1996) – 3:14

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