Cruel Smile

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Cruel Smile
Studio album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Released	October 1, 2002
Recorded	July 2002
Genre	Rock
Label	Universal Music Group
Producer(s)	Cíaran Cahil, Kevin Killen, Leo Pearson
Professional reviews
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Elvis Costello and the Imposters chronology
When I Was Cruel (2001)	Cruel Smile (2002)	North (2003)

Cruel Smile is a 2002 album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions. Because it was released in the same year as many of the reissues of his 1970s work, many critics panned it.

[edit] Tracks

1. Smile (Japanese A-side)
2. When I Was Cruel (No. 1)
3. Almost Blue (live in Sydney)
4. 15 Petals (live in Sydney)
5. Spooky Girlfriend (live at KFOG)
6. Honeyhouse (Cruel No. 2)
7. Revolution Doll
8. Peroxide Side (Blunt Cut)
9. Oh Well
10. The Imposter vs. the Floodtide (Dust and Petals)
11. Watching the Detectives/My Funny Valentine (live in Tokyo)
12. Dust (live in Melbourne)
13. Uncomplicated (live in Tokyo)
14. Smile (Japanese B-side)
15. bonus track

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard 200	180

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