The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86

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The Very Best of... Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86
Greatest hits by Elvis Costello and The Attractions
Released	October 25, 1994
Recorded	1977-1986
Genre	Rock/New Wave
Length	78:10
Label	Rykodisc/Demon Records
Producer(s)	Nick Lowe, Billy Sherrill, Geoff Emerick, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, T-Bone Burnett, Declan MacManus & Colin Fairley
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions chronology
Brutal Youth (1994)	The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86 (1994)	Kojak Variety (1995)

The Very Best of... Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86 is a 1994 compilation album by Elvis Costello and The Attractions.

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All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Alison" (from My Aim Is True, 1977) – 3:21
2. "Watching the Detectives" (from single, 1978) – 3:45
3. "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:07
4. "Pump It Up" (from This Year's Model, 1978) – 3:14
5. "Radio Radio" (from single, 1978) – 3:05
6. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (Nick Lowe) (from single, 1979) – 3:31
7. "Oliver's Army" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 2:58
8. "Accidents Will Happen" (from Armed Forces, 1979) – 3:00
9. "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" (Homer Banks, Alan Jones) (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:05
10. "New Amsterdam" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:11
11. "High Fidelity" (from Get Happy!!, 1980) – 2:26
12. "Clubland" (from Trust, 1981) – 3:42
13. "Watch Your Step" (from Trust, 1981) – 2:57
14. "Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) (from Almost Blue, 1981) – 3:07
15. "Beyond Belief" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 2:33
16. "Man Out of Time" (from Imperial Bedroom, 1982) – 5:26
17. "Everyday I Write the Book" (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 3:53
18. "Shipbuilding" (from Punch the Clock, 1983) – 4:51
19. "Love Field" (from Goodbye Cruel World, 1984) – 3:26
20. "Brilliant Mistake" (from King of America, 1986) – 3:42
21. "Indoor Fireworks" (from King of America, 1986) – 4:07
22. "I Want You" (from Blood and Chocolate, 1986) – 6:40

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Albums My Aim Is True • Spike • King of America • Brutal Youth • Mighty Like a Rose • Kojak Variety • North • Il Sogno Elvis Costello and The Attractions This Year's Model • Armed Forces • Get Happy!! • Trust • Almost Blue • Imperial Bedroom • Punch the Clock • Goodbye Cruel World • Blood and Chocolate • All This Useless Beauty Elvis Costello and The Imposters When I Was Cruel • Cruel Smile • The Delivery Man Collaborations The Juliet Letters with The Brodsky Quartet • Terror & Magnificence with John Harle • Painted from Memory with Burt Bacharach • The Sweetest Punch with Bill Frisell • For the Stars with Anne-Sofie von Otter • My Flame Burns Blue with The Metropole Orkest • Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland • The River in Reverse with Allen Toussaint Live albums Live at the El Mocambo • Deep Dead Blue • Costello & Nieve Soundtracks G.B.H. • Jake's Progress Collections Taking Liberties • Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers • The Best of Elvis Costello & The Attractions • Out of Our Idiot • Girls Girls Girls • 2 ½ Years • The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977-86 • Extreme Honey • The Very Best of Elvis Costello • Singles, Vol. 1 • Singles, Vol. 2 • Singles, Vol. 3 Categories Elvis Costello albums • Elvis Costello songs