My Flame Burns Blue

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My Flame Burns Blue
My Flame Burns Blue cover
Live album by Elvis Costello with the Metropole Orkest
Released February 28, 2006
Recorded July 2004
Genre Jazz
Length 70:03
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Producer Elvis Costello
Professional reviews
Elvis Costello chronology
The Delivery Man
(2004)		 My Flame Burns Blue
(2006)		 The River in Reverse
(2006)
Metropole Orkest chronology

'My Flame Burns Blue' consists of recordings from the North Sea Jazz Festival in July of 2004. It is made up of various songs from throughout Elvis Costello's career. He plays alongside Steve Nieve and The Metropole Orkest, with Vince Mendoza as the conductor.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Hora Decubitus" (Charles Mingus, Costello) – 5:46
  2. "Favourite Hour" – 3:58
  3. "That's How You Got Killed Before" (Dave Bartholomew) – 4:14
  4. "Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue" – 5:12
  5. "Clubland" – 4:52
  6. "Almost Blue" – 5:51
  7. "Speak Darkly, My Angel" – 3:59
  8. "Almost Ideal Eyes" – 4:16
  9. "Can You Be True?" – 3:57
  10. "Put Away Forbidden Playthings" – 4:22
  11. "Episode of Blonde" – 6:09
  12. "My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)" (Strayhorn, Costello) – 5:14
  13. "Watching the Detectives" – 5:24
  14. "God Give Me Strength" (Bacharach, Costello) – 6:56

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard 200 188
2006 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 2
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