Albums by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMSpanish ModelElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMBlood and ChocolateElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMGoodbye Cruel WorldElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMPunch the ClockElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMImperial BedroomElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMAlmost BlueElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMTrustElvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMGet Happy!!Elvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMArmed Forces (Remastered 2020)Elvis Costello & The Attractions
ALBUMThis Year's Model (2021 Remaster / Deluxe)Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Costello & The Attractions's Popular Music Videos
Pump It Up
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Accidents Will Happen
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Llorar (Big Tears)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions & Sebastián Yatra
Pump It Up
Elvis Costello & The Attractions & Juanes
Everyday I Write the Book
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Radio, Radio
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Oliver's Army
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
High Fidelity
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I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
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Artist Playlists
Elvis Costello: Deep Cuts
The peerless singer/songwriter widens his aim.
Artist Biography
Clever and versatile enough to jump from punky power pop to country, soul, and numerous other sounds, Elvis Costello and The Attractions were one of the most iconic bands of the New Wave era.
• The Attractions didn’t play on Elvis Costello’s 1977 debut, My Aim Is True, but they signed on for 1978’s This Year’s Model and remained the English rocker’s backing band through 1986’s Blood & Chocolate.
• Before emerging as the “angry young man” of UK rock, Costello worked as a computer programmer for a cosmetics company.
• Costello was banned from NBC’s Saturday Night Live after he and The Attractions abruptly changed songs during a December 1977 broadcast, performing “Radio Radio” instead of the agreed-on “Less Than Zero.”
• The first eight albums Costello made with the Attractions peaked in the Top 10 of the UK charts.
• Costello and The Attractions were UK chart fixtures throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s. Their biggest hit came with 1979’s “Oliver’s Army,” which peaked at No. 2.
• In America, Costello and The Attractions managed only one Top 40 hit, with 1983’s “Everyday I Write the Book.”
• In 2003, Elvis Costello and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Hometown
California, United States
Genre
Pop