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The River in Reverse

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Released
  
June 6, 2006

Label
  
Verve Forecast

Release date
  
6 June 2006

Length
  
53:01

The River in Reverse (2006)
  
Momofuku (2008)

Producer
  
Joe Henry

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Recorded
  
November 27 – December 10, 2005

I Believe To My Soul (2005)
  
The River in Reverse (2006)

Artists
  
Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint

Genres
  
Rock music, Jazz, Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album

Similar
  
Elvis Costello albums, Rhythm and blues albums

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The River in Reverse is a 2006 collaboration between Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Allen Toussaint unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "On Your Way Down" – 4:54
  2. "Nearer to You" – 3:32
  3. "Tears, Tears and More Tears" – 3:30
  4. "The Sharpest Thorn" (Elvis Costello, Toussaint) – 4:16
  5. "Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further?" – 5:04
  6. "The River in Reverse" (Costello) – 4:32
  7. "Freedom for the Stallion" – 2:58
  8. "Broken Promise Land" (Costello, Toussaint) – 4:34
  9. "Ascension Day" (Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd, Costello, Toussaint) – 2:57
  10. "International Echo" (Costello, Toussaint) – 4:58
  11. "All These Things" – 4:07
  12. "Wonder Woman" – 3:08
  13. "Six-Fingered Man" (Costello, Toussaint) – 4:31
  14. "The Greatest Love" - 3:47 (Japanese CD Bonus Track)
  15. "Where Is the Love" (Costello, Toussaint) - 3:54 (iTunes Bonus Track)

Personnel

  • Elvis Costello – acoustic and electric guitars, Hammond organ, tambourine, vocals, tremolo
  • Allen Toussaint – electric piano, vocals and backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Sam Williams - trombone
  • Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
  • Amadee Castenell – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Brian Cayolle – baritone saxophone
  • Anthony "AB" Brown – guitar
  • Davey Faragher – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Nieve – piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, farfisa organ
  • Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
  • Joe Henry - Producer

    • Charts

    Album

    Songs

    1On Your Way Down4:55
    2Nearer to You3:32
    3The Sharpest Thorn4:16

    References

    The River in Reverse Wikipedia
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